Almost all shipping containers are made from steel and have closed-top with hinged doors. They have corrugated walls on the top and bottom sides and are welded to the rails and end frames.

20′ Standard Shipping Container

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Made out of steel, it is usually 20 (about 6 M) long and 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) high, with a pair of doors at one end and a wooden floor.

This type of container is the most inexpensive way of importing and exporting products in and out of the country. You can use it for storing your personal belongings and also when moving out.

Usually, the life of a container is between 10 to 30 years. If well-maintained, a container has a lifespan of around 30 years – perhaps more!

40′ Standard Shipping Container

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 A 40ft Standard container‘s empty weight is 3,750kg and can be loaded to a maximum overall weight of 29 tons (26,300kg). But the amount of cargo you can load would depend in large on possible restrictions and/or limitations of the shipping line, the nature of the cargo, and specific details of the shipment.

A 40ft Standard container is wind and waterproof, suited for transport, suited for Storage, equipped with a wooden floor. Containers are thoroughly checked before delivery and all of them carry a valid CSC date – international quality standards for your safety. Our containers are inexpensive and versatile and can be delivered all over the USA.

40′ High Cube Shipping Container

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The primary difference between a 40ft Standard height container and a 40ft High Cube Container is the difference in height of exactly one foot. This additional height gives the 40ft High Cube container an extra 344 cu ft of storage capacity. The extra height also means that the containers are heavier than the standard. 

In terms of volume, how much can you fit in a 40ft high cube container?
760 medium flower pots. 610 standard package boxes. 152 bicycles, give or take a couple. There’s room for many things in a high cube container.

But let’s try to simplify it a little. Here are some standardized sizes that might be a bit more tangible. According to European pallet size (1.2m x 0.8m), you can fit in 25 pallet stacks in a 40ft high cube container. For American pallets (1.01m x 1.21m), there can be 21 pallet stacks as long as they are not hanging over the sides.

Shipping containers are designed to be stacked in high columns, carrying heavy loads. They are also designed to resist harsh environments, such as on ocean-going vessels or sprayed with road salt while transported on roads. Due to their high strength, shipping containers are usually the last to fall in extreme weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis.

40-foot containers tend to outlive 20-foot containers. This is because they are not usually packed to their weight limit, unlike the 20-foot containers. Being exposed to rough conditions at sea, they tend to rust, corrode, get dents and holes, but you can still do many things with used or new containers and it is just your imagination that has to jump in.