New 40 DC container

Container sea shipping is the most profitable economically. It is executed with reusable tare, called container, and protects the goods not only on board but also while multimodal transportation by any means of transport. For many carriers and cargo owners rent of new sea standard containers is more preferable than purchase. Maximum length of a sea container recommended by ISO 668:1995 is 40 feet.

Characteristics of 40 DC container

• 1. Dimensions may vary slightly, but the following are recommended:
• • Length, mm – 12192 (20 feet);
• • Width and height, mm – 2438 (8 feet);
• 2. Internal height is 241 mm less than external;
• 3. Maximum gross weight allowed, kg – 30480;
• 4. Internal volume, м3 – 67;
• 5. Tare, kg – 3600.

Every new container of 40 feet is designed for stacking to 10 storeys and is equipped with standardized connectors, allowing to fix it easily on board of ship, railway platform or truck. For its production high quality corrugated steel with a multilayer protective coating is used, and only certified welders are allowed for its production. Therefore, the cost of new containers of 40 feet cannot be low.

What DC means

DC containers are designed to move dry cargo. In English DC means dry container. Marking of DV is similar to this, that means dry van and GP is used as a synonym of the term general purpose. We can assume that all three abbreviations apply to the container for dry cargoes carriage.

If the price of new 40DC container is significantly lower than from most manufacturers, it is possible to state that it is made with violation of standard requirements. This can be expressed in the use of thin metal, cheap seals on the doors or less resistant protective coating. Low new railway container of 40 feet is not subjected to salt spray, which allows buying less expensive containers for railway transportation. Typically, the containers shipped only by land transport, are not stored more than two or three tiers in height, so they can have thinner metal.