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I used to sell shipping containers so my information is tangentially related and somewhat spotty. Still, I would tell customers looking to ship stuff some basic information to point them in right direction: - Find out your closest active port, probably just Port of [City Name] to see what companies operate out of there. West coast would be Seattle, Oakland, or Los Angeles that I know of. Portland had its ports closed for a few years but I think have restarted some operations in recent years. - Alternatively, look up major shipping companies like Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, or Evergreen and see if they ship out of any ports near you. I would talk to them first and figure out their process. What you have to do next depends of what services that company may offer and some other considerations: - You'll have to decide if you want to outright own the container you're shipping in or just want to rent for a one-time ship. If you're considering renting the container, you'll probably want to check with the shipping company if they offer these. Other than than, I don't know much about places that would have rentals that would ship overseas. - If you're purchasing, you can get "New" (actually shipped over once, since they're all manufactured in China) or a Used one. New can always be shipped. For shipping used containers, the key word you're looking for is "Cargo Worthy" or CW, which means they are in decent enough shape to be relicensed to ship. Any other used containers you find not with this designation are a strong risk for not being able to be licensed to ship. The company I used to work for is here: https://cgicontainersales.com/. They sell out of the aforementioned ports. - If you buy, the container will be delivered to your place, you load it, then you would arrange to get it delivered to the port based on your arrangement with the shipping company. Maybe you'd be able to buy and keep the container near a port to load it but port space is extremely valuable so that's an iffy prospect for an individual. - The shipping company probably don't offer services to deliver from your place to the port. You'll probably have to find one yourself. Hopefully this will help you know what to expect and point you in the right direction.
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My advice mostly breaks down all the steps if you're doing all the arrangements. A company like WhatEvil used is probably worth it to avoid all the headache of arranging it yourself.
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Fozzy The Bear posted:Price for a container "The container can range from $1,300 to $6,700 for 20 ft. and $1500 to $7000 for a 40 ft."... that's a pretty big range. Yeah price will vary quite a bit depending how far from a port you are and how major that port is and any number of other factors. They tend to all be around the same price from different sellers in a general area I've found. Other considerations if you're purchasing:
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