Fitted for any industries
All of our containers meet ISO standards 1496 and 6346, as well as C.S.C. criteria (Convention for Safe Containers) and are fitted for any industry cargo needs.
Fully multi-modal
All of our containers are fully multi-modal to enable easy transit by ship, train, barge and truck.
Standard thus customizable
We offer an extensive range of dry container to suits our client’s cargo needs. They can easily choose between Open Top, Flat Rack or High Cube Palletwide containers.
Designed to carry almost any kind of dry goods, General Cargo is by far the most common type of container and is the standard tool of international transportation.
It can match the specific cargo needs of any industries, is easy to handle and is a great asset to any supply chain. Our ability to customize dry containers allows you to ship any type of goods in any type of packing all over the world.
Technical specifications
Warning : all technical data given for these containers are non-contractual data. They do reflect the majority of our container fleet but are non-exhaustive and given as examples. As such, we cannot always ensure the availability of containers with the subsequent specifications. For further information, please contact our logistic department at CMA CGM Head Office, or our Agent in your country.

A freight container, totally enclosed and weatherproof, with a rigid roof, rigid side walls, and floor, having at least one of its end walls equiped with doors and intended to be suitable for the transport of cargo of the greatest possible variety.
This is by far the most common type of container. It is suitable for the carriage of most types of “Dry” goods, including those packed in boxes, cartons, cases, bags, bales, pallets, drums etc...
With some adjustments and adequate loading/unloading equipment, this type of container may also be used for certain types of bulk cargo.
Internal Dimensions
Door Opening
Weight
Capacity
Security Rings

Thermal container equipped with an electrical appliance (mechanical compressor) for the purposes of cooling or heating the air within the container.
CMA CGM owns one of the largest and youngest fleets of Reefer containers designed for the transport of perishable goods in a temperature-controlled environment. (from -35°C to +35°C). The CMA CGM Reefer fleet consists of 20’, 40’High Cube and 45’32/33 Pallet Wide containers.
Reefer Internal Dimensions
Door Opening
Weight
Capacity

Freight container similar in all respects to a general purpose container except that it has no rigid roof but may have a flexible and movable or removable cover. Such containers may have movable or removable top end transverse members above their end doors.
These containers are primarily used to carry heavy and/or bulky finished products, which handling and loading can only be performed with a crane or a rolling bridge. Tiltable half-height open top containers are specially designed to carry bulk minerals.
The CMA CGM 8’6’’ high open top containers are equipped with:
- Removable roof bows and tarpaulin
- Hinged doors (on both sides) and/or removable header above doors
Internal Dimensions
Door Opening
Top Opening
Weight
Capacity

Compared to fixed-end type, collapsible flatracks have end walls that fold. The flushfolding collapsible flatrack, the most sophisticated of its types has end walls which fold flush with the base.
Flatracks are dedicated for the carriage of heavy, bulky as well as over height and/ or over width items.
They also permit the stacking of several empty containers into one 'bundle' for empty repositionning. Their base is often designed to transport heavy material. Some flats are 45T tested. The flatracks with collapsible ends also permit the transportation of over length cargo.
Internal Dimensions
Weight
Security Rings

40'-45' Pallet Wide units were specifically designed with the 1.2 m Euro pallet in mind. The equipment, with its 2.45 m internal width, ensures optimum utilization of space. Shippers benefit by being able to load 5 additional 1.2mx0.8m euro pallets than in a standard ISO 45 ft container (or additional 1.2x1m pallets).
Total per tier =33 euro pallets in a pallet wide i.o. 27 euro pallets in a standard ISO 45ft containers (or 24 x "1.2x1m" i/o 21)
These containers are in compliance with the UE regulations.
Financially speaking, this additional capacity can reduce through distribution costs by 15% on more. Such optimal utilization, with the avoidance of broken stows, prevents cargo movement. This may remove the need for the securing of cargo and so improves dispatch times whilst also reducing the cost of product packaging.
Internal Dimensions
Door Opening
Cubic Capacity
Weight

A freight container which includes two basic elements, the tank and the framework. This type of container is used to carry hazardous or non- hazardous liquids (foodstuff).
It is equipped with accessories to facilitate filling and emptying and has safety devices.
Internal Dimensions
Nominal Capacity
Weight
Max.Operating Pressure
Safety Valve Setting
Manhole
Discharge
Automotive Industries
Autotainer is a Flat Rack dry container suited for the transportation of up to 4 cars. It can be easily handled and allows a fast on and off-ramp with the highest safety level.
Coupled with our ability to remotely track any of our container, it is a powerful asset for your automotive supply chain.
It allows a seamless door-to-door transportation of your cargo from the plant to your distribution center.
Easy to use
No need for partial dismantling. Secured and fast On and Off Ramp
Suited for multimodal routes
Standard container adapted for multimodal transport.
Door-to-door capabilities
Seamless transportation from the plant to the distribution Center.

CONTAINER garment ready - The Fashion-Friendly Container
If you work in the textile industry and need to simplify and accelerate your supply chain to ship sensitive garments like suits, silk or leather clothes to your distribution centers, you will be pleased to know that we can equip your dry container with hangers.
Perfectly suited for door-to-door cargo, these containers offer your textile business many advantages:
- Ship your goods in safer conditions than with standard packing.
- Optimize the packing/unpacking process and save time and costs at the source and at destination.
- Reduce ironing costs at your destination.
- Bring your collections to market faster.
We offer you two solutions. You can select the technique that best suits your needs:
Heavy garments with low creasing potential
- Technical standard string
20’ = 220 pieces / 40’= 440 pieces
Max pay load per bar : 300 kg - Strap (for super heavy payload)
20’= 165 pieces// 40’= 330 pieces
Max pay load per bar : 500 kg
Fragile garments with high creasing potential
The garment is directly hung to the bars at bar system, so no strings are needed.
Technical standard 2-tier cross bar per container
20’ = 11 bars per tier 40’ = 22 bar per tier
Max payload per bar: 200 kg