Ocean going containers

Ocean going Containers

Ocean going containers? These are the large steel containers you will have seen on motorways, ships and railroads.

If you are loading your own containers, make sure you inspect the container carefully before loading anything inside. Be sure there are no holes in the container BEFORE you allow the driver to leave.

Start with the large and heavy items like appliances and load them on the floor against the front wall of the container.Continue loading heavier items on the floor and towards the front of the container, placing lighter items on top.Place mattresses along the sides of the container but keep one to load at the rear of the container in front of the doors

Pack the items tightly so nothing moves. Work your way along in tiers loading from bottom to top. Look at the spaces in the tier and then go and look for an item to fill that space. Sometimes you can use an empty box, pillows, blankets or even soft toys to fill in the gaps.

Before moving your goods overseas be sure that you pack all cartons tightly and that your furniture is well wrapped for full protection during the journey. We suggest wrapping furniture in Kraft Wrap, a thick brown paper with bubble wrap on one side. Other alternatives are bubble wrap, old blankets, movers blankets or paper blankets. Make sure every box/piece is somehow labeled with your last name. Be sure to tape all of the seams of the cartons (top, bottom and side) So that cartons do not collapse be sure they are filled to the top, using packing materials to fill any unused space

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