Transport options
Make an enquiryTropical Containers works with an extensive supplier network of sea, rail and road solutions that enable us to deliver shipping containers to your destination – wherever that may be. We can manage the delivery from manufacture to the final destination. And we can do that at a great price.
A Side Loader Transporting a Container
Tropical Containers operates a dedicated container depot next to the Port of Townsville. This enables us to effectively deliver our products directly to key metropolitan, regional and remote areas.
Within reason we can get a container almost anywhere.
Your container can be delivered to your site using a side loader or tilt tray. This will ensure placement of your container exactly where you want it.
Types of Transport
There are a number of types of transport we can use to get your container from our depot to your location.
Maxi Side Loader
A maxi side loader can lift up to 30 tonnes. It unloads to the drivers side only.
Mini Side Loader
A mini side loader lifts up to four tonnes. It loads and unloads to the driver side only and can only do a 20 foot container.
Tilt Tray
You can also use a tilt tray which is a winch on/slide off operation. Make sure to let us know how you want us to load your container – either with doors to the cabin or doors to the rear. This is important because your container slides off the rear.
Placement
Shipping containers should be placed on level ground, if not you may find it difficult to open and shut the container doors. It is the buyers responsibility to ensure the ground is adequately prepared and that you have the materials to make the container sit level.
