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You can buy containers that are new, one trip, or well-worn. Usually the one trip containers are significantly cheaper than new, and well-worn are somewhat chea
by jtolmar 9y ago
You can buy containers that are new, one trip, or well-worn. Usually the one trip containers are significantly cheaper than new, and well-worn are somewhat cheaper than that. But it varies, and I've occasionally seen new ones be cheaper for odd sizes.
The "used once" category is most popular among container home enthusiasts.
- TorKlingberg 9y agoIf there is a large market of one trip containers, that must mean there are companies that buy new containers, use them once and then sell them. Who does that and why?
- jtolmar 9y agoMy guess would be trade imbalance. If you can't find something to put in it, re-using the container means paying to ship it empty.
- mojomark 9y agoYes, they are from US - far east trade imbalance. Regurgitated from my reply above: https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch5en/appl5en/ch5a3en.html https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch5en/appl5en/ch5a3e...
- wastedhours 9y agoProduction cost in one location vs near-new cost in another perhaps? If you can produce one new in X for $1k, and sell a near-new one in Y for $2k, you might as well make cash on the shipping by carrying goods (if it has to travel to Y anyway, it's going to get beaten up in transit whether it's full or not).
- robocat 9y agoThe minimum price for a container is set by the local scrap price for steel e.g. a 20 foot container weighs 2,300 kg. The one-trip containers use thinner steel.