While these containers are available in sizes and layouts similar to any other standard sized container, high cube shipping containers are defined by their height.
A high cube shipping container or HC container is an intermodal storage container unit with an external height of 9ft. 6in.
That’s a 2,895.6 mm shipping container for the rest of the world.
Its added height gives owners and renters additional headspace and a convenient way to increase storage capacity by adding additional volume, without needing a longer container.
While this might be your first time hearing this term, we thought it would be helpful for you to examine high cube shipping containers vs. standard shipping containers so that you can better explore your container height size options.
As mentioned above, the main difference between a standard shipping container and a high cube shipping container is the height.
High cubes stand an additional foot above the 8ft. 6in. standard shipping container. This height difference also results in taller doors and some additional container weight.