Shipping Containers For Sale

10ft shipping containers for sale

If you're looking to purchase a 10ft shipping container, it's worth first checking if a 20ft shipping container would fit your needs. Despite offering less than half the storage space, 10ft shipping containers often cost more than 20ft containers. That's not all, the exact dimensions of 10ft shipping containers for sale can also vary, as some are manufactured in overseas factories, while others are 20ft shipping containers that have been halved in Australian workshops.

At ABC Container Hire & Sales, we always encourage our customers to come and inspect our containers at our depots before making a purchase. Feel free to visit us, bring a tape measure, and check out the dimensions of the 10ft shipping container for yourself, or you can check out the 10ft shipping container dimensions here.

As a preliminary check to see if a 10ft shipping container suits your needs, consider the average dimensions: 10ft long x 8ft wide x 8.5ft high, which is equivalent to 2.99 metres long x 2.60 metres high x 2.44 metres wide. If you purchase a 10ft shipping container, you'll generally have approximately 17 cubic metres of storage space available.

20ft shipping containers for sale

Over 75% of the shipping containers we sell at ABC Container Hire & Sales are 20ft shipping containers. Of these, around 90% are standard-height shipping containers with the remaining 10% being high-cube shipping containers.

There is a foot of difference in height between the two options, with standard height shipping containers standing at 8.5ft high (2.60 metres) whereas high cube shipping containers are 9.5ft (2.90 metres) high. Both standard height and high cube shipping container dimensions are exactly 20ft long and 8ft wide. In metric terms, this is 6.10 metres long x 2.44 metres wide.

Total internal storage space for a standard height 20ft shipping container is generally around 33m 3 whereas the extra 300mm of height in a 20ft high cube shipping container provides a storage space of 37m 3 . It's best to check how high the tallest item you need to store stands—the internal floor-to-ceiling height of a standard height container is 2.1 metres compared with a high cube shipping container at 2.4 metres.

40ft shipping containers for sale

If you have plenty of space available to store the shipping container you buy or if you need to store any items that are longer than 6.0 metres, the 40ft shipping container is your best choice.

The dimensions of the 40ft containers are identical to 20ft containers, except the length. Like 20-foot shipping containers, you can buy 40-foot shipping containers in both standard height or high cube options, as well as in new or used condition.

Standard height 40ft shipping containers are 8.5ft high (2.60 metres) externally and high cube shipping containers are 9.5ft (2.90 metres) high. Both standard height and high cube 40ft shipping container dimensions are exactly 40ft long and 8ft wide. In metric terms, this is 12.20 metres long x 2.44 metres wide.

Total internal storage space for a standard height 40ft shipping container is generally around 67m 3 with the high cube option offering a total storage capacity of about 77m 3 . Take a look at our shipping container dimensions page if you'd like to get more information on 40ft shipping container dimensions including weight capacities.

One other consideration before you commit to buying a 40ft shipping container is to check if you can get a semi-trailer or a super-tilt truck into your premises to deliver your container and drive it back out again.

Shipping container delivery

In some ways buying a shipping container is the easy part and quite often getting your shipping container delivered is where things get tricky. With more than 20 years experience in container transport and moving shipping containers, you can be confident that ABC Container Hire & Sales has your back when it comes time to deliver your shipping container.

ABC gives all customers the option to arrange their own collection of any shipping containers purchased or our friendly and very experienced team can help ease this pressure for you by organising the delivery for you. Most of our shipping container deliveries are completed with a tilt tray (for 20ft shipping containers) or a swing lift (for 40ft shipping containers) truck. For trickier deliveries we can also help with a range of other transport options (flat tops, crane trucks, hiabs, super tilts etc). One thing you will notice when reading our google reviews is that our customers seem to love our delivery drivers as much as they love us! We have built very strong relationships with our container transport providers over the years and we only work with proven operators that make your shipping container delivery as seamless as possible.

Please see our Shipping Container Delivery FAQ page for more information before you buy a shipping container.