Shipping Containers for Sale | Freight Container | LOTUS Containers

You might have come across people saying that international shipping is not a piece of cake but it can neither be called arduous if you play smart. While domestic shipment is confined to the national boundaries, international shipments outstretch beyond the national boundaries involving several risks and challenges that need to be managed well in order to provide smooth trading of cargo via shipping containers . The larger and valuable the asset, the greater is the risk. No matter what type of cargo you’re transporting or which border you have to cross, building a strong intermodal transportation strategy is pivotal to avoid negative consequences. Your business needs to get your consignment to the right place and at the right time, efficiently and reliably. Risk management in international shipping is com plex as it requires a smart and proactive cargo risk the management team always eager to solve every problem coming on the way. Risks are not always associated with natural ...

What comes to your mind when you think of a  shipping container ? Steel boxes with signs of dents, rust, and patches traveling on the truck, rail, or large vessels. That’s indeed true! That is what a shipping container looks like. But those dents, patches, and rust tell their entire story. No doubt those untidy looking boxes plays one of the vital roles in pacing lives of all. Just like success comes with struggle, the untidiness, breakage, damage of containers says what all they have gone through. They are the indisputable king of today’s fast-paced life. In ev e ry field they were taken, they proved their best and that is the reason they are called- ‘VERSATILE’. In this article, we will be talking about the versatilities of those long-living  intermodal containers . 1.Shipment/Transportation:  Call it shipping container,  cargo container , or storage units but they were solely invented to facilitate the shipment of goods in bulk over long distances. Moving back to ...

The Port of Gdansk of Poland is all set to become one of the biggest and busiest seaports in Europe . It is going to be the biggest investment ever made in the port in the Baltic Sea. The port is said to have the fastest linkage with East Europe covering areas of Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary, and Slovakia. Hereafter, the Russian port of St. Petersburg is ahead of the port of Gdansk by just 122,000 TEUs, which means that Gdansk is very near to cross this value and stands top of all. The net cargo volume in the Port of Gdansk is expected to double in the coming few years. The region is expecte d to grow in GDP by 48% by the year 2030. The extra space in the port of Gdansk will be a major source to double the cargo volume from 50 million tons per year to 100 million tons per year. According to Marcin Osowski, the Vice President for Infrastructure, the plans include installation of 12 miles of new harbors, nine more terminals for cargo uses, five miles of th...

Shipping containers , celebrating their 63rd birthday this year, have added tremendous value to ongoing international tr ade activities across the world. Invented by Malcolm Mclean around half a decade ago, they revolutionized the entire world trade by giving shippers the ability to transfer cargo by storing them into shipping containers. They are extensively used to carry products from the point of origin to the point of the final destination. The two most common terms used in the shipping lines for freight movement are LCL and FCL . F CL mean s Full Container Loads and LCL means less than a Container Load often leads to a lot of confusion about what they are all about. When given a choice between FCL vs LCL shipping , it is an important decision for any shipper to make as to which mode of shipping is more viable for the cargo they need to transfer. Given below is a thorough description of FCL and LCL fo r a better understanding. What ar e FCL and LCL ? What is Full Container...

A chunk of thoughts keeps hitting your mind when you approach container suppliers to buy shipping containers . If you’re involved in shipping operations, especially international shipping by any means, you ought to have detailed knowledge of each con t ainer type and functionality. Refrigerated Containers are invented for the storage and shipping of goods that cannot be kept safely in standard shipping containers.  Most people confuse them with insulated shipping containers , but they both are way different from one another. Let’s see in detail what they are and how they are different from others.  Reefer reminds of the line once said by Professor Plato, “Necessity is the mother of invention”. Although the discovery of shipping containers by Malcolm McLean has brought about the biggest transformation, shipping of perishable and temperature-sensitive products was still one of the major issues confronted by shippers and vendors dealing with such products. And this necessity gave...

Choosing the best   shipping container supplier  might feel complicated because different suppliers in the market are offering different container services and you never know which the best one is. Well, numerous factors count in the selection of the right container supplier.  In this article, we will be talking about 7 factors you must consider before making a buying decision. Work Experience The years of experience a container provider holds say a lot about it. Always ask them about their work experience for how long they have been into the business. A newbie may not be very specific in providing the right equipment for your cargo needs. But this does not apply to all newbies. Some of them might have entered in the business after gaining a good knowledge of containerization and other related things. Work Arena The degree to which extent their product and service expand is also a major factor that can give you an insight into their services. Knowing whether they oper...