Practical, plainspoken articles on buying, delivering, and using shipping containers — written by the people who actually deliver them. No marketing fluff.
Newark's normal overnight low falls from 65°F to 55°F across September, and after the warmest US summer on record, that slide turns humid air sealed inside storage containers…
The US port fee on Chinese-built ships has sat at zero dollars since November 10, 2025, and the suspension holding it there expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on…
China's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday runs September 25 to 27 and Golden Week runs October 1 to 7, leaving three working days between them at the factories that build…
A run from an Elizabeth depot to a Rockland County driveway can pick up $15 to $50 in tolls before the state line, and $50 to $100 more…
The canal dropped its Neopanamax draft limit to 47.5 feet on September 3 and carriers stacked per-TEU surcharges on top. Asia to US East Coast rates hit their…
Singamas reported its 20-foot dry container average selling price down to $1,613 from $1,845, and Triton's gain on used box sales fell to $2.0 million from $7.9 million.…
NOAA is forecasting a historically strong El Nino through winter 2026 and 2027, pointing to a warmer, wetter Northeast. That removes the frozen-ground window most first-quarter container deliveries…
Two 2026 Section 232 proclamations shifted duties from metal content to the full value of imported doors, HVAC units, and racking. The container line on your quote didn't…
Depot dry stock fell roughly 81,900 TEU in August and almost all of the tightening hit 20-foot boxes. Here's what that does to your quote, and when a…
Transpacific freight is climbing while U.S. depots sit full. New and one-trip containers are tightening; used inventory is not. Here's which side of the split your project is…
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