Size & Volume

How to Calculate your Shipment Size for shipping and quoting.

Sea freight

For seafreight and LCL transport is worked off the total overall cbm

to work out your total cbm please see the example below

To calculate your cbm (cubic meter measurement) multiply the Length (L) x Width (W) x Height (H) in metres on each item EG: 1.0m x 1.0m x 1.0m = 1cbm

Container Sizes

Exact dimensions can differ slightly due to manufacturer, and load regulations may restrict operation to less than maximum weight. Use this information as a guide only,

 

	Container Type	Internal Dimensions	Door Opening	Cubic Capacity	Cargo Weight
	20FT General	Length: 5.89M Width : 2.35M Height: 2.36M	Width:2.33M Height:2.26M	33CBM	21700KGS
	40FT General	Length: 12.05M Width : 2.35M Height: 2.36M	Width:2.33M Height:2.26M	66CBM	26500KGS
	40FT HIGH CUBE	Length: 12.05M Width : 2.35M Height: 2.69M	Width:2.33M Height:2.59M	76CBM	26500KGS

Airfreight

When shipping by Airfreight airlines charge by either the Actual weight or total kilograms or the volume weight, whatever is higher this is called your chargeable weight.

to work out your chargable weight please see the below example:

To calculate the volumetric weight (chargeable weight) multiply the Length (L) x Width (W) x Height (H) in centimetres and divide by 5,000 for each boxed item.