Sea container
A 20 ft open top container holds 25 half pallets in one layer and 50 stacked two high. Floor space and roof height set the limit. Each pallet is assumed 1.00 m high with its load and 165 kg.
| half pallets | One layer | Stacked two high |
|---|---|---|
| Pallets | 25 | 50 |
| Limited by | Space | Space |
| Floor used | 87% | 87% |
| Weight loaded | 4,125 kg | 8,250 kg |
Assumptions
| Pallet | One layer | Stacked two high |
|---|---|---|
| Euro pallets | 11 | 11 |
| industrial pallets | 9 | 9 |
| GMA pallets | 9 | 9 |
| Unit | One layer | Stacked two high |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ft standard container | 11 | 22 |
| 20 ft standard container | 25 | 50 |
| 40 ft standard container | 55 | 110 |
| 40 ft high cube container | 55 | 110 |
| 45 ft high cube container | 60 | 120 |
| 20 ft reefer container | 24 | 48 |
| 40 ft high cube reefer container | 52 | 104 |
| 40 ft reefer container | 52 | 104 |
| 40 ft open top container | 55 | 110 |
| 13.6 m curtainsider trailer | 68 | 136 |
| 13.6 m box trailer | 68 | 136 |
| 13.6 m mega trailer | 68 | 136 |
| 7.5 t box truck | 16Payload | 16Payload |
| 3.5 t panel van | 6Payload | 6Payload |
| 7.45 m BDF swap body | 36 | 72 |
| 7.82 m BDF swap body | 36 | 72 |
Only if the goods and the pallets can carry the weight above them. Where they can, two layers fit 50 instead of 25.
The counts assume 1.00 m and 165 kg a pallet. At that weight the 28,240 kg payload carries at most 171 pallets. A pallet taller than 1.17 m cannot go two high, because the inside is 2.35 m high. Enter your own sizes in the Container loading calculator.
25 half pallets of 800 × 600 mm cover 12 m² of the 13.9 m² floor, which is 87%. The rest is gaps and strips too narrow for another pallet.
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