Shipping Container Ideas and Articles
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Once you've decided to purchase a shipping container and convert it into a storage unit, it's important to decide where it's going to be placed. A solid foundation for your container isn't an absolute requirement for your container; however along with making keeping it stable and square, it can greatly reduce your storage units exposure to moisture and the corrosion that follows. Depending on you ...
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The issue of how to grade shipping containers is always a subject of debate, and many companies have their own internal system of grading containers. When buying a container online, it's advised to ask the seller any questions prior to making a bid or purchasing. It's important to note that some containers, such as tank containers, carry other more specific guidelines for grading related t ...
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It is easy to expect the current shipping container shortage to run into, at least, early next year as China's main factories are keeping production very low. Prices on new containers have surged as shipping lines and leasing companies have cut back on sale equipment to retain the available inventory for their own use. Many of the current containers being sold are in dead end markets or being sold ...
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Many customers ask about shipping contianer deliver, and while it's not a service that ContainerAuction directly provides we have helped plan and coordinate many deliveries and are willing to provide any advise or assistance that we can.
Storage Container Delivery Checklist
A majority of the time shipping and storage containers are delivered by a tilt bed trailer. With this in mind, before you sch ...
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Shipping containers have a great impact on our daily lives, but what do you really know about them? They carry a large percentage of the goods that impact our daily lives, and many people work with them (both directly and indirectly) in business.
Since many people don't think about containers on a regular basis, we tend to be asked questions that are often times taken for granted by industry profe ...
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It's common knowledge that shipping containers come in different sizes, the most common being 20' and 40' containers; what many people don't think about is that there are several types of shipping containers, each designed for different uses. The history of intermodal shipping is relatively short, but in that short period of time shipping lines have been very effective at designing the most effici ...
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There are lots of misconceptions about shipping container conversion projects. Naturally, people are reluctant to go blindly into a new project for converting a container into a home, storage unit, or work site office. As more and more containers are released into the retail consumer market, supplies are becoming more and more creative with the design, use, and applications of converted cargo co ...
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Columbus Day is already on us, and it has been a challenging 2020 so far. Our office will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2020 for Columbus Day; however we will be monitoring emails throughout the day.
Bookings have been growing in volume; however equipment inventory is still in tight supply. If you need a large volume of containers (new or used) it's best to plan in advance so that we can provid ...
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Shipping container flooring has seen various changes over the years, and the type of flooring can depend on the type of container or the company that originally had the container built. If your plans are to purchase a container for intermodal shipping or to use as a mobile storage unit, you may not need to be overly concerned with the flooring material and structure. If you plan to modify a co ...
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When you shop for a new or used shipping container you will undoubtably find a variety of prices available. It is easy to buy the first cheap storage container you find, but you must also consider what goes into shipping containers prices in order to determine if that great deal is really as good as it seems. The most common variables that impact the price of a shipping container are:
Size,
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