Ever tried to figure out how many pallets or how many boxes will fit into a container?
Let me show you a simple way which will assist you in calculating how many containers
you require to ship at a time. What you will need to know prior to making the calculation is
the internal dimensions of a container.
I am going to concentrate on the 20ft General Purpose and the 40ft General Purpose
container.
Internal Dimensions of 20ft GP (6 metre dry container)
Length x Width x Height
590cm x 235cm x 239cm
Internal Dimensions of 40ft GP (12 metre dry container)
Length x Width x Height
1203cm x 235cm x 239cm
[For this exercise to work all your pallets or boxes must be of equal size]
e.g.
If you have a pallet 110cm (Length) x 110cm (Width) x 120cm (Height) and you are
packing a 20ft GP container.
Divide your Length of pallet into Length of Container
590 div 110 = 5, 36
Divide your Width of pallet into Width of Container
235 div 110 = 2, 13
Divide your Height of pallet into Height of Container
239 div 120 = 1, 99
(Drop the numbers after the comma)
Now multiply your answers
5 x 2 x 1
= 10
Therefore 10 Pallets will fit into a 20ft GP container.
*You can do the same calculation for a 40ft GP container (12 metre dry)
Now that you know exactly how many containers you will require to ship, your costing per shipment will be much more accurate than a mere guessing game. With this in mind, I wish you every bit of success in your future shipments!