You may find this information useful when loading your container. Inspect the container carefully before loading anything inside. Be sure there are no holes in the container BEFORE you allow the driver to leave. Start with the large and heavy items like appliances and load them on the floor ag...
Trick #1: search for conex on craigslist instead of shipping container. This is another term for the same thing, but plenty of people don't know to search for it. Some container sellers, like the guy I bought mine from, show up if you search for conex but not if you search for shipp...
While shipping companies set the price to send a full container load of freight, several factors can affect your container shipping costs. The difference might not be a lot per container, but it adds up over time. Taking simple steps to optimize yoursupply chainis a terrific way to improve ...
The two most commonly used box strengths for shipping are: 32 ECT: This type of box can stand up to a 32-pounds per square inch vertical compression and is common when stacking lighter weight shipments. 200#: For somewhat heavy-duty shipping, 200# boxes are popular options, and generally...
Get a ramp When your container arrives, it will be on the back of achassis(like in the picture above) attached to a truck. A chassis sits aboutfour feetoff the ground, which is quite a problem if you’ve got any heavy furniture to put in the container. The solution? A ramp. Get ...
Shipping containers that are small enough can potentially be transported by a heavy-duty pickup truck. Using a specially designed trailer, the container is secured and can then be driven to its new location. The size and weight of the container should be within the payload capacity of the tru...
If you have extra large items such as washing machines and sofas to ship,our MoveCube® servicemight be the most convenient and cost-effective option. Available in 3 sizes, Small, Medium, and Large, the MoveCube® is your own personal shipping container. ...
Andrew:Yeah, that's a great story. So we'd been running Premium Sound Canada for about six months and through the process realized that headphones were way better to sell online than speakers because headphones were light and easy to store and the speakers were heavy and hard to ship, and...
The ship’s crew regularly checks the container Lashing at sea and significantly tightens it before heavy weather arrives to avoid accidents. The loading plan is usually given to the ship before arrival, so one must ensure enough lashing equipment is available to lash all containers. ...
but this was a leap up from any other ship I have piloted. It circles back to weight, on ships this big, speed is more critical than ever. All aspects of piloting have to be done slower, from route driving to docking. They are so heavy that any developed momentum, even in a turn,...