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Historic Savannah, Georgia; home to great restaurants, beautiful historic mansions, and one of the busiest shipping container ports in the country. When people think of international shipping in the United States they automatically think of New York/Newark and Los Angeles, which is only natural because of the large population centers based in those area. What many people overlook is that Savannah ...
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We can all agree that shipping containers are a big business, and that most standard/dry containers originate in China; but once you look at it up close it might be hard to get your head around just how big the container market in China is. Last week at the Intermodal Asia Expo 2015 we were given the chance to check out the busiest container port in the world, up close and personal.
The deep ...
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For the first time, ContainerAuction.com will have a representative attending Intermodal Asia. Intermodal Asia, similar to its sister event Intermodal Europe, is an international event where world leaders in intermodal shipping meet to exchange ideas, learn about new products, and discuss the direction the industry is going. The event is attended by shipping lines, leasing and finance companies, c ...
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2014 has been a great year at ContainerAuction.com. We've helped connect buyers and sellers with hundreds of new and used containers around the United States, North America, and a few countries in Europe and Africa. To build on our momentum, we've made a few enhancements to the website and trading platform that will kick off in 2015. These changes are designed to help buyers and sellers get the be ...
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For the 5th consecutive year, ContainerAuction.com will be attending the Intermodal Europe Expo: Containers in Motion. Intermodal Europe is an annual event where industry leaders from around the world meet to learn about new products and services, discuss industry trends, and negotiate contracts and agreements for the following year. The convention is attended by shipping lines, leasi ...
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In an unfortunate turn of events, the containership Maersk Svendborg was hit by some particularly brutal weather last week in the Bay of Biscay, en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka; and the worst case scenario was achieved as 520 shipping containers had been torn from the deck of the vessel.
Of the 520 shipping containers lost, 85% of the equipment was empty, and none of the equipment contained hazar ...
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In case you missed it, last week there was a severe storm off the coast of Ushant, France, in the south west corner of the English Channel, and it was strong enough to knock 14 shipping containers overboard. CMA-CGM, the vessel owner, was able to confirm the contents of the containers and there was no concern of pollution, and a team was quickly dispatched to recover the shipping containers and so ...
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Christmas is only a few days away, and while it's not possible to make the delivery in time to be under the tree, we're continuing our discount offer to everyone that's purchased a new or used shipping container through ContainerAuction.com in the month of December - 20% off any purchase on ContainerLockBox.com. Â The discount code is provided on the bottom of your ContainerAuction.com invoi ...
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There is a lot of talk these days about all of the different types of auctions that are being made popular by reality television, and given the name of our company we get our fair share of questions from people looking to score big at the auction.
To help clarify some questions and point people in the right direction, here's a quick summary of the different types of popular auctions and where ...
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If you’ve been thinking about purchasing a lock box or set of vents for your shipping container, now is the time. For the month of November we’re offering 10% off any purchase made through ContainerLockBox.com.
If that’s not enough, if you buy a new or used shipping container through ContainerAuction.com you will get an additional 10%, for a total of 20% off any purch ...
