20ft Open Top Containers & 40ft Open-Top Containers

Clients choose to purchase open top containers when they need to transport or store cargo that is too large or heavy to be loaded in a normal way, they are a specialised type of shipping container.

When the desired cargo/contents are too large or heavy to be loaded through the doors of a standard container – open top units can be used instead, contents can be loaded via overhead crane, lowering items into position.

If you have any questions about open top containers please contact our sales team using the enquiry form or by calling us on 0844 561 7975.

Transportation/Shipping and Storage

Like Flat Rack Shipping Containers, and standard containers – open top shipping containers are commonly used for secure transportation and shipping as well as storage. Open top units offer the same security as standard containers but with the added advantage of an opening top, allowing cargo to be loaded more efficiently using a crane. Typically, the cargo loaded into an open top is heavy or large, thus loading these goods via the double doors would be more difficult or time-consuming.

To construct a 20ft Open Top Shipping Container or a 40ft open top shipping container, you start with a standard shipping container. The standard roof panel is removed to leave the three side panels, the container floor and the double end doors. With the roof of the container removed, a removable roof can then be installed and removed as/when needed. The removable roof on an open top container is typically either a hardened (steel) roof or a tarped/canvas roof. The temporary roof is attached to the side panels and removed so that the container can be filled through the roof as well as via the double end doors, larger or heavier items can then be lowered into the container from above.

Hardened Roof

The hardened roof is fabricated using a steel panel that is manufactured larger than the opening to fold over the sides of the container. The hardened roof is placed on the top of the open top container with a crane, once in place, the container will have locking bars attached to the side panels, these are designed to lock the steel roof in place and are the same as the locking bars that are on the double end doors.

Tarpaulin Roof

The removable tarpaulin cover will spread the length of the open top shipping container; it is a high-quality tarpaulin. The tarp is then attached to all the sides of the container using high-quality locking mechanisms whilst transporting cargo.

20ft Open Top Shipping Containers

Available standard height; and in both new and used condition.

External

(Length Width Height)
6096mm x 2438mm x 2590mm

Internal

(Length Width Height)
5900mm x 2350mm x 2380m

Door Clearance

(Height Width)
2280mm x 2340mm

Roof Clearance

(Length Width)
5440mm x 2230mm

40ft Open Top Shipping Containers

Available in standard height only; in both new and used condition.

External

(Length Width Height)
12192mm x 2438mm x 2590mm

Internal

(Length Width Height)
12030mm x 2350mm x 2380mm

Door Clearance

(Height Width)
2290mm x 2340mm

Roof Clearance

(Length Width)
11570mm x 2210mm

Unless otherwise specified during the ordering process containers will be delivered on a HIAB Delivery Truck and the shipping container will be lifted into position by our driver using the HIAB crane. Please ensure there is enough space for the container to be planted.

*You can also collect or if you have suitable lifting facilities on site there are other delivery methods. Please let us know if you can lift the container off our transport when you make an enquiry as this will likely reduce the delivery charge.