Shipping Container Ideas and Articles
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Open sided shipping containers are one of the many types of specialty shipping containers. Specialty shipping containers are called this as they aren't dry, or standard shipping containers or the conventionally used refrigerated containers. Open sided containers are just as described, containers with doors that open on the sides to allow greater access to the inside of the container.
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It's time to start thinking about winter storage again, and a new or used shipping container is a great option. Shipping containers are large enough to hold everything you can think of, and weather tight and secure enough that you can lock the doors and not have to think about it until the spring time. The three most common uses of shipping containers over the winter are toy storage, firewood encl ...
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Shipping containers are regularly used as storage units, and in many cases they are purchased or rented to be used as mobile, or portable, storage units. If you plan on buying a shipping container and moving it from site to site at a later date there are a few things to keep in mind prior to doing so. The simplest way to move the container, the size of the container that’s going to be moved, ...
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ContainerAuction.com has been in business for over nine years and has seen many changes in the shipping container sales industry. There have been periods of high and low volume sales, interest in different types of shipping containers, locations targeted, and the transition from desktop to mobile traffic. One of the largest changes that we've made to accommodate the buyers, in addition to auction ...
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40' standard height shipping containers dominated the seas for many years, however in recent years they've been getting harder and harder to find in the secondary, or retail, markets. There has been a shift in the freight demand 40' standards to 40' high cubes, which obviously causes a change in production quantities. Just to clarify, 40' standard containers are 8'6" tall, and 40' high cubes are 9 ...
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It's easy to understand the difference between and new/one trip shipping container and a used shipping container, but there can be some confusion when discussing used shipping containers. When driving past a shipping container depot/yard there are massive stacks of shipping containers, often numbering in the thousands. Â However, many of the containers aren't for sale – yet.
Age and ...
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There's a fair amount of confusion in the marketplace about the differences and similarities between storage containers and shipping containers. Most people assume they're the same thing, however the similarities stop at the shape of the box. Shipping containers and storage pods both have great features and benefits, but depending on your requirements choosing one over the other could leave your b ...
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It’s hard to believe that it’s September already. Where has the summer gone? To mark the passing of the 2019 summer season, ContainerAuction.com and many of the shipping lines, suppliers, and container yards that work with us will be closed for business on Monday, September 2nd, 2019, for the American holiday of Labor Day. In order to keep your shipping containers moving and avoid any ...
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Once a shipping container is dropped on site, it's not very easy to move it around. Even just a few inches is nearly impossible due to the weight and size of the container. That being said, some very ingenious people have come up with clever ways to move a shipping container without having a forklift or crane on site.
Container Skates
Shipping container skates are a composite plastic material that ...
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Shipping a full container load of goods, or FCL, typically requires renting a shipping container the shipping line, or in some cases it makes more financial sense to purchase a shipping container directly from a container lessor or trading company, in the latter the common term is "shipper owned container", or S.O.C. However, there are a few additional components involved when using a shipper owne ...
