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Q: What does our used containers look like?

The majority of our used containers are ex-Mediteranean Shipping containers, harvest gold in color.

Q: What is the quality of a used container?

The containers are, on average, 15 years old and have travelled all across the globe.

Q: What does Cargo Worthy mean exactly?

Cargo Worthy is a criterion that indicates that a second hand container is fit to ship cargo.

Q: What does wind and water tight (WWT) mean exactly?

A container is wind and water tight if no wind or water can penetrate the container on condition that it is used the way it is supposed to.

Q: What is a CSC certificate?

CSC stands for International Convention for Safe Containers.

Q: What is an ISO certificate?

ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization.

Q: What is the difference between a standard and a high cube container?

The high cube container is 30 cm higher than a standard container.

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What does our used containers look like? What does our used containers look like?

What is the quality of a used container? What is the quality of a used container?

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What does Cargo Worthy mean exactly? What does Cargo Worthy mean exactly?

What does wind and water tight (WWT) mean exactly? What does wind and water tight (WWT) mean exactly?

What is a CSC certificate? What is a CSC certificate?

What is an ISO certificate? What is an ISO certificate?

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What is the difference between Cargo Worthy (CW), Wind & Water Tight (WWT) and As-is containers? What is the difference between Cargo Worthy (CW), Wind & Water Tight (WWT) and As-is containers?

Every supplier will have different definitions of the above phrases. It’s important to CARU to be as transparent as possible so our customers knows the product they are purchasing.

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What is the difference between a standard and a high cube container? What is the difference between a standard and a high cube container?

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