New 40ft Open Top Shipping Container

When the cargo will not go through the doors

Some loads cannot be walked or forked into a container end-on. Machinery lifted straight off a bed, timber and steel sections longer than a forklift can turn, anything craned in from above: for all of these the roof is the access point, and an open top is the container that provides it.

These are one-trip units, so they are effectively new, and they are original purpose-built open tops rather than standard containers with the roof cut off. The distinction matters. A factory-built open top has the structural design and the fittings for the job from the outset, which a converted box does not.

How the top works

A weatherproof tarpaulin sits over removable supporting bows and secures down to the container. A removable hard top is available as an alternative if you would rather not handle a tarpaulin. Most units also have a removable header bar above the main cargo doors, which swings out of the way so you can also load lengthways at full height when that is easier.

Specification

• 40ft long x 8ft wide x 8ft 6in high
• One trip, effectively new condition
• Marine plywood floor
• Circa 30 tonne maximum payload
• Removable tarpaulin and supporting bows included

Suitable for export shipping of oversized items or for site storage of things that need craning in. Delivery to your UK address costs nothing extra.

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