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Originally Posted by JSH
Shipping containers become surplus for two reasons:
A. One-way trade. Depending on steel prices and shipping rates it sometime is cheaper to sell the container after a one-way trip instead of shipping it empty back to Asia.
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Looks like the price for a 40ft container is about $5,000
The price to ship a 40ft container from China to the west coast is $4,500.
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Ship a container from China to Los Angeles 20FT Container from: $3500
Ship a container from China to Oakland 40FT Container
from: $4500
Ship a container from China to Miami 20FT Container from: $4500
Ship a container from China to New York 40FT Container from: $5500
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So it is a better financial move to sell a container than to deadhead it back to China. Basically the US shouldn't even be manufacturing these things since we're getting too many from China in the first place.
I still don't like the idea of using them for stationary living quarters because there has got to be more affordable and more aesthetic purpose-built units.