DETROIT LOCATION

New & Used Shipping Containers For Sale Anywhere in Michigan

If you’re a Michigander looking for containers within or outside the Greater Detroit Area, consider Container Management, Inc. We carry a large inventory of new and used steel shipping containers.

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How to Buy A Shipping Container in Detroit

Our process is personalized to best meet your individual container needs.


Buying shipping containers is a seamless process with our efficient, customized system.


At Container Management, Inc., we ensure that you get the container size and grade that best meets your specific needs. 

Step 1: Complete Our Quote Request Form

Our quote form ensures you provide us with the important details:


  • How many containers?
  • New or Used?
  • Do you want us to deliver the container?
  • Where do you want to place the container:  City, State, Zip Code
  • What grade container?
  • Storage or Export?
  • Your email address and phone number

Step 2: You Receive Our Quote

We email you back the same business day with our quote provided we receive your quote request by 4:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday.


We will email you back the next business day with our quote if we receive your quote request later than 4:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday.


Our quote is based on current inventory levels at the depot site(s) closest to your delivery location. Inventory at each depot site is subject to change.  Prices are based on current availability. Once current inventory is depleted, prices may vary with the next inventory replenishment. 


We offer some of the most competitive wholesale pricing on the market by quoting according to current inventory availability. 


Step 3: Your Purchase

You provide us with a purchase order or email indicating your intent to purchase. 


We will confirm your purchase by reserving your container size and grade at the nearest depot location. You’ll get the next container off the stack at the depot that meets your order criteria.


We can’t guarantee a specific color, but all of our containers are warrantied to be wind and watertight at the time of delivery. 


We require payment in full at this point before moving to Step 4 Delivery or Pick-Up. 


Our Operations Team will be in touch within one business day to confirm your order and accept payment.


Once your order has been paid for in full, they will coordinate the logistics of your shipping container delivery or depot pick-up. 

Step 4: Ground Level Container Delivery or Depot Pick-Up

For delivery:  We work with professional local transport companies with specialized equipment to deliver your container directly to the ground.


You’ll know what day your container delivery is scheduled for within a day or two of placing your order, and the driver will give you a call when they’re en route on the day of delivery.

Plan on 4 to 7 business days for shipping container purchases.


Learn more about our delivery service here. 


For depot pick-up:  After purchase, we will provide you with a release number and pick-up information. You can then immediately go to the designated depot on the release and have the container loaded on your truck.

We’re happy to load your truck at the depot if you have the proper equipment to safely transport a shipping container. 


Please be aware you are required to comply with all DOT and OSHA rules while at the depot and Container Management, Inc. cannot be liable for any issues during transport.


Option: If you’re purchasing your container for export

If you’re buying a shipping container to be used for export, you can add a CSC Survey to your purchase (please note, surveys add 3-5 business days to the normal timeline).


We are happy to provide a cargo worthy (CW) container, as well as coordinate an export certification from a licensed surveyor at the depot prior to your trucker picking up the container. Learn more about ocean export shipments here. 

Types of Shipping Containers for Sale – Detroit

Container Management, Inc. is proud to offer new and used shipping containers for sale near Detroit, MI. Whether you need a 20-foot or 40-foot container, we'll help you find the perfect container to fit your needs. Select any of the containers below or read our Buying Guide to learn more.


You can also contact our team or request a quote, and one of our specialists will be happy to assist you.

Parked Shipping Container Truck

Our Containers Are Available for Pickup in Detroit or for Delivery Throughout Michigan


You can pick up your containers or have us deliver them to you.


Pick Up Our Containers at the Detroit Depot

Our depot site is in Detroit, MI, in the 48209 zip code area.

For pickups, we provide a container release number. This allows you or your freight forwarder access to your purchased container(s) at the Detroit Depot Center during the specified timeframe.

Where We Deliver Michigan Shipping Containers

We deliver containers using a tilt-bed (roll-off) truck throughout Michigan. This encompasses:

  • City of Detroit
  • All Detroit Suburbs
  • Central Michigan
  • Northern Michigan as far north as the Canadian border
  • The Upper Peninsula

Our Chicago, Illinois, location typically serves Southern and Southeastern Michigan.

For deliveries further than 150-200 miles, we employ a flat-bed truck broker that requires customers to lift off containers on arrival.

Not sure if you’re within our delivery radius? Just ask! Ask if we can deliver to your area.

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New and Used Containers We Sell in Michigan


We sell all sizes of new and used steel shipping containers in Detroit and throughout Michigan. Michiganders often buy:

  • 20-foot containers for storage
  • 20-foot containers for a variety of customizations
  • 40-foot standard containers for storage and customization (8 feet, 6 inches high)
  • 40-foot high-cube containers (9 feet, 6 inches high)
  • Cargo-worthy containers that meet international specs for exporting goods
  • Other new and used shipping container sizes
Different Type of Shipping Containers

Common and Creative Uses of Containers in Michigan

Explore some common and creative ways Michiganders have repurposed steel shipping containers.

  • Construction Industry

    Downtown Detroit is booming. Commonly, Detroiters in the construction industry buy shipping containers to store their gear safely at construction sites.

  • Businesses and Individuals

    Another everyday use in Detroit and the Detroit suburbs is for business storage. Similarly, individuals purchase shipping containers for storage.

  • Entertainment

    The Dequindre Cut Freight Yard has become a popular outdoor destination. The Dequindre Cut serves beer and wine outside between Wilkins and Division Street, with parking in the Eastern Market District.


    Five stacked shipping containers form a DJ booth and offer shopping called the “Hub.” Another nine containers adorn the enormous beer and wine garden. Formerly called ShipYard Detroit, The Detroit Shipping Company is a combination food hall, beer garden, retail space, art gallery, event venue, and entertainment center. It is made of 21 repurposed shipping containers. The Detroit Shipping Company is located on Peterboro Street

  • Shipping Container Homes

    Container homes are popular throughout Michigan, from luxury, single-family homes with a three-car garage in Bruce Township, Detroit Tiny Homes, to open-concept homes in Kalamazoo and a hidden castle in Burtchville Township, Michigan. 


    Architecture Firm ThreeSquared has designed container homes throughout the United States, especially in its home state of Michigan. ModEco Development also built shipping container homes in Metro Detroit and Royal Oaks, Michigan.

  • Commercial Use

    Restaurants, offices, and even an animal clinic in Michigan were built from repurposed shipping containers. 

  • Shipping Container Vacation Rentals

    Shipping containers have also been used as vacation rentals. You can find a treehouse in Oakland County, Michigan, on Pera Lake, a farm stay with horses and a hot tub on Perry Lake, or a Tiny home near Benton Harbor, Michigan. Cabins for glamping are also options built by Blox, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

We Deliver Shipping Containers Within a 200 Mile Radius of Detroit, MI

Container Management, Inc. can deliver your shipping container anywhere within a 200 mile radius of Detroit.


This means we can deliver your shipping container to other prime locations near Detroit, including:


  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Lansing, MI
  • Monroe, MI
  • Troy, MI
  • Frankenmuth, MI
  • Mt Pleasant, MI
  • Midland, MI
  • Saginaw, MI
  • Flint, MI
  • Battle Creek, MI
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • Toledo, OH
  • Columbus, OH
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Erie, PA
  • Meadville, PA
  • South Bend, IN


Contact us today to find out if our Detroit location is the best option for delivering your shipping container.


200 mile radius shipping container delivery in Detroit, MI

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"As a buyer for Michigan Sugar Company it has been a pleasure working with Container Management. I know where to get my used containers going forward!  Great company to work with!"


- Sandy Anderson, Detroit, MI customer review on Google


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