Mining the container for office use
The Indonesian archipelago is tailor-made for converting shipping containers for use as temporary office premises to the burgeoning oil and gas industry as well as the mining sector.
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Ecommerce has opened the floodgates for trade in all kinds of goods and materials that are manufactured, distributed or even one off a kind. Just as industrial revolution introduced to the world, mass production of goods leading to a consumer market the ecommerce industry has created an ecosystem that is perpetuating and discovering fresher avenues. The world’ largest online shipping container portal has its head office in Singapore close to the main action of Asia Pacific region where the world’s largest container traffic moves from Shanghai up and down the oceans. This container e-marketplace lists used containers in Indonesia, United States, Asia, South East Asia, Australia and Europe. Wherever there is a port dealing with container traffic container auctions are listed. The e-marketplace matches sellers and buyers after an auction and guarantees safe delivery.
Indonesia is an emerging economy with heavy shipping traffic. There are several new industries manufacturing a range of goods in Indonesia. Finished goods are shipped out in containers from Indonesia. It is not surprising forstandard containers from Balikpapan port in Indonesia to frequently pop-up on the container auction marketplace as used containers are grabbed up. Other Indonesian ports that offer container service include Pontianak, Pekanbaru, Dumai, Banjamasin in the Jakarta region while the Surabaya region includes Makassar, Manokwami, Bitung, Samarinda Palu among others. In the Makassar route there are Kupang, Merauke, Nabire and Jayapura. The number of container traffic through these ports gives an overall picture of the potential in container traffic.
Tradecorp is universally acknowledged as a big player as a shipping container provider. They have been in the business for over 25 years and known for providing quality containers. With their innovation of customizing used containers for a variety of uses, they have made a mark for non-shipping use of containers. They have participated in several trade shows where they exhibit their customized office container that has proved a big bit.They have garnered the reputation of being a large non-shipping container supplier for the oil and gas industry. They have specialized containers, refrigerated containers, tank containers, offshore DNV (Det Norske Veritas) certified, containers converted for shops, cafes, houses, bars and hotels as well as swimming pool containers.
Indonesia is currently witnessing steady GDP growth led by mining and petrochemical sectors. Used containers in Indonesia are hot sellers on the ecommerce website. No sooner a container is listed there are several offers for office containers from Jakarta based companies operating in not-so-accessible locations in the Indonesian archipelago.
Shipping containers are available in several sizes ranging from 20' to 53'. The standard container is 20' in length and termed as TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). Though this is not an official standar4d of measurement it is acknowledged as such. Another standard is the FEU (forty-foot equivalent unit) that is equal to two TEUs.
