Shipping Containers for Sale and Rent in Portland, ME

Buying a container in the Portland area

Portland weather shapes how a container gets set. Ice storms can bring down limbs, snow and ice can make a soft or unpaved approach hard for a truck in winter, and hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Before you book, look up and down the drop spot: clear overhanging branches, pick firm level ground, and plan how the box will be anchored and how the doors will stay latched in a blow. Container Koala sells and rents shipping containers in Portland, Maine, in 10ft, 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high cube sizes, in new one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind and watertight grades. You send a ZIP code and what you need, and a real person checks stock at the yard nearest that ZIP, books tilt-bed or flatbed delivery, and sends one delivered price.

Our containers come in 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high cube sizes, new (one-trip) or used. When you ask for a price, we match the size and grade you want to the yard closest to your ZIP code, so your container travels the shortest distance, and send you one delivered price. You deal with one person from quote to drop-off.

Tilt-bed or flatbed delivery

Most people choose tilt-bed delivery: the truck tilts its bed and slides the container straight onto your pad, so you need no equipment. If you have a forklift or crane on site, we can send the container on a flatbed instead and you unload it. How delivery works.

Storage, jobsites and more in Portland

Common uses in the Portland area include home storage during a move or renovation, garage overflow and seasonal storage, and jobsite storage for builders. Match the size to the job: a 20ft for a driveway or small site, a 40ft for bulk gear, and a high cube when you need height for shelving or a workshop setup.

Beyond Portland: nearby towns

Customers in South Portland, Westbrook, Saco and Biddeford can request a delivered price the same way, by ZIP code.

If you want the container set before winter weather or ahead of hurricane season, start the quote early. Send your ZIP code and what you need through the quote request.

Local conditions to plan for

Freeze-thaw and snow

Frozen ground heaves and settles. A compacted, well-drained gravel pad keeps the container level so the doors keep closing properly. Avoid scheduling delivery on soft spring-thaw ground.

Placement rules

Rules for containers on private property are set by your city or county, and sometimes your HOA or deed restrictions. Some places treat a container like a shed; others have rules on size, placement, screening or how long it can stay. Check with your local planning or zoning office before delivery. See container rules in Maine for what we found on official state sites.

Sizes we deliver around Portland

• 20ft standard container: 20' L x 8' W x 8'6" H
• 40ft standard container: 40' L x 8' W x 8'6" H
• 40ft high cube container: 40' L x 8' W x 9'6" H
• 10ft container: 10' L x 8' W x 8'6" H (availability varies, ask us)

Delivery checklist

• A straight, clear approach: roughly 60 to 100 ft for a 20ft, 100 to 150 ft for a 40ft
• About 12 ft of width, and no low wires or branches overhead
• Firm, level ground at the drop spot, ideally gravel or blocks

How delivery works · Site prep

Renting instead of buying

Need storage for a few months, a move or a job in the Portland area? We also rent containers by the month, delivered by tilt-bed and picked up when you're done. Rentals are quote-based: ask for a rental quote with your ZIP code and we'll confirm availability with it.