The term lease of containers can be divided into long-term lease and short-term lease. Long-term lease generally refers to a longer lease period, while short-term lease refers to renting containers according to the required service period, and the time is relatively short.

Long-term lease can be divided into two ways: financing lease and lease according to actual service life. The former means that the lessor buys the leased box after the expiration of the use period, and the latter means that the lessor returns the box to the container leasing company after the expiration of the use period.

Long-term leasing is good for both renters and leasing companies. For the rental company, there is a relatively stable rental income during the lease period; For renters, as long as they pay the rent on time, the box is like their own; And the rent for long-term lease is relatively low.

Compared with long-term leasing, short-term leasing is more flexible. Tenants can determine the lease term according to the time and place they need, but the rent is relatively high.

Second, the travel rent.

Container leasing includes one-way leasing and round-trip leasing.

1. One-way lease.

One-way leasing is mostly used in the case of unbalanced supply of goods on the same route, that is, one-way use of containers from the port of departure to the port of destination. For example, a shipping company operates the container cargo transportation business from Port A to Port B, and the cargo volume from Port A to Port B is relatively large, while the cargo transportation from Port B to Port A uses fewer containers, that is, the volume of inbound and outbound cargo is unbalanced, and the company does not have the container transportation business from Port B to other areas, which will inevitably lead to the backlog of empty containers in Port B. In this case, the company can rent a one-way container from Port A to Port B, which will not only save the storage fee of empty containers in Port B, but also save the storage fee.

When using one-way container leasing, it should be noted that the container lessee sometimes has to pay the cost of lifting and returning the container in addition to the rent. If the container user rents from a place with a good rental market to a place with a poor rental market, the container lessee must pay the container handling fee and the container return fee; On the other hand, this part of the fee is not paid or only a small part is paid.

2. Return the lease.

Return leasing is usually used for routes with relatively balanced freight volume. There is no limit to the lease period of this lease method. During the lease period, the lessee has greater freedom to use it, not limited to simple round trips. This lease method has strict restrictions on the location of the returned boxes.

Third, flexible leasing.

Flexible leasing of containers is similar to long-term leasing in cost and short-term leasing in use, so it can be used flexibly. This lease usually lasts for one year. When renting a large number of boxes, the rent has a rebate, and its rent is almost as cheap as long-term lease. In the case of large container freight volume, many operating routes and unbalanced return freight volume, this leasing method is easy to adapt to changes and is a valuable leasing method.

In a flexible lease contract, it is generally agreed that the number and location of containers to be returned by the lessee each month, the rent shall be calculated according to the number of days the containers are used, and the provisions for the lessee to use the equipment of the leasing company.

In the container leasing business, container lessees should not only choose container leasing companies according to their own needs, but also pay attention to:

(1) The business scope, management level and reputation of the leasing company;

(2) limiting the number of containers returning to the destination;

(3) Investigate and compare the prices of rented boxes;

(4) Provisions on container transportation and freight refund;

(5) Check the rented boxes;

(six) the terms of contract responsibility and rent payment.

Therefore, as a box renter, we should be meticulous and thoughtful in our work, fully understand and master the characteristics of each leasing company, make full use of each company's strengths as much as possible, and sign flexible leasing contracts with many leasing companies.