Transport options

Tropical Containers works with an extensive supplier network of sea, rail and road solutions that enable us to deliver shipping containers to your destination – wherever that may be. We can manage the delivery from manufacture to the final destination. And we can do that at a great price. 

A Side Loader Transporting a Container

Tropical Containers operates a dedicated container depot next to the Port of Townsville. This enables us to effectively deliver our products directly to key metropolitan, regional and remote areas.

Within reason we can get a container almost anywhere.

Your container can be delivered to your site using a side loader or tilt tray. This will ensure placement of your container exactly where you want it.

Types of Transport

There are a number of types of transport we can use to get your container from our depot to your location.

Maxi Side Loader
A maxi side loader can lift up to 30 tonnes. It unloads to the drivers side only.

Mini Side Loader
A mini side loader lifts up to four tonnes. It loads and unloads to the driver side only and can only do a 20 foot container.

Tilt Tray
You can also use a tilt tray which is a winch on/slide off operation. Make sure to let us know how you want us to load your container – either with doors to the cabin or doors to the rear. This is important because your container slides off the rear.