NEW & USED SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

How to Buy A Shipping Container in Louisville, KY

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.

Popular Kentucky Exports Travel in Cargo Containers

Medical and other donations are noteworthy exports from Louisville. Moreover, Kentucky bourbon is a frequent Louisville export.

Exports of distilled spirits from Kentucky grew to $488.6 million in 2019 but dropped during the 2020 pandemic because of high tariffs. In all, 95% of the world’s bourbon is produced in Kentucky.

However, top Kentucky exports by dollar amount also include:



• Aerospace products and parts ($10.4 billion) from more than 100 aerospace-related facilities, such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, Boeing, L3Harris, and Northrop Grumman
• Pharmaceuticals and medicines ($3.3 billion), including antisera and other blood fractions ($1.41 billion), diagnostic or laboratory reagents ($960 million), and more
  
• Automotive vehicles and parts ($3.8 billion), such as diesel engines
  
• Resin, rubber, fiber, and filament ($1.3 billion)

How You Can Buy Your Own Containers for Kentucky Exports

As an exporter, you can buy a shipping container and then load, seal, and ship your goods overseas in your own container. Many Louisville area industries do just this.

How Louisvillians Save Money on Exports

Containers owned by the shipping company must remain at the port, particularly in countries with embargoes.

By contrast, if you buy your own shipping containers, exported goods in sealed cargo containers can be transported the entire distance—from their original location (often the manufacturer) to their final destination (usually the end-seller)—without loading and unloading goods between legs of the journey.

This saves money and time in two ways:



• It avoids the cost and time of unloading and reloading goods at the destination port (particularly in embargoed countries).
  
• Unlike shipper-owned containers, no per diem charge applies if your container remains at your or your customer’s facility for an extended period.
  

How Container Management, Inc., Helps Streamline Your Export Process

Furthermore, all containers traveling overseas must be certified for their seaworthiness. If you plan to export goods, Container Management Inc. will work with surveyors who can appropriately certify your containers for ocean shipping.

We can help you make the import/export process work.

On land, shipping containers have advanced the Kentucky economy and standard of living. For example, the “Opportunity Center” has been home to customized shipping containers that serve as offices and a resource center for entrepreneurs in the Russell community in west Louisville since 2019.

However, Kentuckians have dedicated shipping containers to other uses besides exports, homes, and construction offices. These include container farms, restaurants, bars, and storage.