Container load calculator

Carton

Length

Width

Height

Unit

Weight each

Cartons to ship

Container and stow

Container

Loading method

Containers neededvolume-limited

660 cartons per 40ft high cube (40' HC)

Volume loaded

63.36 m³

of 76.1 m³

Gross weight

7,920 kg

of 26,460 kg

Left over

140

cartons after the last full container

Volume used83%

Payload used30%

The final container is under half full (140 cartons). Compare the cost of shipping that balance as LCL against a second FCL.

Cartons per container type

45ft high cube (45' HC) is 471 cartons higher than 20ft standard (20' GP) — a 65% difference.

45ft high cube (45' HC) Highest726 cartons

85.7 m³

40ft high cube (40' HC)Selected660 cartons

76.1 m³

40ft standard (40' GP)550 cartons

67.6 m³

20ft standard (20' GP)255 cartons

33.1 m³

Step-by-step breakdown of the calculation
Step	Working	Result
Cartons on the container floor	30 × 3 crosswise + 20 rotated in the gap	110
Stack layers	floor(269 ÷ 40)	6
Cartons per container		660
Containers needed	ceil(800 ÷ 660)	2