Reefer container
Reefer container specifications for the 40ft high cube reference unit: an insulated box with integral machinery holding cargo between −30 °C and +30 °C.
A reefer is an insulated box with an integral refrigeration unit at the front end, holding cargo between −30 °C and +30 °C on ship power or a genset. The 40′ high cube is the standard size; 20′ units are supplied on request.
Grading covers the box and the machine separately: box condition to cargo-worthy grading, machine by make, model, hours and the last pre-trip inspection. Machinery in the units we supply is Carrier, Daikin or Thermo King.
Typical uses
- Food, agricultural and pharmaceutical cargo
- Cold storage on land with a power supply
- Fleet additions by machine make
Grades supplied
New, Cargo-worthy with working machinery, Insulated shell, machinery removed. What each grade means: container grades.
Reefer container specification, 40ft high cube
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| External length | 12,192 | mm |
| External width | 2,438 | mm |
| External height | 2,896 | mm |
| Internal length | 11,580 | mm |
| Internal width | 2,290 | mm |
| Internal height | 2,500 | mm |
| Door opening width | 2,290 | mm |
| Door opening height | 2,570 | mm |
| Tare | 4,500 | kg |
| Max gross | 34,000 | kg |
| Payload | 29,500 | kg |
| Capacity | 67.5 | m³ |
| Temperature range | −30 to +30 | °C |
| Machinery | Carrier, Daikin, Thermo King |
How to buy a reefer container
Container Trading
New, one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind and water tight units, bought and sold as single units, fleet lots, regional inventory sales and portfolio disposals.
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