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CHS team members walk alongside a stack of CHS-branded shipping containers.
  • Regional

CHS Container Group USA Launches Rental Division, Introducing Shipping Containers for Rent in Charlotte & Memphis

– Global shipping container trader expands service offering in North Carolina and Tennessee Norfolk, VA – CHS Container Group, a family-owned global shipping container trader since 1978, today ...

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CHS personnel stick an ISO-compliant code onto a freight container.
  • Resources

ISO 830: Key Shipping Container Types & Terminology

– “Shipping container,” “ISO container”… what’s the difference, anyway? The container industry is full of overlapping terminology. So much so that in 1981, the International Organization for Standardization ...

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A CHS shipping container in used cargo-worthy condition
  • Resources

Quick Guide: Shipping Container Grades

– Researching your first shipping container purchase? You’ve likely run into a tangle of terms such as “IICL,” “one-trip,” and “wind & watertight”—each used to describe a container’s ...

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A CHS shipping container being delivered on a tilt-bed trailer
  • Resources

Shipping Container Delivery: Costs, Methods, and Requirements (2026)

– Buying a shipping container online isn’t quite like ordering something that arrives in a box. When your purchase is the box—and it weighs up to 8,000 pounds—there’s ...

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An ISO shipping container being moved by a side-loader.
  • Resources

Quick Guide: What is ISO 668?

– Ever wondered why a 20ft shipping container isn’t actually 20 feet long? The answer lies in ISO 668: a global standard for how containers are built and ...

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Die Außenansicht eines Kühlcontainers der CHS Container Group
  • Resources

Refrigerated Shipping Containers: Expert Answers to Common Questions

– This week, CHS Container Group USA’s Bill Franzke hosted a panel with Curt Bourne (SeaCube) and Jeff Neuss (ConGlobal) to share practical guidance for buying—and selling—refrigerated containers. ...

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