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STAR SERVICE was founded in 1999 thanks to the professional experience of its founders that began in the 1970s (after significant experience at the highest levels of management in leading international companies in the rental, storage, production, logistics and container transport sectors); our business, initially focused on container rental and sale (both for storage and shipping) with related transport services, has significantly evolved over the past twenty years.          Since 2012, thanks to the partnership…

In this post we’re focusing on what shipping containers are made of: materials and components. MATERIALS Structure The corrugated walls, frame, cargo doors, and cross members of shipping containers are all made from Corten steel. Corten steel (often referred to as Cor–Ten) is a weather resistant steel which could more accurately be termed as an “Atmospheric Corrosion Resistant Steel”. It is a copper chromium alloy steel – this alloy displays a greater level of resistance…

What is a First Trip Container? A first trip container is pretty much what it sounds like. They are manufactured overseas, loaded with cargo, and shipped to Italy. Once they arrive, the cargo is unloaded, and the container is sold. It has made one only trip, which is why it is called a first trip container. First Trip Container vs. New Shipping Container All new ISO Shipping Containers are manufactured in China and have one…

What is the cold chain? Cold Chain is the process to keep cargo below a certain temperature during all the phases from production to the final user, making sure that during transportation & resale there are not any thermal shocks that can alter the organoleptic properties of the product. For example, the expiry date of fresh products (milk, yogurt and packaged salad, etc.) is related to the cold chain compliance: if products are exposed to…