Container Services

We offer a full range of sea freight container services including LCL and FCL shipments to all ports around the world. Consignments can be shipped door to door or port to port as required.

LCL:

Less Than Container Loads are grouped at receiving depots and loaded into containers by appointed groupage operators.

FCL:

The majority of Full Container Loads involve the delivery of the container direct to your facilities. You then have 3 hours to load the container which is then sealed in your presence by the driver and both the container and seal number noted on the paperwork. It is then the responsibility of the receiving agent at the destination to confirm that the seal is intact. Alternatively we can handle packing and container loading on your behalf at our Heathrow based warehouse facility.

Weekly Groupage To South Africa:

We operate weekly groupage services to key South African locations as detailed:

• Johannesburg
• Durban
• Port Elisabeth
• Cape Town

We can arrange for collection or you can drop off at either our Colnbrook or Heathrow warehouse facility.

Container Sizes:

Below are the general specifications for container sizes.

Standard 20' & 40' Cointainers:

Below are the general specifications for container sizes. Note, the average specifications below are given as indications only. Variations can be found between series and makes.

Type	Inside Length	Inside Width	Inside Height	Door Width	Door Height	Capacity	Tare Weight	Max. Payload
20'	5898mm	2352mm	2392mm	2338mm	2280mm	33.2m3	2185kg	28295kg
40'	12032mm	2350mm	2390mm	2338mm	2280mm	67.6m3	3845kg	26635kg

40' High Cube Container:

Below are the general specifications for container sizes.

Type	Inside Length	Inside Width	Inside Height	Door Width	Door Height	Capacity	Tare Weight	Max. Payload
40'	12032mm	2350mm	2695mm	2338mm	2585mm	76.2m3	4015kg	26465kg

20' & 40' Open Top Containers:

Below are the general specifications for container sizes.

Type	Inside Length	Inside Width	Inside Height	Door Width	Door Height	Capacity	Tare Weight	Max. Payload
20'	5894mm	2346mm	2352mm	2342mm	2281mm	32.5m3	2230kg	28250kg
40'	12029mm	2352mm	2348mm	2340mm	2280mm	65.9m3	3920kg	26560kg

20' & 40' Flat Rack Containers:

Below are the general specifications for container sizes.

Type	Inside Length	Inside Width	Inside Height	Door Width	Door Height	Capacity	Tare Weight	Max. Payload
20'	6038mm	2438mm	2213mm	--	--	--	2740kg	31260kg
40'	12080mm	2438mm	1955mm	--	--	--	4900kg	40100kg

40' High Cube Reefer:

Below are the general specifications for container sizes.

Type	Inside Length	Inside Width	Inside Height	Door Width	Door Height	Capacity	Tare Weight	Max. Payload
40'	11572mm	2290mm	2550mm	2290mm	2594mm	67.9m3	4700kg	29300kg