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Market Analysis1 min read
Empty container surplus: US West Coast and northern Europe
Empty container surplus is building at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg. How one-way leases turn those idle boxes into lower daily rates.
Container trading and one-way leasing, Singapore.
We buy, sell, lease and reposition ISO containers across key global trade lanes.
Container trading, one-way leasing, sourcing and repositioning
One commercial desk. Each line is priced and executed against a specific lane, depot and grade.
Container Trading
Buy and sell
New, one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind and water tight units, bought and sold as single units, fleet lots, regional inventory sales and portfolio disposals.
Per unit, per lot
One-Way Leasing
Lane by lane
Boxes released at the origin depot, used on the laden leg, dropped at the destination depot. Structured around your lane, not ours.
Per diem, per lane
Equipment Sourcing
Inland and project supply
New and graded units sourced to specification for storage, site offices, warehousing and modular projects, delivered to project sites and inland locations in the markets we hold or source stock.
Per unit, delivered
Repositioning
Surplus to deficit
Depot-to-depot moves, lane optimisation and fleet utilisation planning that push surplus out of low-demand ports.
Per move, per programme
Coordinated from Singapore,supplied from the gateways,buyers on every lane.
15+
countries reached
2,000+
containers traded
Container types we trade and lease
Seven container types, 20ft and 40ft dry, 40ft high cube, reefer, open top, flat rack and tank, graded and inspected before release. Technical specifications and ISO classifications for each equipment type.
- 20′ DryISO 1CC · 6,058 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm
- 40′ DryISO 1AA · 12,192 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm
- 40′ HCISO 1AAA · 12,192 × 2,438 × 2,896 mm
- ReeferISO 1AAA (RE) · 12,192 × 2,438 × 2,896 mm
- Open topISO 1CC / 1AA (OT) · 6,058 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm
- Flat rackISO 1CC / 1AA (PL) · 12,192 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm
- Specialised6,058 × 2,438 × 2,591 mm
Drawn to one scale; the dashed outline inside each 40ft type is a 20ft box.
New, cargo-worthy, wind and water tight, as-is: what each grade means and who buys it.
Where we operate
Singapore-based commercial coordination, with supply and trade relationships across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.
Singapore, commercial hub Port or depot Worked lane MarketHover, tap or tab to a hub to see its lanes.
- Singapore
- Global commercial office.
- China
- Manufacturing and new equipment supply.
- Middle East
- Transit and positioning.
- South-East Asia
- Active trade lanes.
- Europe
- Buyers, lessees and drop-off network.
- North America
- Buyers and one-way destinations.
- South America
- Buyers and trade opportunities.
How an enquiry runs
Four steps, the same for a single box and a fleet.
01
Understand the requirement
Equipment, grade, quantity, lane and timing.
02
Assess the market
Availability, demand and pricing at the depots that matter.
03
Execute
Sourcing, sale, lease or repositioning, with documents in order.
04
Ongoing support
Utilisation planning and disposal when the fleet ages.
Container market insights
Container market notes on where 40ft high cubes are tight, where empties are surplus and where retiring fleets earn most.
Strategic Disposals
Container fleet disposal: where retired boxes earn most
Container fleet disposal at end of marine life: why inland depots and agricultural markets pay more than port terminals or scrap, and how Contrade sells them.
Q3 2026 Outlook
40ft high cube shortage: where supply is tight, Q3 2026
40ft high cube container shortage at Shanghai, Ningbo and Qingdao while Rotterdam, Antwerp and Jebel Ali hold empties: the causes and the one-way lease answer.
Tell us the equipment, grade, quantity and lane.
A director replies within one working day with availability and an indicative price.
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