THERE is a small but growing trend to develop a trade in a new one-trip or single-use shipping container used once for carrying cargo, reports Bangalore's MarineInsight.
After purchase, these new containers are leased to a third party, loaded with cargo for a single trip, and then sold (once delivered) in the 'aftermarket'.
Such containers are then used for various purposes. It is used for the storage of goods, in the manufacture of container homes, and also for transporting cargo - remember that it is 'essentially' a brand-new container that has made just a single cargo-carrying journey, said the report.
A one-trip shipping container has not spent much time sailing or being moved between several warehouses, depots, and terminals, and therefore such shipping containers are normally found to be in prime condition.
The aftermarket is mostly associated with the automobile industry. Such parts or items are not manufactured by their original manufacturers (OEMs or Original Equipment Manufacturers), but by third parties.
'This is the place people usually go to when they need a machinery part or a piece of equipment urgently. Normally, such parts and equipment are available readily in aftermarkets and most of them are compatible with different brands. They are usually cheaper and conform to the quality of the original,' said the report.
'A new container may be picked up from its manufacturing plant by the buyer and then shipped to its destination without cargo. While buyers may do this to minimise damages to the new container due to cargo load, it is mostly because they would not have found a ready customer for leasing. This is sometimes referred to as a one-way shipping container.
'Instead of shipping a newly purchased empty container to the buyer's location, after procurement, the buyer may get the necessary markings done on the container and immediately lease it to a third party for transporting cargo to his destination. This is one way of cutting costs.
'At the destination, after unloading, the container is collected by the original buyer to be used for his purposes - for shipping cargo, storage of goods, or to be used as a container home,' said the report.
'As these containers are almost 'brand-new' they can easily last for 25 years, if not more, just like any brand-new container. A one-trip shipping container, that has completed its first sea voyage is usually put through a paint job and any minor bumps and dents repaired.
'Unlike a used container, a one-trip shipping container comes in good condition requiring minimum repairs and maintenance. There are traders in some markets who specialise just in one-trip shipping containers. It still works out cheaper for buyers in that market than picking up a brand-new shipping container,' said the report.
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After purchase, these new containers are leased to a third party, loaded with cargo for a single trip, and then sold (once delivered) in the 'aftermarket'.
Such containers are then used for various purposes. It is used for the storage of goods, in the manufacture of container homes, and also for transporting cargo - remember that it is 'essentially' a brand-new container that has made just a single cargo-carrying journey, said the report.
A one-trip shipping container has not spent much time sailing or being moved between several warehouses, depots, and terminals, and therefore such shipping containers are normally found to be in prime condition.
The aftermarket is mostly associated with the automobile industry. Such parts or items are not manufactured by their original manufacturers (OEMs or Original Equipment Manufacturers), but by third parties.
'This is the place people usually go to when they need a machinery part or a piece of equipment urgently. Normally, such parts and equipment are available readily in aftermarkets and most of them are compatible with different brands. They are usually cheaper and conform to the quality of the original,' said the report.
'A new container may be picked up from its manufacturing plant by the buyer and then shipped to its destination without cargo. While buyers may do this to minimise damages to the new container due to cargo load, it is mostly because they would not have found a ready customer for leasing. This is sometimes referred to as a one-way shipping container.
'Instead of shipping a newly purchased empty container to the buyer's location, after procurement, the buyer may get the necessary markings done on the container and immediately lease it to a third party for transporting cargo to his destination. This is one way of cutting costs.
'At the destination, after unloading, the container is collected by the original buyer to be used for his purposes - for shipping cargo, storage of goods, or to be used as a container home,' said the report.
'As these containers are almost 'brand-new' they can easily last for 25 years, if not more, just like any brand-new container. A one-trip shipping container, that has completed its first sea voyage is usually put through a paint job and any minor bumps and dents repaired.
'Unlike a used container, a one-trip shipping container comes in good condition requiring minimum repairs and maintenance. There are traders in some markets who specialise just in one-trip shipping containers. It still works out cheaper for buyers in that market than picking up a brand-new shipping container,' said the report.
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