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Aside from choosing between leasing and purchasing a shipping container, our clients have the option of buying a brand-new shipping container or a used one. But the term brand-new shipping container can be a misleading one. In fact, the technical term is “one-trip” shipping container. The term one-trip containers, or sea cans, refers to the […]

The winter time can be a wonderful and exciting time for those who love snow and snow-related activities. However, snow, cold temperatures and ice tend to complicate day-to-day business operations in our field. We want our customers to have a seamless delivery and pickup experience in regard to their leased or bought shipping containers so […]

The COVID-19 global pandemic has created a new and unprecedented situation in the global market. It has enhanced e-Commerce and forced many businesses to shift their focus to online selling and marketing of their products. In some ways, it made shopping easier, it made more products more accessible, and generally, made shopping easier. But there […]

We often share photos and projects where shipping containers are used as the building block for homes, cottages, garages, offices and other fun and innovative structures. The cool thing about shipping containers is that they are modular by design which allows them to be easily assembled and disassembled. They can be stacked vertically, or arranged […]

1. 97% of all shipping containers produced in the world are manufactured in China. There are a variety of reasons for why that is the case but mainly, China’s cost of labor tends to be lower than anywhere else in the world. Additionally, it makes sense to produce these containers in a place where manufacturing […]

The most common question that our sales team gets asked is whether they can make a recommendation between a new or one trip container and a used shipping container and what the differences between these types of containers really are. Unfortunately, they cannot make the decision as to which container best suits everybody’s needs but […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic began at the beginning of this year, it wreaked havoc on most local economies and their health care system. The biggest fear was, and still is in light of the possibility of secondary and tertiary waves, not having the health care infrastructure necessary to support mass testing, treatment and containment of […]

At the heart of innovation is the concept of using existing products and materials in novel ways to solve existing problems. One such example is the usage of shipping containers as a sound wall to protect neighborhoods against excessive sound from noisy construction projects. The first instance of such a project appears in Côte-Saint-Paul where […]

Montreal’s Old Port is widely regarded as the heart of the city because it is vibrant with life, social activities and character. It is a prime spot to grab a few drinks, to bike around, and to do some shopping. All fairly exhausting activities however, it is also a great spot to find some quiet […]