Shipping Containers Blog

After yesterday’s post, a few of you contacted us concerned about condensation in shipping containers. In an earlier post relating to shipping container housing, we discussed the fact that all shipping containers have vents with pvc baffles inside to help promote air flow and keep water - be it rain or sea water - out of the container itself.

Why, therefore, is there a risk of condensation within a shipping container anyway? Well, when talking about containers used for store, if the doors of the containers are opened regularly there really should not be much of a problem. Where the risk comes in is when you take into consideration the moisture contained within the items being stored in the shipping container itself. All items, from sports equipment to clothes, from mattresses to shoes contain moisture and it is because of this that problems can occur during the autumn and winter months.

It is as a result of the difference in temperature between the night and the day - particularly when the day is sunny. These conditions cause the moisture to come out from the stored items as vapour, and, if no contingency is in place, settle on the ceiling ready to drip down when the temperature cools.

There is, however, a really good and affordable solution in the form of moisture traps which really do help keep the contents of the shipping container dry. These take the extra moisture into the specially PE/PP plastics and salt and lock it away within the moisture trap. One moisture trap will keep a 20ft container dry for 120 days. At under £30 it could very well be the affordable answer to any worries you might have.