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Shipping Container Hire Australia Wide and for Sale
We stock and sell all varieties of new and used shipping containers Australia wide. If you need information on our cheap interstate removalist options, then click here
This Page Discusses
- Our Locations
- Container Dimensions
- The most commonly sought after containers
- Speciality containers
- Describing used containers
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Our Locations
We generally hold stocks of new and used 20 foot and 40 foot shipping containers and a variety of other speciality containers in each State capital city and in some regional centres across Australia. If we do not have what you are looking for in your location, chances are that we can get it to you within just a few days. So do not hesitate to call us to discuss your needs.
Container Dimensions - Shipping Container Hire Australia options follow international standards, with dimensions typically expressed in feet and inches (imperial units). See our General Info. page for all basic container dimensions in both imperial and metric measurements.
The Most Commonly Sought-after Shipping Containers are:
New and used 40-foot and 20-foot containers, as well as refurbished 10-foot units, are widely available. These containers are the most common options. Manufacturers generally do not produce new 10-foot containers.
Suppliers usually cut down and refurbish 20-foot or 40-foot containers to create 10-foot units, making them to order as required. Converting larger containers into 10-foot units incurs a significant cost, and since the containers are fully refurbished to A-grade condition, they tend to be more expensive than a standard A-grade used 20-foot or 40-foot container.
General purpose containers stand 8 feet 6 inches high and are slightly less than two standard pallets wide inside.
High Cube Containers
Are generally available in the same lengths as general purpose containers (above) but are are 12 inches (30cm) taller. They are also often made slightly wider so as to accommodate two standard pallets side by side.
Container Storage
We offer a simple container storage solution where we can leave a container at your house for you to load. We will then take it to one of our storage facilities near you.
You can leave your items secure in the knowledge that they are safe. When you are ready for your belongings we can deliver the container to your nominated address anywhere in the world for you to unload.
Speciality containers:
Shipping containers can be made or modified to specifications that suit almost any reasonable use. They can be made to provide living accomodation, office units, self storage units, amenities blocks, contain tanks to transport fuels and other liquids, house generators and other machinery, transport bulk grain, have open tops for high loads, have side doors, doors at each end, etc.
In short, shipping containers can generally be made longer, shorter, wider or higher to accommodate any reasonable use.
Describing Used Containers:
We do our best to avoid the industry jargon. For example, you may have heard people describe containers as A grade or B grade etc. Those terms are rarely explained by the person who is using them. They also often mean different things to different people.
These terms are therefore, in reality, fairly meaningless. Ideally, an A grade container should mean a container that is reasonably new but which may still have two or three professional repairs.
B grade containers may be 8 to 12 years old and may have more than three professional repairs. Both A grade and B grade containers should be reasonably presentable and should be guaranteed as weather proof with good doors and good door seals. It is important to note that all containers, including new ones, can arrive with marks or scrapes on them.
Their size, weight and the manner in which they are transported means that it is unlikely that even a new container will arrive in pristine condition
