40ft x 8ft Used Flat Rack Shipping Container for Export

Some export cargo simply will not go in a box. Mining plant, transformers, boats, pre-fabricated steel, agricultural machinery — anything over-width or over-height travels on a flat rack, which is a container reduced to its floor and two end frames. Loads go on from above or from the side and are lashed to rings set into the side rails, the deck and the corner posts.

This is a used 40ft rack. End frames are supplied fixed or collapsible depending on the individual unit; collapsible frames fold flat so empty racks stack for the return leg.

Specifications

Read the plate, not the brochure

Flat racks are plated for shipping and for stacking when loaded, and the figures that apply are the ones on the individual container’s plate. Have your freight forwarder and your rigger work from that document, not from a general specification.

Planning the lift and the stow

• Loads are craned on — book the lift with the delivery
• Lashing points are in the rails, the deck and the corner posts
• Over-width cargo needs the line’s approval before booking
• Collapsible ends reduce return freight on empty racks

Related equipment

Twenty-foot flat racks are stocked for shorter loads, and open top containers suit cargo that is long but within wall height and needs weather protection. See containers for export and the 40ft container range.