Open Top container

The walls of open top containers (OTC) are generally made of corrugated steel. The floor is made of wood.

It has the following typical distinguishing structural features. The roof consists of removable bows and a removable tarpaulin. The door header may be swivelled out.

These two structural features greatly simplify the process of packing and unpacking the container. In particular, it is very easy to pack and unpack the container from above or through the doors by crane or crab when the roof is open and the door header is swivelled out.

It should be noted, however, that the purpose of the roof bows of an open top container is not solely to support the tarpaulin but also to contribute to container stability.

Lashing rings, to which the cargo may be secured, are installed in the upper and lower side rails and the corner posts. The lashing rings may take loads of up to 1000 kg.

Usual open top container dimensions are 20′ and 40′.

DIMENSIONS
20′ OTC
40′ OTC
Length (mm)
5 890
12 020
Width (mm)
2 340
2 340
Height (mm)
2 295
2 280
DOOR OPENING
20′ OTC
40′ OTC
Width (mm)
2 285
2 280
Height (mm)
2 250
2 230
20′ OTC
40′ OTC
CUBIC CAPACITY (cbm)
32.0
64.0
20′ OTC
40′ OTC
TARE WEIGHT (kg)
2 100 – 2 600
3 950 – 4 680
20′ OTC
40′ OTC
PAYLOAD (kg)
21 500 – 27 800
22 500 – 25 800