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Manufacturers and distributors of new and used shipping containers and wholesale cargo containers storage. Browse listings to find shipping container suppliers and cargo container suppliers.
Steel Shipping Containers
20' - 40' ISO Shipping Containers Delivered - Rent or Buy Today!
www.mobilestorage.com
J Staal Storage Solutions
Storage Container Sales / Rentals (877) 457-8225 Free Rental Delivery
www.jstaal.com
Steel Storage Containers
Wholesale Price Nationwide on New / Used Cargo Containers (888)667-4834
www.OnSiteStorage.com
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Steel Shipping Containers
ISO Steel Shipping Containers for Sale or Rent. Nationwide Locations, Custom Sizes & Local Delivery.
Cargo Containers | Mobile Offices | Free Quote
www.mobilestorage.com
GlobalSpec.com: Shipping Containers
Database of suppliers for shipping containers. Browse catalogs, view technical information, and contact suppliers.
www.globalspec.com
Orbis Corporation: Shipping Containers
Offers packaging and material handling solutions, including recycling, dunnage design, fabrication, repair and much more.
www.orbiscorporation.com
Great Lakes Kwik Space
Shipping Containers in Chicago Area. Rent or Buy. Call for Quote Today!
Get Quote Online | Products Catalog
www.storagecontainers.com
Pillow Tank Supplier
Provides collapsible, temporary liquid storage containers for oil spill recovery, bulk liquid transport, storage of water, juices, or fuel storage.
www.interstateproducts.com
Moving/Storage Containers
U Fill, We Deliver to Your Door Secure & Tracked. Call Today!
www.GoSmartMove.com
Storage Containers, CA
Portable steel storage containers. 20'- 40'. Rent/buy. Delivery/Pickup
www.pacvan.com
A Plus Container Co.
Steel Shipping Container New & Used 10'-45' Wholesale Prices Call Today
www.APlusContainers.Com
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Advanced Packaging, Inc.
Reusable shipping & carrying cases for professional, military and commercial applications.
www.advpack.com
Case Club
Manufacturer & designer of reusable stock plastic, aluminum and custom portable cases shipping containers storage boxes & industrial packaging.
www.caseclub.com
Cases Plus, Inc.
Distributor of carrying and shipping cases, complete line of cases available through a nationwide network of independent dealers.
www.casesplus.com
Cases2Go: Shipping Cases
National distributor of standard and custom shipping cases, ATA cases, military cases, aluminum cases from Anvil, Hardigg, Zero Halliburton, and SKB.
www.cases2go.com(Paid)
Chandler Packaging, Inc.
Manufacturer of specialized wooden shipping and storage containers, skids and material handling fixtures.
www.chanpack.com
Container Trading Company Ltd.
Locally fabricated cargo carrying units produced in the Atlantic Canada area, including containers, half heights, cargo baskets, bottle racks, garbage skips, and transportation tanks.
www.ctccontainers.com
Corrugated Shipping Products
Manufacturer of recyclable pallets and shipping systems for automotive, original equipment manufacturers, chemical and export packaging.
www.boxexpress.net
Danielle's Case Company
Supplier of Shipping cases and carrying cases.
danielles.com
Delta Cases
Based in Colorado and California, supplies shipping, packaging and crating cases for all uses.
www.deltacases.com
Empire Container Corporation
Manufacturer of corrugated shipping containers, p.o.p. displays, mass market consumer packaging and specialty single face products in Southern California.
www.empirecontainercorp.com
GlobalSpec.com: Shipping Containers
Database of suppliers for shipping containers. Browse catalogs, view technical information, and contact suppliers.
www.globalspec.com (Paid)
Great Lakes Kwik Space
Shipping Containers in Chicago Area. Rent or Buy. Call for Quote Today!
Get Quote Online | Products Catalog
www.storagecontainers.com (Paid)
GTB Cases
Carrying cases to shipping cases for all types of transporting uses.
www.gtbcases.com
Insulated Shipping Containers, Inc. (ISC)
Solutions for the packaging of temperature-sensitive products with experience in problem consultation, engineering, testing and manufacturing.
www.isc-ship.com
Meyers Corbox, Inc.
Supplier of literature, mailers, mini mailers, shipping containers, and file and bin boxes. Online catalog. Based in Ohio.
www.corbox.com
New World Case, Inc.
Suppliers of heavy duty computer monitor shipping containers.
www.customcases.com
Offshore Containers International
Supplies shipping containers, seatainers, cargo containers.
www.ocint.com.au
Orbis Corporation: Shipping Containers
Offers packaging and material handling solutions, including recycling, dunnage design, fabrication, repair and much more.
www.orbiscorporation.com (Paid)
OWENS Container Services
Operating a network of 15 fully integrated container parks throughout Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Full line of container services.
www.owenscontainers.com.au
PACE Cases
Source for soft sided, hard sided, plastic, fabricated & aluminum reusable shipping containers & cases.
www.pacecases.com
Painter Design
Manufactures shipping containers/mobility containers for various needs. Based in Michigan.
www.painterdesign.com
Pillow Tank Supplier
Provides collapsible, temporary liquid storage containers for oil spill recovery, bulk liquid transport, storage of water, juices, or fuel storage.
www.interstateproducts.com (Paid)
Quantum Scientific, Inc.
Supplier of aluminium carrying cases, transit cases and shipping cases.
www.cyber-case.com
Robinson Industries, Inc. - Shipping Containers
Custom manufacturer of reusable shipping containers. Pallets, totes, bulk containers, Dunnage, bins, lids, and more. Proven reliable for 61 years!
www.robinsonind.com(Paid)
SEA-KOP Ltd.
Shipping and freight forwarding agency located in North Adriatic Sea at Port of Koper.
www.sea-kop.com
Steel Shipping Containers
ISO Steel Shipping Containers for Sale or Rent. Nationwide Locations, Custom Sizes & Local Delivery.
Cargo Containers | Mobile Offices | Free Quote
www.mobilestorage.com (Paid)
Thermal Insulated Systems Inc.
Providing foam and insulated containers, corrugated boxes and shipping supplies for product protection of your environmentally sensitive packaging, shipping and cold storage needs.
www.thermalsystems.com
Viking Cases
Based in Florida, specialzing in shipping cases.
www.vikingcases.com
Volunteer Case & Container
Manufacturer of shipping cases and crates.
www.volcase.com
  • JELCO, Inc.
  • Pelican Products, Inc.
  • Trencor Limited
Steel Shipping Containers
20' - 40' ISO Shipping Containers Delivered - Rent or Buy Today!
www.mobilestorage.com
J Staal Storage Solutions
Storage Container Sales / Rentals (877) 457-8225 Free Rental Delivery
www.jstaal.com
Steel Storage Containers
Wholesale Price Nationwide on New / Used Cargo Containers (888)667-4834
www.OnSiteStorage.com

Guide to Storage and Shipping Containers

Getting your all-important supplies and finished goods to market dry and intact


 
 

Storage and Shipping Container Basics

  • Choose shipping containers according to the size, weight and sensitivity of the cargo: liquid or sold, frozen or dry.
  • Most shipping companies will provide shipping containers they own or lease, or even split up containers for multiple customers.
  • Huge increases in trade can make it hard to get the right shipping container on time. Plan ahead.
 
 
What would the world be without the omnipresent shipping container, aka, "the box"? Probably a lot poorer. Shipping containers have taken over world trade, and although industrial and invariably ugly, they do serve a long-needed purpose: total storage container control over goods in transit, come high water or heavy weather.

Working with shipping containers is a matter of shopping according to your company's very specific needs. In this primer on cargo containers, you'll learn:

1. Basic shipping containers types and uses
2. Using a plastic plastic shipping container or storage container to protect goods
3. How thermal and refrigerated cargo containers work
4. Choosing among shipping container manufacturers


Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Choosing the right shipping containers These days, most cargo containers for sale must conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) shipping container measurements.

I recommend:  Cube shipping containers are eight feet wide, eight feet six inches high, and 20 or 40 feet long. Some cube cargo containers for sale are insulated, have flat racks, open tops or can be refrigerated or simply hold tanks for liquid. Shipping and storage container vendors include Cobra, TRS, On-Site Storage, BSL Containers, and Charleston Marine. See additional storage container resources at the Business.com directory for shipping and storage containers.

Shipping containers vary according to industrial need A storage container known as a flat rack or platform shipping container is open on the sides and can carry heavy machinery. Open top shipping containers carry oversized, heavy cargo and bulk items, like steel pellets, coal, grain or sand.

I recommend:  For flat-rack shipping containers, consider shipping container manufacturers SCF, Morbridge International and Cave Systems. For a tank shipping container, manufacturers include UBH International, M&S, or the member directory of the shipping container manufacturer trade group, the International Tank Container Organization. Ferguson Seacab is a shipping container manufacturer for open-top shipping containers. Find shipping containers for sale or lease at Business.com.

A plastic shipping container is the choice for fragile or odd-size goods Before it can go in the big metal box, a lot of items should be packaged separately, often in plastic cargo containers. These are often custom-made shipping containers or designed for specific industries, like agriculture.

I recommend:  Vendors of custom plastic cargo containers for sale include Orbis, Cisco-Eagle, Rehrig Pacific and Flexcon. Or take a look at plastic shipping container choices at Business.com.

For sensitive goods, use thermal or refrigerated shipping containers Shipping containers come with thermal lining for frozen or sensitive goods, like fresh flowers and fish. Such shipping containers are not necessarily refrigerated, but refrigerated shipping containers can be bought or leased as well.

I recommend:  Most shipping container makers have thermal or refrigerated versions. Some additional vendors of thermal shipping containers include Thermosafe and J.D. Packaging.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
  • Most shipping companies supply shipping containers for their customers, although there's no guarantee. Increased world trade has squeezed the supply of steel for new shipping containers from shipping container manufacturers.
  • Shipping containers are built to international standards in order to accommodate what's known as intermodal -- train, truck or boat -- transport. If the small box shipping container seems too big, time to take out partial space.
  • Using a shipping container for storage can be pricey -- unless you buy a used one from a shipping container manufacturer. This can be easier than you might guess. Shipping containers get beat up on long voyages and quickly must be recycled, refurbished or sold off. There's even an architectural movement dedicated to recycling shipping containers for developing-world housing.

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By Greg Brown
Getting your all-important supplies and finished goods to market dry and intact.
What would the world be without the omnipresent shipping container, aka, "the box"? Probably a lot poorer. Shipping containers have taken over world trade, and although industrial and invariably ugly, they do serve a long-needed purpose: ... Read more
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