Open-top / hard-top containers

20' Open-top / hard-top

Please pay attention to the dimensional tolerances!

General description

• Suitable for all standard cargo / cargo with largest dimensions.
• Some containers are equipped with forklift pockets, but these can only be used when the container is empty!
• Various lashing lugs on the top and bottom side rails as well as on the corner posts. The lashing lugs are usually designed for a maximum permissible load of 2000 kg.
• HCOT containers are approximately 30 cm higher, making them suitable for large-volume cargoes (e.g. machines).
• Open-tops are usually used when the container is to be loaded or unloaded using a gantry crane, for example.
• Higher packaging units can easily be loaded because the tarp of an open-top can be removed completely and stowed inside the container along with the cargo. The same applies to the tarp bows which prevent the tarp from sagging. The legal requirements for road and rail transport must be observed when transporting containers with excess height!
• Open-tops are available with either a swivelling or rigid door roof girder. A swivelling girder is important when cargo that has excess height is to be loaded into the container using a forklift.
• The load capacity of the floor of an original open-top is up to 33% greater than that of normal DV containers.
• CHS is authorised by Germanischer Lloyd to convert standard containers into open-tops.
• Hard-top containers have a steel roof instead of a tarp, which can be removed if necessary. If the cargo has excess height, then the roof can be securely stowed inside of the container along with the cargo. Cargo can only be secured to the side walls if the roof is installed on the container!
• The roof openings of open-top and hard-top containers vary depending on the design, so it is essential to pay attention to the dimensions!