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The quick answer is that your shipping container will hold 32.6 cubic meters or 1,172 cubic feet worth of material, but likely you will want to factor in room to maneuver stored materials. The key to using your 20 foot shipping container to its storage capacity potential is understanding how much it can actually fit…

“A good rule of thumb is to assume that you’ll get around 2300 ft.³, or about 68 m³, of space on the inside of a 40-foot shipping container.” If you’ve been hunting for a shipping container, you’ve probably noticed the 40-foot container is an extremely common size. But the real question is, how much stuff…

Sure, the primary use of shipping containers is in their name: they ship things. But shipping containers, far from being hunks of steel only good for one job, serve a wide variety of purposes and can be reused in tons of creative ways.  Here’s a handful of alternative ways shipping containers can be used for…

You’ve just purchased a shipping container and plan to store items that are sensitive to moisture. Given enough time in stagnant storage spaces, there are a wide range of materials susceptible to water-related damage. What items can be harmed by humidity in shipping containers? There a few, including: Clothing Fabric furniture Wood materials Cardboard and…

If you’ve ever had to travel on a highway, you’ve probably noticed the labels on shipping containers without even realizing it. Now, you’re the person responsible for making sure shipping container labeling requirements are met. How can you maintain compliance? Or, maybe you want to impress your family with trivia on the next road trip.…

What is a High Cube (HC) Shipping Container? While these containers are available in sizes and layouts similar to any other standard sized container, high cube shipping containers are defined by their height. A high cube shipping container or HC container is an intermodal storage container unit with an external height of 9ft. 6in. That’s…

Why Buy Used Shipping Containers? Are you in the market for used shipping containers for sale or rent to store your company’s tools, keep your property safe and secure, or to build that idyllic, Millennial dream home that you recently saw on YouTube? Or was it on HGTV? You’ll find that used containers come in…