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Container Guides
Every guide on the site, grouped by what you are trying to do: pin down a dimension, plan a load, or understand the world around the box. Each guide opens with a quotable quick answer and is backed by the same dataset as the spec tables.
Dimensions & units
Container dimensions chartAll sizes · Metric · Printable→Container dimensions in metersFeet → metres, exact values→Container dimensions in feet & inchesft-in · inches · cm→ISO container standardsISO 668 · ISO 6346 · CSC→Conex box & container namesCONEX = Container Express · since 1952→Container door dimensions2.34 m wide · 2.28 m high · smaller than inside→
Loading & pallets
Pallets in a 20 ft container11 EUR · 10 GMA · one tier→Pallets in a 40 ft container25 EUR · 21 GMA · one tier→Pallet sizes & dimensionsEUR · US GMA · ISO 6780→Container CBM guideCBM = cubic metre→Container weight guideTare · Payload · Max gross · VGM→20 ft vs 40 ft containerThe decision, with numbers→Car in a shipping containerFit math · Securing · Container vs RoRo→
Buying & owning
Shipping container pricesReal numbers · USD · Updated July 2026→Buying a container: checklistInspect · Grade · Price · Deliver→Container grades & conditionOne-trip → IICL → CW → WWT → as-is→Moving a shipping containerTilt-bed · HIAB · Crane · Side-loader→Container trackingNumber → carrier → vessel & ETA→Storage container sizes8 · 10 · 16 · 20 · 40 · 45 · 48 · 53 ft→
Anatomy & converting
Container home dimensionsFloor plans · Stacking · Cost · Permits→Shipping container poolSwim lengths · Litres · Structure · Cost→Shipping container garageCar fit · Doors · Foundation · Cost→Shipping container office13.9 / 28.3 m² · Desks · HVAC · Cost→Shipping container shed10 vs 20 ft · Shelving · Condensation · Cost→Shipping container cabin20 vs 40 ft · Off-grid · One-lift delivery→Container insulationSpray foam · PIR panels · Rockwool→Ventilation & condensationDew point · Cross-flow · Desiccants→Container flooring28 mm marine ply · 5,460 kg axle rating→Container foundationsFour corners carry everything→What containers are made ofCorten steel · panel by panel→Container locks & sealsLockbox · Padlock · Bolt seal · ISO 17712→