Out-gauge of Open tops

While a flat rack can have out-gauge in the side-to-side, upward, and front-to-back directions, an open top container only has an out-gauge, termed Over-height (OH), in the upward direction.

• Over-height

The freight rate for out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo includes a rate per TEU of VOID space, and the out-gauge for calculating this VOID space is determined and calculated by the carrier.

As it's not feasible to determine in advance whether the cargo or lashing materials will protrude from the container before the cargo is loaded into the open top and lashing is carried out, carriers estimate freight rates based on out-gauge criteria. (due to potential changes in the final packing size, protrusion of lashing materials, and the installation of floor dunnage, among other factors)

Please refer to the measurements in the table below, which are generally applied when quoting freight rates. Please note, however, that there might be slight variances in standards between carriers.

	20’ Open Top	40’ Open Top
Over-height	H > 230 cm	H > 230 cm

[Out-gauge criteria of Open top]
(There might be slight variances in size between containers)

	20’ Open Top	40’ Open Top
Length (External)	6,058 mm	12,192 mm
Width (External)	2,438 mm	2,438 mm
Height (External)	2,591 mm	2,591 mm
Length (Internal)	5,902 mm	12,036 mm
Width (Internal)	2,350 mm	2,350 mm
Height (Internal)	2,348 mm	2,348 mm
Door Opening Width	2,340 mm	2,340 mm
Door Opening Height	2,280 mm	2,280 mm
Header Opening: Width Between Stubs	1,940 mm	1,940 mm
Roof Opening: Width Between Top Rails	2,252 mm	2,232 mm
Roof Opening: Length Between Top Headers	5,674 mm	11,798 mm
Roof Opening: Length Between Top Troughs	5,378 mm	11,512 mm
Tare Weight	2.3 Ton	3.8 Ton
Max. Payload	28.18 Ton	26.68 Ton
Gross Weight	30.48 Ton	30.48 Ton