When a survey is purchased, a trained inspector confirms that the container is up to the standards listed on the CSC plate. The completed survey is then passed to your shipping company to confirm that the SOC (shipper-owned container) is up to the safety standards required for stacking on a ship.
Convention for Safe Containers Plate
The Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) Plate is a container survey that includes information on the date and location of manufacture, as well as other specifications. Learn more about the Convention for Safe Containers on the International Maritime Organization’s website.
What to Know
CSC Shipping Container Surveys
We Cannot Move Loaded Containers
Western Container cannot move loaded containers. When you order delivery from us, our haulers will put the container on the ground. You will need a crane or forklift to load the container back onto a chassis when a truck comes to pick it up.
We recommend customers buying a shipping container for export handle their own trucking.