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Container service

Container Storage & Empty Dehire

Short-term container storage to avoid port charges, and empty container returns to the nominated park before detention starts.

  • NHVAS
  • HML
  • 77G
  • DG
Empty containers stacked at a container park

Same-business-day quotes

Fast, clear, no obligation

If your site is not ready, we can collect the container from the port before storage charges start and hold it until you are. When you are finished, we return the empty to the park nominated by the shipping line.

Who it’s for

  • Importers whose site is not ready on arrival
  • Businesses with limited yard space
  • Freight forwarders managing multiple containers

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us the dates

    Free time at the port and when your site is ready.

  2. 2

    Collect & store

    Container moved to storage.

  3. 3

    Deliver

    Delivered when you are ready.

  4. 4

    Dehire

    Empty returned to the nominated park.

Avoid port storage and detention charges

Port storage starts once the terminal’s free time ends. Detention is charged by the shipping line if the empty is not returned by the agreed date. Both can add up quickly.

Container storage

We can collect a container from the terminal and hold it at a yard until you are ready to receive it. Storage is charged per day and quoted up front.

Empty dehire

We return empty containers to the empty park nominated on the release. Some parks require their own booking slots — we manage that for you.

What affects the price

  • Number of storage days
  • Container size
  • Lift on / lift off charges
  • Empty park location and slot fees
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Equipment used

  • Sideloaders and skel trailers
  • Access to container storage yards
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Why choose Shams

Collect before port storage starts
Empty-return dates tracked on every job
One provider from terminal to empty park

Container Storage & Empty Dehire FAQs

Storage is charged by the terminal while the container sits at the port beyond its free time. Detention is charged by the shipping line when the container is kept beyond the agreed free days before the empty is returned.

The empty park is nominated by the shipping line on the container release. Send us the release and we will handle the return.

Where we deliver

Container at the port? Pallets to move?

Send the details and get a clear quote — usually the same business day.