Shipping containers can be rapidly deployed and can withhold just about any natural disaster Mother Nature can throw at them. The planned shipping container homes are ‘green’ and are made of 85% re-manufactured/recycled materials. They can be shipped in a variety of ways, including railroad, 18-wheelers, air cargo transports, ships and even airlifted by helicopter. Each 40′ shipping container costs about 3K and another 15K to make liveable.

More and more is appearing regarding homes made of shipping containers. It is a great idea and while it has been around for a long time in many other countries, it is a relatively new thing here in Australia.

Shipping container homes are just that. Homes that look like homes, but the bones are shipping containers. There is currently a huge surplus of shipping containers in this country and this is a great opportunity to reuse them and save our natural resources.

Not just for resourceful squatters, shipping container conversions are taking the world by storm. Shipping container engineering bring efficiency, flexibility and affordability to innovative green buildings, from small vacation cabins to movable cafes, schools and skyscrapers.

So, what’s involved in buying, designing and building shipping container homes that are more than just art projects? Shipping container homes are a perfect example of thinking outside the box while living inside one, but thinking is one thing and doing is another. Careful planning is required before building and moving in. There are several fun and practical reasons to live in a shipping container home. First of all, it’s cheaper for a shipping container company to buy new shipping containers than to transport empty ones back to the origin, creating a stockpile of shipping containers in port areas that shipping container home builders in the right place at the right time can obtain for the right price.

Shipping containers are looking more and more viable for the small house and small living movement. Yearly, millions of shipping containers arrive in Australian ports, but only a portion of these containers ever leave our consumptive shores. For many companies, the cost of shipping empty containers back across seas for reuse exceeds that of purchasing new ones. Add to that our negative balance of trade, and empty shipping containers start piling up. Although the problem remains formidable, out of the box thinkers are coming up with great ways to make use of the hundreds of thousands of shipping containers that are literally stacking up around the world. As it turns out, with a little spiffing-up, used shipping containers are ideal building blocks for prefab homes, and their reuse can provide answers to environmental and social problems alike.

Granny flats are usually a seperate dwelling at a home that is fully self containered from the main house. A granny flat usually has a kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom and living area - all the facilites needed to live comfortably. People who are looking for a granny flat for sale usally want them for a teenages retreat area, accommodation of an elderly loved one, or a holiday unit on a vacant block of land. Though, commercial companies also use them for permanent or temporary accommodation for employees on worksites such as mining industries etc.

Port Container Services design and manufacture granny flats for sale from recycled storage containers. These storage containers are modified and converted into portable granny flats designed to the clients specifications. Each granny flat can be custom designed to suit there needs by giving the option of numerous granny flat accessories that can be installed into the granny flat. These granny flat accessories include doors and windows, kitchenette, ensuite, vents, whirlybirds, airconditioning, insulated walls, bulkhead partitioned walls, power and phone, lighting and many other accessories available. All you need to do is go to the Port Container Services website and fill in an instant granny flat quote ant they will send you a brochure and price guide on our granny flats for sale. Granny flats are usually built in 20′ and 40′ sizes, though we can design it to any size that is needed.

Once the granny flat has been order our container engineers will start development. Construction normally takes around 4 weeks to complete your granny flat for sale. Once completed we can arrange the delivery of your granny flat to be delivered to your location. Port container Services deliver Australia wide so we can deliver your granny flat where ever you are. Our 20′ granny flats are delivered via a tilt ray while our 40′ granny flats are delivered via side loader. If you have limited acces to your delivery site we can arrange deliver by Hiab transporter or crane.

Our granny flats for sale are build from high quality steel components that are guaranteed to last though the toughest conditions, you wont find a better product for the price. For more information got to our website for photos of our granny flats and fill in an obligation free granny flat quote. Port Container Services are a reputable company that have extremely competitive prices, if you find a product that is similar at a cheaper price give us a call and we’ll see if we can beat it.

What are shipping container conversions?

Shipping container conversions are new or used shipping containers that have been retro-fitted with additional shipping container accessories to improve functionality to the shipping container. These shipping container accessories include personnel doors, windows, air vents, whirleybirds, fixed desks, shelving, power and data cabling, air conditioners, kitchenettes, insulation….and many other storage container container accessories that are available upon request.

What modified shipping container products are available?

The most common modified shipping containers that you can find are site offices (also called site sheds), portable workshops, dangerous goods storage containers and accommodation units. These shipping container conversions are can be designed to the buyers specifications, so most of these shipping container modifications are unique in terms of layout though are installed with the same shipping container accessories. Below you can find more details about each individual modified shipping container product.

Site Offices - One of the most common shipping container conversions on the market is the site office (or site shed). Site offices are normally found on construction sites and used for a base for communications. Builders use them to organise there developments, meet with workers, use as a lunch room, and to store important documents on the work site. Site offices are normally powered with data cabling for communications outside the work site, and are usually fitted ith fixed desks and shelves, PA doors, windows and maybe an air conditioner. What’s great about site offices is that they are portable. Once construction has finished on a work site the site office can be loaded onto a truck and transported to the next construction site.

Accommodation Units - The main advantage of a accommodation unit container is that it can be delivered and inhabited immediately. Accommodation units can be setup practically anywhere as long as there is access for delivery. THe most practical uses for an accommodation unit is for temporary accommodation for mine workers, holiday homes in remote areas, granny flats for the elderly, and sustainable living fo container homes. The environmentally concious have welcomed the used of shipping container conversions to use as container homes as they are usually made from recycled products such as used shipping containers that have been refurbished to look new. Portable accommodation units can be fitted with doors and windows, vents and whirlybirds, ensuite and kitchenette, double bed or bunks, power and data cabling for phone and airconditioning plus additional accessories upon request.

Portable Workshops - Construction sites also use portable workshops for there builders to work from. They are normally fitted out with work benches, power outlets, shelving and additional side rollerdoors for easy access. Portable workshops are great for increasing production time and can be easily transported to the next constructed site when needed.

Dangerous Goods Storage Containers - Transporting and storing hazardous material can be dangerous, and because of strict laws that are now in place it is necessary to store these items in a dangerous goods storage container. These modified shipping containers are outfitted with an internal safety door handle, ventilation, bunded floor section (to allow for environmentally friendly waste disposal) and a lockable stainless steel valve for ensuring the safest and easy method of waste disposal.

The above Shipping container conversions can be constructed in three standard sizes - 10′ shipping containers, 20′ shipping containers and 40′ shipping containers. They can also be desiged to any other size upon request, though the above sizes are usually easier to get hold of.

For more information on shipping container modifications go to our shipping container website.

What is Shipping Container Removals?

Self Pack Moving is a cost effective way to transport the contents of your house at your own pace, the way you want it. Below are the steps you will need to take to organise your stress free, cost effective home relocation.

1. Firstly, Call Port Container Services and they will deliver your self moving storage container

2. You wil then pack your Shipping Container Removals container at your own leisure.

3. Once the Shipping Container Removals container has been packed and is ready for pick up give Port Container Services a call and they’ll come and collect the storage container.

4. We can then either store your Self Pack Moving container at one of our depots until you need it. Or we can deliver the Self Pack Moving container straight to your new home or business for unpacking again at your own leisure.

5. When your finished with the Back Load Removals container give us a call and we’ll come and pick it up.

It that easy with Self Pack Moving. Save time and money with Port Container Services.

What size is the Shipping Container Removals container?

A standard Back Load Removals containers are actually 20ft shipping containers that can hold approximately 37 cubic metres of furniture. You should easily fill the contents of a 2 - 3 bedroom house into one of Port Container Services Back Load Removals containers and will save you time and money compared to your tradition self moving services. 10ft and 40ft back load removals containers are also available.

For more information on Back Load Removals, go to the Port Container website and give them a call or submit a Shipping Container Removals quote enquiry.

We have a range of shipping container sizes to choose from. We have 10 foot containers for sale, 20 foot containers for sale and 40 foot containers for sale. You can also hire these shipping containers for long or short term periods. Once you have decided on what shipping container size you are after we can deliver it to your location.

So, if you’re looking for a self storage solution, think about using one of our secure shipping containers!

To make sure you are getting your money’s worth, contact Port Container Services, and ask for the name synonymous with shipping containers Australia.

Right now the shipping market is being thrown into disarray. It is being flooded with cheap foreign containers made without the supervision and strict industry production guidelines dictated by shipping containers Australia.

This means that ports are being choked with cheap and poorly produced shipping containers, leading to delays in shipping time and problems with security and the safety of goods stored inside.

Port Container Services make sure that every care is taken to ensure that every single one of our new or used shipping containers that we provide for our valued customers meets the strictest criteria. After all, when you hear the phrase shipping containers Australia, you don’t expect shoddy merchandise.

And just as you wouldn’t expect it, we wouldn’t dream of providing it. When you purchase new or used shipping containers through Port Container services, you are can rest easily that you are getting the best shipping container Australia has to offer, as Port Container services are leaders in the field.

So whether you need new or used, flat racks, open top, high cube, refrigerated or insulated, you know where to come to for the best, most well resourced, and most professional shipping container provider in Australia,

Call Port Container Services on 1300 793 668, to find out more.

Used shipping containers are in many ways an ideal building material They are designed to carry heavy loads and support heavy loads when they are stacked in high columns, as well as to stand up to harsh environments.

They are also modular, with the same standard measurements. While this simplifies, design, planning and transport, this also makes creating structures out of them as easy and locking Lego blocks together.

Many people around the globe have already embraced used shipping containers as a viable material for housing. From grand architect designed mansions in Europe made from used shipping containers, to simple and affordable housing for miners and itinerant workers in Western Australia. Houses made from shipping containers have the advantage of being extremely transportable.

As pre-fabricated modules designed to fit into the transport grid infrastructure, they are easily transported by ship, truck or rail, because they already conform to standard shipping sizes, and are rugged enough to stand the journey unscathed.

Used shipping containers have long been used as market stalls and warehouses in the countries of the former USSR, and major markets and shopping malls in Europe are made up of many interlocked used shipping containers.
There is even a student village in Amsterdam made up of over a thousand interlocked used shipping containers.
Used shipping containers have been used for literally dozens of uses. Affordable, rugged and ready to be put to almost any use, they are a valuable resource for anyone with the imagination and the drive to invent.

Call Port Contrainer services on 1300 793 668, to get a bargain on used shipping containers and see what use you can put them to. Who knows? Who might just change the world.