20ft Shipping Container
Approx. 33.2 m³
The standard 6.06 m ISO dry container: 33.2 m³ of volume, up to 28 t of payload, and the easiest size to move by road almost anywhere in the world.
Africa
Shipping Containers to Ghana
Supply from European depots to Tema and Takoradi, quoted on Incoterms with destination-side responsibilities stated up front.
- New & used
- Single & bulk orders
- Named destination port
- Delivered pricing
Ghana is one of the more established West African destinations for European container equipment, served principally through Tema and, for the western region, Takoradi. Antwerp is frequently the strongest loading port for this trade because of its African service pattern, although the right answer depends on the rate at the time.
Demand covers storage and trading equipment, construction site use, conversion into shops and workshops, and containers bought as freight equipment to be loaded with goods in Europe.
What a Ghana enquiry needs beyond the basics
- Destination port — Tema or Takoradi. "Ghana" alone cannot be priced.
- Quantity — freight economics on this route reward lots over single units
- Condition grades acceptable — a mixed lot of cargo worthy and WWT prices differently from a uniform lot
- Incoterm — FOB, CFR or CIF, so both sides know where responsibility transfers
- Whether you will load cargo into the units — this makes the CSC plate a hard requirement
Costs at the destination
Under CFR or CIF to Tema or Takoradi, import duty, port charges, clearance and inland haulage remain with the buyer. We state this in the quotation rather than leaving it to emerge later. If you want an indication of destination-side cost, your local clearing agent is the reliable source — we will not invent a figure.
Documentation
A commercial invoice, bill of lading and export documentation accompany the shipment, with each unit identified by its ISO 6346 container number. Where Ghanaian import requirements call for additional certification, tell us at RFQ stage — some of it must be arranged before the vessel sails.
How supply and shipment are put together
Overseas supply separates into two questions that are often confused: which container you are buying, and how it reaches the destination you named.
Destination
You name the discharge port or the inland destination, and the specification.
Supply option
Suitable availability is assessed against that destination and against what can actually be booked to it, which is not always the nearest source of stock.
Shipment
Ocean freight on agreed Incoterms, with the responsibilities on each side written down before anything moves.
Quotation
Container, origin handling and freight to the agreed point, with destination charges identified rather than buried.
Buying a container and shipping cargo in it are two different transactions
A container bought as equipment and a container booked as freight are not the same movement, and conflating them is where overseas enquiries usually go wrong. Tell us which one you need. If the unit is to carry your cargo on the same voyage, that changes the condition requirement, the CSC position and the booking — and it is far cheaper to establish before the quotation than after it.
Containers supplied to Ghana
Specialist types
New or used
Both are supplied to every market we quote. The choice is about what the container has to do once it arrives.
New / one trip
- Appearance matters at the destination
- Long-term ownership is intended
- The unit will be converted or modified
- Recent production is preferred
Used
- Storage is the primary purpose
- Budget is the deciding factor
- Cosmetic condition is secondary
- Cargo worthy or wind and watertight meets the requirement
What decides an overseas quotation
Four variables carry most of the cost and nearly all of the risk of a surprise.
Discharge port
The named destination port, which determines the routing, the sailing options and a large part of the freight cost.
Incoterm
Where our responsibility ends and yours begins. This decides who pays destination handling, and it is worth agreeing explicitly.
Destination charges
Terminal handling, documentation and any local charges at discharge. We identify them rather than leaving them to arrive later.
Inland leg
Delivery beyond the port is a separate arrangement in most markets, and is quoted as such where it can be arranged at all.
Destination ports
Ports commonly named on enquiries for this market. Naming the discharge port is the single most useful thing on an overseas enquiry: a quotation to a country is guesswork, a quotation to a terminal is a price.
Port delivery options- Tema
- Takoradi
What we need in order to quote
Five things. A named destination port is worth more than any other single line on an overseas enquiry.
Container
Quantity
Destination
Terms
Commercial
Frequently asked questions
Can you ship containers to Tema?
We quote to Tema as a named destination port on agreed Incoterms. What follows discharge — duty, port charges, clearance and inland transport — sits with the buyer unless the quotation expressly includes it.
How many containers should I buy at once?
Freight economics on this route generally favour lots, but the crossover depends on the rate at the time. Tell us the quantity you have in mind and we will say plainly whether it works.