Shipping Container
This article is timeless and should be accurate for any version of the game.
| “ | A container for shipping very large quantities of Crates using Crane loaded vehicles. This type of container can only be unloaded at Storage Depots and Seaports. | „ |
| — In-game description |
A Shipping Container is a large shippable structure that can hold up to 60 crates of items and be transported on certain shipping vehicles.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Yard | 100 x Basic Materials  |
Shipping Container  |
100 Hammer hits |
| Mass Production Factory | 300 x Basic Materials |
Crate of 3 x
Shipping Container |
01:23:20 |
Colour customization
You can choose from one of 8 colors to paint a container by selecting a colour in its menu.
Use
You can access its interface when on foot or in a logistics vehicle by pressing E when it is not packaged.
Crate Storage
It has an inventory with 15 slots, however it must be empty for the container to be packaged and transported.
It can hold up to 60 crates of items in its stockpile. Crates in the player's inventory are submitted into the container's stockpile with RMB > Submit to Stockpile. Retrieving crates from the stockpile can only be done when interacting with a Storage Depot, Seaport, or Storage Ship, while the container placed on their loading area.
In its interface you can check its stockpile's content. The top two numbers refer to current / maximum number of crates. The number near the items means the amount of crates. If there are 2 numbers next to an item (e.g. "1|2"), the left number refers to the amount of unreservable crates (public) and the right number the amount of reservable crates.
In its interface, you can press the Stockpile Actions Log 
button to view the logs of crates submitted to the stockpile.
It is a neutral structure, its stockpile can be accessed by both factions.
Transport
As a shippable, it can be packaged with the "package" 
button in its menu (the inventory must be empty but not the stockpile). Once packaged, it can then be lifted by a Crane and placed on any Shipping Vehicle for transport. While on a vehicle you cannot interact with it. You will require another crane at your destination to lift the container from the vehicle. To unpackage it simply press E.
Like every other player made structures, it can decay after a while if left on the ground.
Multiple containers can be stacked on top of each other. If you stack more than 2, you wont be able to package the top one while on foot and the 2 below wont be pickable.
When empty it can be stored in a stockpile at a Storage Depot, Seaport, or Storage Ship by depositing it on their loading area and pressing the Submit Loading Area Equipment 
button in their interface.
Materials Packing
Stacks of materials can be packed/unpacked into crates when in its interface.
Crate Transfer
Using a crane, it can be deposited on any loading area of structures or ships to transfer crates in or out of the stockpile. The more important ones are:
| Name | Use |
|---|---|
| Refinery | Retrieve refined resources as crates from your personal queue with RMB > Retrieve as crate
|
| Mass Production Factory | Retrieve finished orders of item crates. Place orders using directly the materials inside crates in the container (only works if those crates are not reservable. |
| Storage Depot / Seaport / Storage Ship | Submit/Retrieve crates of items |
Gallery
Colored Containers
Shipping Container menu
Depositing a Shipping Container on a Seaport's loading area with a Stationary Crane.
A Flatbed Truck loaded with a Shipping Container.
A Shipping Container loaded onto one of three Flatbed Cars
A Crane loading a Shipping Container on a Flatbed Car
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