General Purpose Shipping Containers for Hire

The Premier Box general purpose shipping container hire fleet is so adaptable that it can cover just about any challenge you can think off.

General purpose shipping containers have been the work horses of the international and domestic freight industry for over 35 years. Continuous improvement to the design and construction means today’s general purpose shipping containers are more robust and cost effective than ever.

General Purpose Uses:

Domestic Freight Transport
Furniture Removals
Mobile Warehouse
On Site Self Storage
Plant & Machinery Storage
Site Sheds

When you need to hire a shipping container you can rely on us for fast delivery of the highest quality containers. Premier Box has a dedicated fleet of shipping containers for hire, strategically spread across the country, allowing for speedy delivery at short notice. The average age of shipping containers in our dedicated hire fleet is less than three years. This assures you that your hire container will be of the highest quality. Get A Quote

Specifications

Note: Measurements can vary and the below information should be used as a guide only.

	6m Standard	6m High Cube	12m Standard	12m High Cube
Max Gross Weight	30,480 kg	30,480 kg	32,500 kg	32,500 kg
Tare Weight	2,220 kg	2,340 kg	3,680 kg	3,860 kg
External Length	6056 mm	6056 mm	12192 mm	1219 2mm
Internal Length	5898 mm	5898 mm	12032 mm	12032 mm
External Width	2438 mm	2438mm	2438 mm	2438 mm
Internal Width	2352 mm	2352 mm	2352 mm	2352 mm
External Height	2592 mm	2896 mm	2592 mm	2896 mm
Internal Height	2392 mm	2698 mm	2392 mm	2698 mm
Door Opening Width	2340 mm	2340 mm	2340 mm	2340 mm
Door Opening Height	2280 mm	2585 mm	2280 mm	2585 mm
Cubic Capacity	33.2 cu/m	37.5 cu/m	67.7 cu/m	76.4 cu/m

General Construction: Corrosion resistant Corten® steel construction. Four high strength corner posts fitted with corner castings top and bottom, with interconnecting rails of high tensile steel, with corrugated steel side panels, roof panel and front wall. Two pressed steel doors at rear of container, opening 270 degrees, with four hot dip galvanized locking bars, and fitted with watertight rubber seals.

Testing: All containers are checked on the production line for dimensions, door operation, quality of construction and water tightness.

Floors: Hardwood plywood or bamboo (or optionally 4.5mm steel checker plate).

Lock Box: An optional lock box can be fitted to the doors.

Ventilators 6m Standard & High Cube: Two ventilators are affixed, one on each side wall.

Ventilators 12m Standard & High Cube: Four ventilators are affixed, two on each side wall.

Load Securing 6m Standard & High Cube: Each internal corner post is fitted with three lashing bars. Twenty lashing rings are fitted, five on each bottom and top rails.

Load Securing 12m Standard & High Cube: Each internal corner post is fitted with three lashing bars. Forty lashing rings are fitted, ten on each bottom and top rails.