United Kingdom · container resale
Selling and sourcing used containers in the United Kingdom
Equipment that moves between the United Kingdom and the continent can carry customs consequences, which changes what a resale involves. LATYNEX takes reports of container supply and demand from the UK and introduces professional counterparties after a person has reviewed the match.
Areas we cover
Southampton and London Gateway have their own pages with sourced terminal context. Other British ports and inland sites are handled on request: name the place in the form and we will say whether we can help.
Owners with equipment in the UK
Report one-way, SOC, off-hire, used or damaged containers standing in the UK or due there: the type, the quantity and the release date. Ownership or lease terms decide whether a local sale is allowed.
Buyers across Britain
Business users register a container type, a quantity range and how far they can collect. Britain is served by rail from its container ports, so a buyer far from the coast may still be reachable, and the reviewer sees the real distance.
Customs treatment
The customs treatment of equipment crossing the UK border is settled by you and your agent. We ask what you know so that we do not propose a match that cannot work, and we do not advise on it.
Verified port context
Gateway context: Southampton, London Gateway
- According to DP World (page undated), its Southampton container terminal has 5 berths and a quay length of 1,920 m.
- According to DP World, the depth alongside at its Southampton terminal is 16 m chart datum (page undated).
- According to DP World, the Southampton terminal has 14 cranes (twin, tandem and quad lift) on 100 acres (page undated).
- According to DP World, 22 trains run daily from the Southampton terminal, operated by GB Railfreight, Freightliner and DB Cargo (page undated).
- According to DP World, the Southampton terminal is two miles from the dock gates to the M271 (page undated).
- According to DP World (19 January 2026), London Gateway handled more than three million TEU in 2025, a rise of more than 52% on the 1.9 million TEU of 2024.
- According to DP World's infrastructure page (undated), London Gateway has 4 berths (increasing to 5, then 6) and a quay length of 1,690 m.
- According to DP World, London Gateway has 16.5 m chart datum alongside, 16 quay cranes (twin, tandem and quad lift) and 78 automated stacking cranes (page undated).
- According to DP World, London Gateway has 8 on-dock rail tracks of 775 m, with 22 daily rail services (page undated).
- According to DP World, London Gateway has over 3,000 reefer points on 460 acres and a stated annual capacity of 3.4M TEU at full capacity (page undated).
Sources: dpworld.com · dpworld.com · dpworld.com · verified 2026-09-30
Equipment
What you can submit for United Kingdom
- Dry containers (20DC / 40DC / 40HC): on request — tell us what you have or need in United Kingdom and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Damaged / AS-IS units: on request — tell us what you have or need in United Kingdom and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Reefer: on request — tell us what you have or need in United Kingdom and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Open top / flat rack: on request — tell us what you have or need in United Kingdom and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Tank: on request — tell us what you have or need in United Kingdom and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- We are also extending into further equipment and service categories. Tell us what you have or need if you do not see it above — we will say honestly whether we can help.
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