Free shipping containers?

[dano8696]

Does anyone know of any place to obtain free shipping containers perferably around new jersey for training?

[lvwrench]

Got any military bases,depots or salvage places with old military stuff. Look for what is called a conex box.

[neiowa]

An ISO shipping container (8'x8'x 20', 40', 45', 53', etc) or a smaller equipment/packing box?

If ISO container start with a google for local resellers or contact some freight forwarders (there are dozens). Work thru them to find a likely donor line (like Evergreen, Maersk, Hyundai, etc). The big container lines all serve the NE and dump old equipment regularily to resellers/rebuilders. A donation certainly should be possible, obsolete ones don't go for that much money.

Port Authority NY/NJ may be able to help you. Click thru http://www.panynj.gov/
Seaport
Marine Terminals and Transportation
Ocean Carriers
for a listing of all the ship lines that operate in the area. You can easily figure out on line which are container lines. Start calling. tel # are listed.

[Not2L84U2]

What about in IL? Any resources here that we could get a container from?