At ATS Containers, we have an extensive used shipping container lineup to include a large inventory of the high-quality units that meet a large variety of storage needs. This includes our most popular units that come in 10ft, 20ft and 40ft variations. Our used container units are typically 12-15 years old, with solid plywood flooring, operational doors, lockable handles and minor dents and surface rust. Our used units are wind and watertight and in cargo worthy condition. Currently, the smallest size of used containers we offer is 10’ in length. This is not a standard shipping container length ..read more

Our new shipping container lineup is now larger than ever, with new and updated inventory of standard containers, high cube units, and specialty sea cans. One-trip shipping containers represent the newest condition that any shipping container is available in. The term “one-trip container” refers to the single trip that the shipping container has made from its manufacturing facility, usually in China, to where it ends up being sold in other parts of the world. In most scenarios, the containers will be in near perfect conditions, occasionally having negligible dents and scratches caused by being ..read more

Used shipping containers can vary in condition depending on their wear and tear. Some have seen more years of usage than others and some have been exposed to harsher conditions than others. If you are in the market to purchase a used shipping container, we can recommend the following precautions to ensure you end up with cargo worthy used container. As used shipping containers will never be comparable in condition to one trip containers, it is important to have a starting point of what to expect from a used cargo container. 1. One of the first areas of the containers we recommend you inspect i ..read more

Over the years, our containers have been included in movie sets, within art installations, inside spas and throughout a number of large-scale events. Most recently though, we were part of a Lamborghini Montreal watch party during the Formula 1 weekend at the Montreal Grand Prix. While there is a ton of marketing value being part of these events and having our logo displayed on our product, we also look at it as bragging rights – simply being able to say that we were there, during some note-worthy event. Before someone mentions it, yes, we are writing this blog article just to brag about variou ..read more

We have discussed the use of shipping containers as the basis for building various structures on multiple occasions and our customers have shared some incredible builds with us. Some of the most creative takes included pop-up stores, homes, swimming pools, outdoor markets and more! But along with sharing the stories behind their builds, we learned that they also came across a number of different challenges. In order to simplify your future endeavours, we compiled a list of the most common shortcomings when it comes to building any structure out of shipping containers. One of the first and most ..read more

Over the years, our team has worked hard to innovate and keep up to date with the latest and greatest trends in the shipping container market. While the container industry is bound by international standards (ISO), there are some variations in our container lineup that we want to make our customers aware of. Different container sizes. We continue to offer the standard container sizes including the most popular 20’ and 40’ containers. For small space applications, we have an extensive lineup of 8’ 9’ and 10’ mini containers including a 10’ high cube variation. These are fantastic choices for cu ..read more

As you may be aware from your online research, the shipping container industry has been targeted by online sales scams. These are usually found on platforms such as Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji, or via fake websites. This has been an ongoing issue for the last few years and has affected many legitimate shipping container companies in Montreal, Toronto and Canada including ourselves. How the scam works: Through social media platforms or newly created websites, scammers will post shipping containers for sale with prices that are significantly below market value to entice customers to b ..read more

For our intents and purposes, we transport shipping containers on flatbed trailers. This is a simple and convenient way to deliver to customers in remote areas and it also offers flexibility in loading and unloading in designated spots. Another benefit is not having to hire a crane or forklift to unload these sea cans are customers’ location. For supply chain purposes though, most containers are transported on designated trailers and chassis. These trailers are essentially simple metal frames with wheels and an axle system. Some can be extended to accommodate different sizes of containers whil ..read more

With home prices skyrocketing across the country, more and more Canadians (and also Americans) started looking for alternative building materials. Shipping containers are a popular choice for many thanks to their modular design, availability and pricing. Well, not so much anymore. The supply of shipping containers has greatly diminished since the start of the pandemic and that has caused their prices to go through the roof. At the same time though, the prices of wood and other common construction materials has also gone up. Arguably speaking, shipping containers continue to be an alternative c ..read more

Other than customizing shipping containers and adding on a ton of cool features such as new paint jobs, roll-up doors and insulation, our team of container modification specialists spends a lot of time fixing and repairing damaged units. Due to their variety of applications, containers can get all sorts of damages from job sites or even regular wear and tear. Depending on what the actual damages are, the containers can be easily repaired and used for a variety of different applications. In this blog article, we’d like to cover some of the most common container repairs and make a couple of sugg ..read more