TANK CONTAINER

ISO Size Type Group Codes: 20KL, 22KL

20'

Hapag-Lloyd can provide tank containers

which are approved to the highest
standards. Depending on the
characteristics of the products to be
carried, the requirements vary.
Hapag-Lloyd offer their services on
operational, technical and regulatory Tanks must be filled to not less than 80 % National road/rail weight limitations have
questions of their capacity to avoid dangerous surge/ to be maintained when arranging land
Separate tank fleets are available for: swell during transport transports
FOODSTUFFS, e. g.: Tanks must not be filled to 100 % of their For the cleaning of tanks and disposal
– Alcohols capacity. Sufficient ullage space shall of residues, dedicated rules apply
– Fruit juices be left – which must be determined
– Edible oils depending on the thermal expansion of
– Food additives the product to be carried
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, e. g.: Certain dangerous products must be
– Flammables carried in tanks having no openings below
– Oxidising agents the surface level of the liquid. Such tanks
– Toxic substances must be discharged through a syphon pipe
– Corrosives by either pressure or pumping

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ESSENTIAL CONVERSION FACTORS

°C °F
Multiple number of by to obtain equivalent
number of
Inches/in 25.4 Millimetres/mm + 30 + 86
+ 85
Feet/ft 0.3048 Metres/m
+ 80
Millimetres/mm 0.0394 Inches/in + 25
Metres/m 3.281 Feet/ft + 75
Sq. Metres/m2 10.7639 Sq. Feet/ft2 + 70
+ 20
Sq. Feet/ft2 0.0929 Sq. Metres/m2 + 65
Cu. Feet/ft3 0.0283 Cu. Metres/m3
+ 60
Cu. Metres/m3 35.315 Cu. Feet/ft3 + 15
Litres 0.0353 Cu. Feet/ft3 + 55
Cu. Feet/ft3 28.317 Litres + 10 + 50
Litres 0.2642 U.S. Gallons + 45
U.S. Gallons 3.785 Litres +5 + 40
Litres 0.22 U.K. Gallons
U.K. Gallons 4.5461 Litres + 35
0 + 32
U.K. Gallons 1.2001 U.S. Gallons + 30
U.S. Gallons 0.8327 U.K. Gallons + 25
Kilograms/kg 2.2046 Pounds/lb –5
Pounds/lb 0.4536 Kilograms/kg + 20

Long Tons (2240 lb) 1.01605 Tonnes (2204.62 lb) – 10 + 15

Tonnes (1000 kg) 0.9842 Long Tons (1016.05 kg) + 10
Bar 14.504 PSI
– 15 +5
PSI 0.06895 Bar
Inches HG 0.4912 PSI 0
PSI 2.036 Inches HG – 20 –5
kg/sq. cm 14.223 PSI – 10
PSI 0.0703 kg/sq. cm – 25
– 15
kg/sq. cm 0.9807 Bar
Bar 1.02 kg/sq. cm – 20
– 30
kg/sq. cm 28.976 Inches HG
Inches HG 0.0345 kg/sq. cm
Degrees Fahrenheit 5/9, after subtracting 32 Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) 9/5, and add 32 Degrees Fahrenheit
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CONTAINER SIZE TYPE CODES ACCORDING TO ISO 6346

Size Type ISO type ISO size ISO type ISO size Size Type ISO type ISO size ISO type ISO size
(L x H) group type group type (L x H) group type group type
1 2 di* 1a di* 2a 1 2 di* 1a di* 2a
40' x 8'6" Open Top 42UT 42U1
20' x 8" General Purpose 20GP 20G0
40' x 9'6" High Cube Open 45UT 45U1
20' x 8'6" General Purpose 22GP 22G0 Top
22GP 22G1 40' x 8'6" Hardtop 42UP * 42U6 42UT 42U6
20' x 8'6" General Purpose 22VH 22V2 40' x 9'6" High Cube 45UP * 45U6 45UT 45U6
(Fantainer) Hardtop
22VH 22V3 * 22V2 40' x 2' Platform 49PL 49P0
20' x 8'6" Ventilated 22VH 22V0 40' x 8'6" Flat (fixed ends) 42PF 42P1
20' x 8'6" Bulk 22BU 22B0 40' x 8'6" Flat (collapsible) 42PC 42P3
20' x 8'6" Open Top 22UT 22U1 40' x 9'6" Flat (collapsible) 45PC 45P3
20' x 8'6" Hardtop 22UP * 22U6 22UT 22U6 40' x 8'6" Refrigerated 42RT 42R1
20' x 1'11/4" Platform 29PL 29P0 40' x 8'6" Refrigerated 42RS 42R3
(diesel genset)
20' x 8' Flat (fixed ends) 20PF 20P1
40' x 8'6" Refrigerated 42RC * 42R9 * 42RS 42R3
20' x 8'6" Flat (fixed ends) 22PF 22P1 (no foodstuffs)
20' x 8'6" Flat (collapsible) 22PC 22P3 40' x 9'6" Refrigerated 45RT 45R1
20' x 8'6" Refrigerated 22RT 22R1 40' x 9'6" Refrigerated 45RC * 45R9 * 45RT 45R1
20' x 8'6" Refrigerated 22RC* 22R9 * 22RT 22R1 (no foodstuffs)
(no foodstuffs) 45' x 9'6" High Cube Cont. L5GP L5G1
40' x 8'6" General Purpose 42GP 42G0
42GP 42G1
*) Some types/groups in columns “1” and “2” are marked as non-ISO.
40' x 9'6" High Cube GP 45GP 45G0 “*” means ISO spares codes have been used. If official ISO codes required for data interchange (di),
please use entries in columns “1a” and “2a”.
45GP 45G1

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