Container & volume tools

Container planning is cube and payload. A 20ft is about 33.2 CBM with a ~28 t payload; a 40ft is about 67.7 CBM with a similar mass cap — dense cargo fills a 20ft on weight, light cargo wants a 40HC. CBM, stuffing counts and VGM live here, including the CBM calculator.

CBM calculator

Multi-line cubic meters, cu ft, air kg, W/M.

Container loading

Cartons into ISO interiors.

CBM ⇄ CFT

35.3147 cubic feet per CBM.

Weight or measure

LCL revenue tons.

VGM

Cargo + tare for SOLAS.

20ft standard

~33.2 CBM typical interior.

40ft standard

~67.7 CBM typical interior.

40ft high cube

~76.4 CBM, same floor as 40ft.

Pallets in 20ft

GMA 8–9, Euro 11.

Pallets in 40ft

GMA 20–21, Euro ~25.