Do You Know All These English And Numbers On The Container Door?
Containers also have certain specifications. At present, the dry containers commonly used in the world are generally 20-foot containers, 40-foot containers, 40-foot high containers, and 45-foot high containers, as well as a variety of open top containers. In fact, it is very simple to distinguish the container. You only need to check the container door. The container information such as the total weight, net weight, payload and content volume of some boxes is often recorded on the top. Below we will take a container as an example for everyone to explain.
(English and digital diagram of the container)
1. Logistics term one on the container door: total weight
The total weight is generally written as "GROSS WT 67,200 LB. 30,480KG", "MAX.GW 30.480 KGS 67.200LBS" or "MGW. 30,480 KGS 67,200 LBS", which represents the total weight of the container, that is, the total weight of the container. The sum of the weight of the container and the weight of the goods that can be loaded in it. We can learn from these data that the total weight of this container container and the cargo that can be loaded is 67,200 pounds or 30,480 kilograms.
2. The second logistics term on the container door: net weight or body weight deduction
The deduction of body weight is generally written as "TARE 2,120 KGS 4,670LBS" or "TARE WT. 4,670 LB 2,120 KG", which represents the deduction of body weight. From this string of English and figures, we can understand that the weight of this container is 2120 kg. .
3. Logistics term three on the container door: payload
The payload is generally also written as "NET. 28,360 KGS 62,530 LBS", "MAX.C.W 28,360 KGS 62,530 LBS" or "PAYLOAD 62,530 LB. 28,360 KG". This English and number represent the maximum allowable container load of 28,360 kg of cargo.
4. Logistics term four on the container door: content volume
It is also generally written as "CU.CAP. 32.6CU.M 1,152 CU.FT." and "CUBE 1,152 CU.FT. 32.6 CU.M", which represents the maximum loading volume of this container is 1,152 cubic feet or 32.6 cubic meters Meter.
The above is the explanation of the meaning of the English and numbers on the container door.
