The beautiful benefits of being in a container rather than a truck

Moving in a shipping container may be a surprising concept for some people moving domestically in New Zealand. However, please be aware that almost all the imported furniture, whiteware, household goods and electronics most likely arrived in a shipping container. A billionaire moving their household goods overseas might be able to charter an aeroplane, but the trusty, reliable shipping container is the best option for the rest of us.

Here are the essential Top 4 Reasons a Shipping Container is better than a truck.

1. 1. Love Aotearoa? Love Mother Nature? A whopping 92% of our long-distance relocations are transported on coastal shipping or Kiwirail. A Massey University study indicates that direct CO2 emissions from coastal shipping may be less than 25 percent of those from long-haul road transport. Kiwirail is not far behind.
   2. Going to storage? Anyone loading your belongings into a truck must unload them into a storage barn. Then, when you want your household goods delivered to your new house, you will pay for people to unload the storage unit, load it into a truck and then unload your furniture (again!) into your new house. So much unnecessary double handling. Your poor fridge! Your poor wallet!
   3. When we load a container at your house, it must be sealed for transit. That will be done using your own padlock. Unlike a large furniture truck, we will not share the container with anyone else. No compromised security, no mixing up household items, no tedious inventory lists, no arguments. Your container will stay locked until you unlock it.
   4. Anyone who loads you into a truck will want their truck back ASAP. Need more flexibility? Want a spare day to tidy up loose ends after the big day? Don’t want to race the truck? Container freight gives us more options to suit your deadline. We can use the express Kiwirail service, the fixed timetable domestic shipping service, or the many international container shipping options. Each option comes at a different price point and transit time, to suit your timetable and budget.

Container Relocations – “We go everywhere…so you feel at home anywhere.”