These Like New containers are generally within a year or two of their manufacture date and are in excellent condition inside and out with fresh grey or beige paint, though they will have a few dings or dents because containers are often bumped into one another during stacking.

Most One Trip containers have only taken one journey across an ocean on a container ship, but that's not strictly true. The term "one tripper" is more of a reference to a container in like-new condition. A brand new container in North America would need to be custom built and would cost about three times as much as a One Trip container from Asia.

One Trip container pricing is more closely related to the manufacturing cost than used container pricing, which is more about supply. Customers will see a much smaller price gap between 20' and 40' used containers than they will for 20' and 40' One Trip containers.

The rental fleet looks more like the One Trip, painted beige or grey, and comes with the option for doors on both ends (Tunnel). Rentals are only available in certain markets.

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Budweiser Clydesdales Training Facility in Missouri used a One Trip container to add to their storage.

Used shipping containers have circumnavigated the globe for 12-15 years and have the dents and rust to prove it, but they make stellar storage containers on dry land.

The only real difference between a CWO and WWT container is whether it can pass a CSC Survey and be safely placed at the bottom of a stack of seven (7) loaded containers for shipment on a cargo ship. Both CWO and WWT are going to look similar: surface rust, dings and dents, etc.

Whether the used shipping container you purchase is WWT or CWO, it is going to look like a used metal shipping container. With either option, we guarantee that your shipping container won't leak, will have doors that seal, and floors free of holes. If you're worried about how it looks, pressure washing and painting used containers goes a long way.

CWO - Cargo Worthy Containers

CWO containers are used shipping containers that could still be CSC certified (International Convention for Safe Containers) for overseas shipment, and stacked up to 7-high on container ships. Cargo-worthy containers are generally in similar cosmetic condition to WWT containers (though, CWO units tend to be a couple years newer, on average).

WWT - Wind & Water Tight Containers

Wind and Water Tight used shipping containers are no longer able to pass a CSC survey and cannot be exported. All WWT condition containers can be repaired to CWO condition, and often the repair is as simple as patching a dent deemed too large or fixing a bent cross-member under the floor.

Some WWT condition containers were graded CWO but their CSC Survey expired, and the unit's shipping company decided to take it out of service. The unit may still be in "cargo worthy" condition and simply need a new CSC Survey. Some are even used for domestic shipping.

Wind and Water Tight containers make great storage units. While WWT containers are on average the oldest units we sell, they are covered by our 3-Year Warranty.

When choosing a used shipping container, it's not possible to pick the color of your container, you get the next one off the stack at the storage depot. If color or appearance is important, you can paint your containers or buy a One Trip that will come on beige or grey.

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BWI Airport Marriot painted their 40 foot WWT containers to fit with the style of the hotel.