Shipping Container Ideas and Articles
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Three short years ago we published "10 Facts about Shipping Containers" and the page has been visited by a lot of our customers and readers. Since that time, a few things have changed in the shipping world and it seems that now is a good time to update the page and provide 10 more facts about shipping containers.
1. Shanghai remains the busiest container port in the world, and since 2011 the throu ...
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Most of the new shipping container production still takes place in China, and COVID has not changed that. Currently, Intermodal Asia is scheduled in Shanghai, and the Chinese New Year celebrations are kicking off. The latter has the largest impact on container manufacturing.
Chinese New Year, 2023 is the year of the rabbit, celebrations begin January 21, 2023 to January 27, 2023; with the actual N ...
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Storage facilities are pretty common and heavily used around the United States and Canada, and one of the fastest ways to set up a storage facility, or expand an existing facility, is by using modified shipping containers.
20' and 40' shipping containers can be quickly converted into both single unit storage containers, and multiple unit storage facilities. Depending on the size of the unit ne ...
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It seems like shipping containers are in the news on a weekly, if not daily, basis recently. If it's not an article about shipping containers falling overboard, it's a story about recycled shipping containers being converted into some type of container house or office space. No matter the reason, any time containers are in the news it raises the visibility of the industry and gives people new idea ...
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The holiday season is really starting to kick off, and shipping containers are still moving around the world; please note that the ContainerAuction offices are still working but on adjusted schedules for the Christmas and New Year season.
Starting on Thursdday, December 22, 2022 we will be responding to emails and phone calls, but due to traveling and locations we may not be able to respond to cal ...
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Heavy industries like manufacturing, mining, oil drilling, and construction require portable, heavy duty storage facilities. Quite often, these companies less concerned with appearance and more concerned with function and an affordable price. They're looking for the cheapest possible shipping container that will stand up to abuse and neglect, all while keeping their supplies out of the harsh eleme ...
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Document storage is a growing industry, and many people instinctively turn to shipping containers so serve as secure, onsite document storage units. Logically, it makes sense; however before you purchase a container and load it full of your important documents there are a few things that should be considered. Humidity, security, and storage features are three of the key items that need to be consi ...
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In a tight economy, replacing building components with a cargo container is a great way to complete the summer projects and chores that you believed had been priced out of budget. Containers can help save on the cost of materials, and definitely provide a savings on the cost of labor. Not to mention the long term durability of the unit itself, the option of moving it to a new location, and the ...
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Thanksgiving is upon us again, (for everyone in the US), we also give thanks to our international friends, family, and clients, and in a month we will be closing out 2022, I'm sure that we are all thankful for that!
ContainerAuction.com offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th of 2022. We will be monitoring emails but may not be able to return calls quickly o ...
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Reality television shows like Container Wars have made the idea of buying abandoned shipping containers very popular; popular to the point where many people are under the perception that there are hundreds of unclaimed, abandoned shipping containers at every port in the country. Fortunately for shipping and logistics companies, and their consignees, this isn't the case.
To start, if a shipping con ...