Do you import flat glass by full containers? In 45 seconds, our video shows the whole journey of a Noxem Group order: crate preparation, loading of the Open-Top container, transport to the port, shipping and delivery to your port.
1. Your crates are prepared in our warehouse
As soon as your order is confirmed, our teams prepare your crates: references, thicknesses and sizes are checked, then the glass is wrapped and strapped. The glass travels upright in reinforced wooden crates, suited to jumbo sheets (6000 × 3210 mm) as well as standard sizes (3210 × 2250 mm).
2. The Open-Top container is loaded from above
For flat glass, the 20 ft Open-Top container is the standard. Its open roof lets us lower the crates vertically, one by one, with an overhead crane, without risky handling. The crates are then wedged to the floor and strapped so they cannot move during the voyage, and the container is covered.
How many m² of glass fit in a container?
It is the first question our importers ask. A glass container is limited by weight far more than by volume: glass weighs 2.5 kg per m² and per millimetre of thickness. Here are indicative quantities for a 20 ft container loaded with about 24 tonnes of glass:
| Glass | Weight per m² | Indicative area in a 20′ |
|---|---|---|
| Float 4 mm | 10 kg | ≈ 2,400 m² |
| Float 5 mm | 12.5 kg | ≈ 1,900 m² |
| Float 6 mm | 15 kg | ≈ 1,600 m² |
| Float 8 mm | 20 kg | ≈ 1,200 m² |
| Float 10 mm | 25 kg | ≈ 960 m² |
| Float 12 mm | 30 kg | ≈ 800 m² |
| Laminated 44.2 | ≈ 21 kg | ≈ 1,100 m² |
| Laminated 55.2 | ≈ 26 kg | ≈ 900 m² |
Indicative values. The actual load depends on the container, the rules of the destination port and road transport: we confirm the exact quantity with your quote. A container can also be mixed, with several thicknesses and references in the same load.
3. Heading to the port of loading
The covered container leaves by truck for the port of loading. You are kept informed of the departure and the next steps of your order.
4. Shipping and export documents
At the port, the container is loaded onto the vessel. You receive the export documents needed for your customs clearance: commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading (B/L).
5. Delivery to your port
Our export prices are CIF, delivered to your port: Casablanca, Tanger Med, Algiers, Tunis, Dakar, Abidjan, Lagos, Douala, Jebel Ali, Jeddah, Dammam, Pointe-à-Pitre, La Réunion and more than 50 ports worldwide. Float, laminated, Low-E and mirrors, at factory prices.
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