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As many local residents know, the existing Champlain Bridge in Montreal is being torn down and a new cable bridge is being built in its place. The bridge is a critical connection between the island of Montreal and the rest of the province. Sitting at almost 3.5km long, this bridge has become an iconic part […]

Every day, we move hundreds of containers in and out of our yards. We watch them come in, we unload them and then load them again later for transport to a happy customer. As you can probably imagine, these containers are not light, a standard 20ft container weights about 4,800lbs and the 40ft high cubes […]

Everybody knows that our specialty is shipping container storage; it is what we’ve been doing for a long time and it is something we’re excellent at! We focus many of our blog posts on different projects we build for our clients, but this post is going to discuss what imagine to be the ULTIMATE shipping […]

In the mid 1900’s there was a rise in the use of shipping containers to transport different products by sea. This is due to the modular design of the containers, their ability to support large weights and their metal build that can withstand salt water during marine travel. This increased usage prompted the International Maritime […]

Let’s talk about who we are. ATS Containers is one of the largest suppliers of new and used shipping containers in Canada. We have a total of three offices, one in Montreal, one in Toronto and one in Edmonton. From these locations, we provide B2B and B2C shipping container services all over Canada. Our customer […]

The largest shipping container produced is the 53’ sea can. It offers a huge amount of interior space storage which makes it great for storage or for transportation of goods. This unit is only available as a high cube (9’6”H) but its width is different than standard shipping containers. With a standard sea can measuring […]

You may already know this, but our yards in Toronto and Montreal are equipped with fully functional modification centers. This includes state of the art painting facilities, multiple container handlers and forklifts and various tools that we use in our everyday work. The tools we use grind, weld, drill and help paint all of the custom shipping containers that we build. They also help us repair some of the most common damages to containers.

We recently updated our product selection page with a few new items! If you’re wondering, no, these are not new containers that we now offer for sale, but they are very useful accessories you will want to read about!

One of our most specialized and also most widely applicable container mods is our shipping container insulation options. These are ideal especially for the unpredictable and sometimes rapidly changing Canadian climate. Most commonly, we recommend some form of insulation for our customers who use shipping containers to store materials sensitive to weather changes like wooden furniture and some perishable food items.