CONTAINERS

🚢 Container Types & Sizes We Handle

Africa Shipping Logistics offers a full range of containerized cargo solutions to meet the diverse needs of our clients across Africa and around the world. Whether you’re shipping heavy equipment, humanitarian aid, perishables, or project cargo — we have the right container, the right size, and the right setup.

📦 Standard Dry Containers (General Purpose)

These are the most commonly used containers for transporting dry cargo.

Size	Dimensions (L x W x H)	Capacity
20ft Standard	6.06m x 2.44m x 2.59m	~33.2 m³
40ft Standard	12.19m x 2.44m x 2.59m	~67.7 m³

✅ Ideal for: Packaged goods, machinery, personal effects, textiles, electronics.

📏 High Cube Containers

These are 1 foot taller than standard containers, offering more vertical space.

Size	Dimensions (L x W x H)	Capacity
40ft High Cube	12.19m x 2.44m x 2.89m	~76.3 m³
45ft High Cube	13.72m x 2.44m x 2.89m	~86 m³

✅ Ideal for: Bulky but lightweight cargo, furniture, light machinery.

🛠️ Open Top Containers

These containers have no rigid roof and allow loading from above by crane or forklift.

Size	Dimensions (L x W x H)
20ft / 40ft	Same as standard, open-top

✅ Ideal for: Heavy equipment, machinery, tall cargo, awkward-shaped items.

🏗️ Flat Rack Containers

Designed for heavy loads and over-dimensional cargo that won’t fit into a standard box.

Size	Dimensions (L x W x H)
20ft / 40ft	With collapsible end walls

✅ Ideal for: Pipes, industrial machinery, boats, construction equipment.

❄️ Refrigerated Containers (Reefers)

Used to transport temperature-sensitive goods in a controlled environment.

Size	Dimensions (L x W x H)	Temp Range
20ft / 40ft	Standard & High Cube available	-25°C to +25°C

✅ Ideal for: Fresh produce, dairy, meat, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals.

🚗 Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) & Vehicle Containers

Used for vehicles and wheeled cargo that can be driven on and off the vessel or stuffed into secure car-containers.

✅ Ideal for: Cars, trucks, trailers, ambulances, military vehicles.

🌍 Our Container Services Include:

• Container stuffing and unstuffing (loading/offloading)
• Container pick-up and delivery (door-to-port, port-to-door)
• Customs clearance & export documentation
• Out-of-gauge cargo solutions with permits and escorts
• Real-time tracking and container status updates

📦 Specialized Container Handling — Made Easy

With logistics hubs across Durban, Mombasa, Beira, Dar es Salaam, Walvis Bay, Matadi, Pointe-Noire, Massawa, Lamu  and beyond, Africa Shipping Logistics ensures safe, timely, and cost-effective container movement to and from landlocked countries like Malawi, DRC, Zambia, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe.

💼 Let’s Move Your World — One Container at a Time.

📩 Talk to our container logistics experts – info@africashippinglogistics.com | 📞 Get a quote now – +31 10 476 0241 | WhatsApp – +31 6 4193 1340