How to Buy a Shipping Container: Six Steps From Use to Delivery
November 2, 2026
Six steps to buying a new shipping container: use, size, condition, specification, CSC plate and inspection, then terms, from a 20 ft box maker.
Six steps to buying a new shipping container: use, size, condition, specification, CSC plate and inspection, then terms, from a 20 ft box maker.
Our 20 ft dry container weighs 2,185 kg empty and may weigh 30,480 kg loaded. How tare, payload and gross fit together, and where to read them.
From the king pin to the rear lights, a plain guide to the parts of a semi trailer, what each one does and what to look at when you buy.
The CSC plate is the safety approval plate on every container in international transport. Learn what each line means and what to check before you buy.
A container chassis is a semi trailer frame built to carry shipping containers. See how lock count, frame length and frame shape match your box plan.