CST

Name

CST

Legal name

CST Container-, Spedition- und Transportges mbH

Website

https://cst-container.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Container Sales: Sale of new and used standard and special containers in various types and sizes including 10ft, 20ft, 40ft, and 45ft containers in standard and High Cube versions.
2. Container Rental/Leasing: Flexible rental offerings for short-term projects or long-term deployments with customizable duration and equipment options.
3. Custom Modifications: Custom container builds including technical containers, workshop containers, office containers, event containers, and environmental containers with specialized features.
4. Depot Services: Repairs, maintenance, storage, and SOLAS-compliant container weighing services at their Hamburg depot facility.
5. Transport and Logistics: Worldwide container transport coordination including loading and unloading services through experienced logistics partners.
6. Consulting and Project Support: Expert consultation and project management from initial idea to implementation with personalized guidance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CST provides a full container solutions portfolio from its Hamburg depot, including buying and selling new and used standard and special containers (10ft, 20ft, 40ft, High Cube), renting/leasing containers for short- or long-term use, and building custom modified containers such as technical, workshop, office, event, and environmental containers. The company also offers depot services (repairs, maintenance, SOLAS-compliant weighing, storage) and worldwide transport coordination with logistics partners.

Product overview

CST offers a comprehensive container solutions portfolio centered around buying, selling, and renting standard containers (10ft, 20ft, 40ft in Standard and High Cube variants) and special containers (Flatracks, Open-Top, Bulk, Multi-Door, Reefers, Tank). The company differentiates through custom container modifications including Technical Containers, Workshop Containers, Office Containers, Event Containers, Storage Containers, and Environmental Containers. Supporting services include container rental/leasing, depot repairs and maintenance, SOLAS-compliant weighing, storage, worldwide transport logistics, and project consulting. The product ecosystem is unified around providing complete container solutions from a single source—from initial consultation through delivery and ongoing service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of experience in container solutions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Algeco (Modulaire Group): Europe-wide modular space and container rental heavyweight with a much larger fleet and geographic footprint. Overlaps with CST in construction-site offices, modular buildings, and container rental, but operates at substantially greater scale and as part of a wider portfolio.
• Zeppelin Rental: Germany's leading equipment and container rental company with a broad portfolio beyond containers. Overlaps with CST in construction-site container rental and modular space, but as part of a much wider equipment rental offering.
• CONTAINEX (WALTER GROUP): Large European provider of container and modular space solutions under the WALTER Group. Overlaps with CST in container sales, rental, and customized modular units, but at a significantly larger pan-European scale with its own manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Container-Land24: German online-focused container dealer and rental company offering standard and special containers. Comparable to CST in product mix (standard containers, custom builds) and customer base, with a heavier digital sales approach.
• Containerhandel Hamburg / McLease Container: Hamburg-area container trading, rental, and modification specialist. Closest geographic and product peer to CST, operating from the same port region with overlapping standard and special container sales, rental, and custom build services.
• ELA Container: German-based provider of mobile container spaces (offices, sanitary, event, storage) for rental and sale. Directly comparable to CST's Sonderbau and rental offerings, serving the same construction, event, and industrial B2B segments across Germany and Europe.
• Container-Module (HCG Module GmbH): Germany-based specialist in container modification, custom builds, and technical container solutions. Highly comparable to CST's Sonderbau capability, including technical rooms, server containers, and bespoke industrial builds.
• KLUGE Mobile Raumsysteme: German supplier of mobile container and modular space systems for construction, events, and industry. Directly competes with CST in office, sanitary, and storage container rentals and sales to B2B customers.

Emerging players

• BEMO Systems (modular containers): Provider of specialized modular container systems and custom technical builds. Comparable to CST's technical, server, and pump-station container offerings, particularly for industrial and infrastructure customers.

Regional players

• Containerleasing.de / Bremen Container Services: Northern German container leasing and trading company based in the Bremen/Bremerhaven port area. Comparable to CST in product scope (sales, leasing, modifications) but operates from a competing port region rather than Hamburg.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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