Shipping Container Suppliers in Hawaii

Aloha Container Sales & Rental, Inc. runs its own trucks out of Campbell Industrial Park, and that is the part worth knowing. Federal carrier records list 12 power units and six drivers on the payroll. One of those trucks is a Hammar side loader with twin cranes. It sets a loaded box down sideways without tipping it, and it can stack two high. On a tight Oahu lot with a wall on one side, that is the difference between a delivery that works and one that gets cancelled. The yard sells one-trip, used and refurbished boxes from 6ft up to 40ft high cube, plus reefers. They also re-certify containers to CSC standard, so a box can go back to sea.

Allison Shipping Containers, Inc. posts what is actually on the ground, island by island. The stock page shows whether a 40ft high cube is sitting in Kapolei, Hilo, Kona, Maui or Lihue, or whether it has to be ordered. That saves a phone call and a week of waiting. Standard boxes ship to the neighbor islands free, which is real money once a box has to cross water. Modified and refurbished units and 45ft high cubes are the exception, so ask before you count on it. The Kapolei shop cuts in doors, windows, vents and electrical, and builds out offices and studio sheds. The City and County of Honolulu, the state DOT and Public Safety all buy here.

Honolulu Container Sales & Rental has been trading under Pine Enterprises since 1960, and the yard sits on Sand Island a few minutes from where the boxes come off the ship. It sells one-trip and used units from 10ft to 40ft high cube. Reefers come in 20ft, 24ft and 40ft high cube, and the site publishes the power each one needs down to the breaker size. You can check your panel before you buy. Delivery runs on their own rollback and Landoll with a winch, often within 24 hours if you are in a hurry. They tell you up front that a 40ft needs 100 feet of straight run and 14 feet of height. Outer island shipment is arranged on request.

HIWASTE MFG. puts the price on the page. Most Hawaii yards quote by phone, so you call around, wait, and still do not know what a 40ft high cube should cost. Here the number sits on the product page next to a count of how many are left and a button to buy. Financing and a one year warranty are spelled out too. Everything they sell is new one-trip, so if you want a cheaper beat-up box this is the wrong stop. Pickup at the Kakaako shop is free, Oahu delivery is priced at checkout, and neighbor island orders go out on Young Brothers. The same shop welds and paints, so roll-up doors, shelving and vents get added in house.

Container Storage Company of Hawaii, Ltd. is specific about condition. Most yards in this state list new, used and refurbished without much definition behind the words. This one tells you its used boxes have run seven to twelve years at sea, and it will sell you an as-is unit and call it that. Refurbishing here means de-rusting, patching seams and repainting inside and out. The company has worked the Kalihi yard since 1983 and has been BBB accredited since 1992. Beyond dry boxes it sources open tops, ISO tanks and chassis. Delivery charges are published rather than quoted. It runs a Maui phone line alongside the Oahu one. Custom work needs ordering months ahead, so plan early.

Big Island Container Sales & Rentals LLC keeps its stock in Keaau, ten minutes down the highway from Hilo. That location does something no Oahu yard can do for a Puna or Hamakua buyer. The box is already on the island, so nothing waits on a barge slot and nothing gets added for the crossing. Delivery runs island wide from there, with an office in Hilo if you want to talk to someone face to face. Sizes start at 8ft and run to 40ft high cube, and there are new 20ft open sides if you need to load from the long wall. Their container offices come wired with air conditioning. The company has been at it since 2006.

Containers Hawaii delivers on a flat rate anywhere on Oahu, which takes the guesswork out of the second half of the bill. Freight on this island can swing hard depending on where the truck has to go, so a fixed number is worth something. They run their own trucks and keep a sideloader for spots a tilt bed cannot reach, and they will turn a job around next day when it is needed. Stock covers 10ft through 45ft in one-trip, used and refurbished, plus side openers and container offices. They also cut boxes down to short lengths, as small as 4ft, which is handy on a lot with no room.

Maui Container Sales LLC only sells. There is no rental fleet anywhere on the site, which means nobody is steering you toward a monthly bill when you asked to buy. The yard is on Hoohana Street in Kahului, a fenced industrial lot near the harbor, and the crew handles the sale and the drop themselves. They check the ground and level the box before they leave. A container set down out of level will fight you every time you open the doors. Stock is plain 20ft and 40ft in one-trip and used, and they explain the difference in words a first time buyer can follow. Trade-ins are taken if you already own a box.