| Ever tried to figure out how many pallets or how | | | | Divide your Length of pallet into Length of Container |
| many boxes will fit into a container? | | | | 590 div 110 = 5, 36 |
| Let me show you a simple way which will assist you in | | | | Divide your Width of pallet into Width of Container |
| calculating how many containersyou require to ship at | | | | 235 div 110 = 2, 13 |
| a time. What you will need to know prior to making the | | | | Divide your Height of pallet into Height of Container |
| calculation isthe internal dimensions of a container. | | | | 239 div 120 = 1, 99 |
| I am going to concentrate on the 20ft General | | | | (Drop the numbers after the comma) |
| Purpose and the 40ft General Purposecontainer. | | | | Now multiply your answers |
| Internal Dimensions of 20ft GP (6 metre dry container) | | | | 5 x 2 x 1 |
| Length x Width x Height | | | | = 10 |
| 590cm x 235cm x 239cm | | | | Therefore 10 Pallets will fit into a 20ft GP container. |
| Internal Dimensions of 40ft GP (12 metre dry container) | | | | *You can do the same calculation for a 40ft GP |
| Length x Width x Height | | | | container (12 metre dry) |
| 1203cm x 235cm x 239cm | | | | Now that you know exactly how many containers you |
| [For this exercise to work all your pallets or boxes | | | | will require to ship, your costing per shipment will be |
| must be of equal size]e.g. | | | | much more accurate than a mere guessing game. |
| If you have a pallet 110cm (Length) x 110cm (Width) x | | | | With this in mind, I wish you every bit of success in |
| 120cm (Height) and you arepacking a 20ft GP | | | | your future shipments! |
| container. | | | | |