What Container-Depot does

Container-Depot Ltd Oy is a privately held Finnish company headquartered in Helsinki that provides depot and terminal services for shipping containers. According to the available firmographic data, its service portfolio encompasses container storage, inspection, repairs, and customization, positioning it as a specialized mid-market container-handling operator in the Nordics. The firm was founded in 1980, indicating a 45-year operating track record in the container logistics value chain, and currently employs between 11 and 50 people.

The company's operating model is centered on physical yard-based services: receiving, storing, inspecting, repairing, and customizing shipping containers. These are inherently asset-intensive, location-bound activities that depend on depot capacity, handling equipment, and inspection/repair certifications rather than on software or platform technology. No pricing, customer, or contract-structure information was retrievable because the company's website currently displays only a verification/loading screen with no published commercial content. As a result, the customer mix, segment focus (shipping lines, leasing companies, freight forwarders, or local traders), and contract economics cannot be confirmed from the source data.

No details on management, ownership, funding history, partnerships, certifications, or operating geographies beyond Helsinki were available. The ownership structure, investor base, and any parent-subsidiary relationships are not disclosed in the input. Given the data thinness — particularly the inaccessibility of the company's own web presence — the financial scale, growth trajectory, and strategic positioning of Container-Depot cannot be triangulated with confidence.

Name

Container-Depot

Website

https://container-depot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Container-Depot Ltd Oy is a Helsinki-based, privately held Finnish company founded in 1980 that provides container depot and terminal services — including storage, inspection, repairs, and customization — to shipping and logistics customers, employing 11-50 people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Container Depot Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments (4013)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Yards & Inland Depot Storage (Empty Container Depots/ICDs) (TLALAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Repair, Maintenance & Refurbishment Depots (M&R) (TLALAJAG), Container Stuffing/Unstuffing & Depot-Based Value-Added Services (TLALAJAM)

Keywords

• Container depot services
• Container storage
• Container repairs
• Container inspection
• Container customization

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Core offering

Container-Depot Ltd Oy operates a container depot and terminal facility providing container storage, inspection, repairs, and customization services. The company serves businesses in the shipping and logistics sector requiring physical handling, maintenance, and modification of intermodal shipping containers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Container Depot and Terminal Services Core depot and terminal handling service for intermodal shipping containers, providing physical handling, staging, and transfer of containers at the Helsinki facility for shipping lines, freight forwarders, and logistics operators.
• Container Storage Short- and long-term storage of intermodal shipping containers at the Helsinki depot facility for shipping lines, container leasing companies, and logistics operators requiring secure container yard space between deployments.
• Container Inspection Pre- and post-trip inspection services for intermodal shipping containers to assess condition and compliance, serving shipping lines, leasing companies, and logistics operators requiring documented container condition reporting.
• Container Repairs Maintenance and repair services for damaged intermodal shipping containers, restoring structural integrity and fitness for use, serving shipping lines and container leasing companies that need to bring containers back into service.
• Container Customization Customization and modification services for intermodal shipping containers, providing tailored alterations and fittings for specialized cargo or operational requirements, for shipping lines and logistics operators with non-standard container needs.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Contargo: A Rhenus-owned hinterland container logistics network operating inland container terminals and trimodal transport across Germany and the Benelux. Comparable as a larger, integrated container depot and intermodal services player competing for similar carrier/leasing customers in Europe.
• EUROGATE: Europe's largest independent container terminal operator, running deep-sea container terminals and adjacent inland depot/storage services. Overlaps with Container-Depot in container-handling services and serves the same European carrier/leasing customer base.
• Triton Container International: World's largest intermodal container lessor with its own depot and M&R network worldwide. Relevant peer because its depot operations overlap directly with Container-Depot's storage and repair services, even though the parent business is container leasing rather than depot services per se.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering contract logistics including container storage, depot, and value-added services at multiple European sites. Overlaps with Container-Depot on container depot and value-added services and competes for the same shipper/lessor relationships, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik): Hamburg-based port and logistics group operating container terminals and intermodal/container handling services. A broader incumbent in the same Nordic/Baltic–Northern European container-handling value chain as Container-Depot.
• Kuehne + Nagel: World's largest freight forwarder with adjacent contract logistics and depot/value-added container services in Europe. Comparable in that it provides container depot-adjacent services to the same carrier and BCO customer base, although depots are not its core standalone product.

Direct peers

• Bertling Logistics: Germany-headquartered logistics group with container storage, depot, and container-handling services serving Northern European shipping and leasing customers. Direct overlap with Container-Depot on depot-based container services and target customer profile.
• Containerland: Independent container depot operator in the Netherlands offering container storage, repair, and depot services across multiple yards — directly comparable to Container-Depot as a pure-play inland container depot focused on storage, inspection, and M&R.

Regional players

• ContainerPort Group (CPEX): US-based container drayage and depot services company providing storage, repairs, and trucking for containers on the East Coast. Comparable as a depot-focused service provider with a similar mix of storage, repair, and container handling, but operating in a different geography.
• Samskip: Iceland/Netherlands-based multimodal logistics provider with container depots and short-sea container services in Northern Europe. Comparable through its depot asset base and Northern European container-handling focus, though it is primarily a transport operator rather than a pure depot.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/container-depot-ltd-oy

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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