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New 20-Foot Open Top Container – Reliable, Durable, and Flexible
A new 20-foot Open Top shipping container is engineered for transporting oversized or irregularly shaped cargo that cannot fit through conventional container doors. Its removable tarpaulin roof enables top-loading, making it perfect for construction materials, heavy machinery, or bulk goods.
Made of robust Corten steel, the container provides excellent weather resistance and long-term durability. With ISO and CSC certification, it meets all requirements for safe international shipping. Its foldable end walls and internal lashing points ensure cargo can be loaded and secured efficiently.
How a 20-Foot Open Top Container Works
A 20-foot Open Top container features a removable tarpaulin roof supported by bows, which can be secured with ropes or cables. This design enables top-loading of cargo that exceeds the height of standard containers. Once loaded, the cargo is secured using the lashing rings inside the container, ensuring safe transport.
What does “new container” mean?
A “new” shipping container is a so-called one-trip container – it has only been used once for transport from the factory to its first destination. This ensures minimal wear and tear, perfect condition, and the highest standards of durability and longevity compared to used containers.
Purchase a New 20-Foot Open Top Container from CHS Container Group
At CHS Container Group, we offer brand-new 20-foot Open Top containers designed to meet your specific requirements:
- Premium quality – ISO-certified and CSC-plated for safe transport
- Flexible design – removable tarpaulin roof and foldable end walls
- Efficient logistics – fast delivery throughout Germany, Europe, and beyond
- Customizable options – special paint finishes or additional fittings available
With decades of experience, CHS Container Group stands for quality, reliability, and customer-focused service. Purchasing a new 20-foot Open Top container guarantees a secure, versatile, and cost-effective solution for storage, transport, or specialized project needs.
When buying a container online, you can choose between pick-up from one of our depots, or tilt-bed delivery to your location.
Pick-Up
Most products are in-stock and available for pick-up within 3-5 days. With this option, you are responsible for ensuring you have a suitable vehicle and the proper equipment to safely offload your container on your property. A member of our team will reach out to coordinate your pick-up. Contact us if you require pick-up sooner.
Tilt-Bed Delivery
If you select tilt-bed delivery, your shipping container will be delivered on a tilt-bed trailer. This is a specialized piece of equipment that is towed by either a hot shot truck or standard truck cab. Then, the front of the bed is raised so the container slides safely to the ground as the driver slowly drives forward.
To facilitate delivery on a tilt-bed trailer, you will need:
- Length Clearance: 100ft (30.5m)
- Height Clearance: 15ft (4.5m)*
- Width Clearance: 12ft (3.65m)
Note: Any low-hanging wires at the drop-site must be at least 18ft off the ground for the trailer to tilt safely.
To learn more about these delivery methods, consult our shipping container delivery guide.
Key Features
- One intermodal trip to the U.S.
- Typically less than 2 years old
- Strong resale value
- Can be used for decades
What they look like
One-trip containers are the newest available for sale. Most are manufactured in beige (RAL 1015), though colors like dark blue, red, and grey are also common. They usually do not carry shipping-line logos—though it is a possibility. And while they are in excellent condition, minor scuffs or small dents from their single ocean journey are normal.
Features and build
One-trip containers come in two subcategories: storage-spec (also known as “trading-spec”) and shipping-spec (also called “leasing-spec”).
Storage-spec containers are made for domestic use and are easy to access and secure from the ground—they include features like a lockbox, easy-open door handles, and forklift pockets.
Shipping-spec containers are built for intermodal shipping and may not include all of the same features. However, the steel is slightly thicker in shipping-spec units (1.6 mm versus 1.2 mm for storage-spec), making them better suited for repeated transport.
Why they’re called “one-trips”
Because almost all containers are manufactured in China, they must make at least one loaded voyage before being sold in the U.S. This avoids the cost and footprint of shipping an empty unit.
Uses
New containers are suitable for any storage, shipping, or building application. They are the only grade we recommend for multi-story construction and are commonly used in the creation of modular self-storage facilities.
Read more: Guide to Shipping Container Grades
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