20ft Open Top Shipping Containers
20ft Open Top Shipping Container
A heavy-duty 20-foot ISO intermodal container engineered with a removable tarpaulin roof and a swinging rear door header instead of a solid steel roof. Built for top-loading via crane or overhead hoist, it accommodates tall, heavy, or awkward cargo that cannot be loaded through standard end doors.
Key Features
- Removable Roof System: Heavy-duty, waterproof PVC tarpaulin supported by detachable galvanized steel roof bows and secured with a TIR-compliant security cable.
- Swinging Rear Header: The top cross-member above the double cargo doors pivots outward, providing unobstructed clearance when loading tall items from the rear.
- Heavy-Duty Flooring: 28mm marine-grade plywood flooring over closely spaced steel cross-members, built to withstand high concentrated point loads.
- Cargo Lashing: High-capacity lashing rings along the top and bottom side rails and corner posts (typically rated up to 1,000–2,000 kg per ring) to secure oversized loads.
- Construction: Constructed from corrosion-resistant Corten (weathering) steel with standard ISO corner castings for crane lifting, stacking, and twist-lock securing.
Ideal Applications
- Over-Height & Out-of-Gauge (OOG) Cargo: Tall industrial machinery, turbines, HVAC units, and generators that exceed the standard 7' 5" door height and protrude slightly above the roofline.
- Heavy Industrial & Construction Equipment: Engines, transformers, steel coils, and structural steel beams that require an overhead crane or gantry to lower them straight down onto the floor.
- Bulk Raw Materials: Scrap metal, timber logs, pipes, gravel, and agricultural bulk goods loaded from above via conveyor, hopper, or grab-bucket.
- Fragile or Awkwardly Shaped Loads: Large glass panels, marble/granite slabs, and pre-fabricated components that risk damage if pushed or dragged lengthwise through rear doors.
- On-Site Industrial Storage: Secure, weather-protected yard storage for heavy tools, pipes, or rigging gear where frequent crane access is needed.
Technical Specifications
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Specification
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Imperial
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Metric
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External Dimensions (L × W × H)
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20' 0" × 8' 0" × 8' 6"
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6.06 m × 2.44 m × 2.59 m
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Internal Dimensions (L × W × H)
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19' 4" × 7' 8" × 7' 9"
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5.89 m × 2.35 m × 2.38 m
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Roof Opening (L × W)
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18' 0" × 7' 3"
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5.49 m × 2.22 m
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Rear Door Opening (W × H)
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7' 8" × 7' 5"
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2.34 m × 2.28 m
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Max Gross Weight
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67,200 lbs
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30,480 kg
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Tare (Empty) Weight
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~5,180 lbs
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~2,350 kg
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Max Payload Capacity
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~62,020 lbs
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~28,130 kg
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Cubic Capacity
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1,148 cu ft
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32.5 m³
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(Note: Exact tare weight, payload, and roof opening dimensions vary slightly by manufacturer and build year.)
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