Companies that own or lease their own containers increasingly choose SOC (Shipper Owned Container) shipping to reduce costs, increase flexibility, and avoid carrier equipment shortages. Unlike carrier-owned containers (COC), SOC containers allow shippers to maintain full control over container availability, positioning, and return locations.
ONZE provides worldwide SOC container logistics, organizing complete door-to-door transportation by sea, road, and rail. We work with container owners, leasing companies, traders, manufacturers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers looking for flexible global container solutions.
What is SOC (Shipper Owned Container)?
A Shipper Owned Container (SOC) is a container owned or leased by the cargo owner instead of the shipping line. The container can be transported on virtually all major ocean carriers while remaining under the shipper’s control.
SOC shipping offers several important advantages:
- no carrier container shortages;
- no detention charges from shipping lines;
- flexible container return locations;
- better equipment availability during peak seasons;
- cost optimization on long-distance shipments;
- ideal solution for one-way container sales and repositioning.
For companies regularly moving containers internationally, SOC shipping often becomes a more economical alternative to Carrier Owned Containers (COC).
Worldwide SOC Container Transportation
ONZE organizes SOC container transport between all major international trade lanes, including:
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Asia
- Middle East
- Africa
- Australia & Oceania
We coordinate inland trucking, port operations, ocean freight, customs procedures and final delivery through a single logistics partner.
Whether your shipment starts in Latvia, Germany, Poland, China or the United States, we can organize complete SOC transportation worldwide.
Available Container Types
We arrange transportation for all standard and special container equipment:
Standard Containers
- 20’ Dry Container (20DC)
- 40’ Dry Container (40DC)
- 40’ High Cube (40HC)
- 45’ High Cube
Special Equipment
- Open Top
- Flat Rack
- Reefer Containers
- Tank Containers
- Flexitank Containers
- Platform Containers
Our logistics specialists select the most suitable equipment depending on cargo dimensions, weight, loading method and destination.
Complete SOC Logistics Services
ONZE provides comprehensive logistics support throughout the transportation process.
Our services include:
- container positioning;
- inland trucking;
- railway transportation;
- export customs clearance;
- import customs coordination;
- port handling;
- container stuffing and stripping;
- cargo securing;
- ocean freight booking;
- documentation management;
- final delivery.
Every shipment is coordinated by an experienced logistics manager from booking until final delivery.
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SOC Container Sales and Buy-Back
In addition to transportation, ONZE supplies both new and used shipping containers.
Customers purchasing containers for international transportation can also benefit from our container buy-back program in selected countries after cargo delivery.
This solution significantly reduces repositioning costs and improves equipment utilization.
Why Choose ONZE?
Our customers choose ONZE because we combine practical container trading experience with international freight forwarding.
Advantages include:
- worldwide SOC logistics;
- competitive ocean freight rates;
- multimodal transport solutions;
- container sourcing;
- buy-back options;
- experienced freight forwarding team;
- Baltic ports expertise;
- flexible routing worldwide.
Whether you need a single SOC shipment or continuous container logistics, we can provide a solution tailored to your supply chain.