Shipping Containers for Sale in Mobile, AL

Container Delivery in Mobile

Mobile was founded in 1702, is the seat of Mobile County, and is home to the Port of Mobile. Deliveries reach Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Clarke and Escambia counties. Delivery areas include Downtown Mobile, Midtown, the Oakleigh Garden District, De Tonti Square, Church Street East, Leinkauf, Old Dauphin Way, Spring Hill, Africatown, including Plateau and Magazine Point, Crichton, Toulminville, Trinity Gardens, Maysville, the Dauphin Island Parkway corridor, Skyland Park, Bel Air, Cottage Hill, Hillsdale and Springdale.

The City of Mobile administers land use through the Unified Development Code adopted in 2022, which replaced regulations dating to the 1960s, and Build Mobile's Planning and Zoning division applies it, so a container inside the city is a defined land use with published conditions rather than an open question.

Include your address and a description of the access when you request a quote.

A few things shape how a delivery goes in this area:

• Mobile averages roughly five feet of rain a year, so drainage is the first question. A low spot that looks fine in a dry week can hold water. Setting the container on gravel, blocks or timbers keeps the floor out of standing water and the doors square.
• Coastal ground here is sand over a high water table. A container set straight onto turf can settle unevenly within a season, so the four corner castings need blocking or a compacted pad.
• Storm watches can move a delivery date: delivery timing depends on location, payment, weather and site access.
• Live oak canopy over Midtown, Old Dauphin Way and the Oakleigh streets can hang low. A tilt-bed truck needs the bed to rise well above the height of the container itself, so walk the route from the street to the drop spot and look up before you book.
• The two downtown tunnels under the Mobile River carry posted height and cargo restrictions, and the Bayway can back up, so mention a downtown or river-crossing drop spot when you request your quote.
• Down the Dauphin Island Parkway, out to Bayou La Batre, Coden and Dauphin Island, the approach is causeway, soft shoulder and marsh edge, and tidal water can sit on the road. Delivery windows out there are worth checking against the tide.
• Salt air is hard on steel. A container that came out of ocean service already carries marine grade paint, and a yearly rinse plus paint touch-up wherever the finish gets thin helps on the coast.
• Industrial ground at Brookley, Theodore and along the river has paved yards and room to maneuver. Mobile runs 149 miles off the New Orleans depot on Interstate 10.

For permit questions on a specific address, contact Build Mobile, 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor South Tower, Mobile AL 36602. Planning and Zoning (251) 208-5895 or (251) 208-5896, planning@cityofmobile.org. Permitting and Predevelopment (251) 208-7602 or (251) 208-7023, permitting@cityofmobile.org. Inspections (251) 208-7198. Historic Development (251) 208-7281, at 200 Government Street. For an address outside the city, contact Mobile County Planning and Development, 205 Government Street, Mobile AL 36644, (251) 574-8595, development@mobilecountyal.gov.

Container Types Available in Mobile

• 20ft Standard: For residential driveways and smaller sites
• 40ft Standard: Contractors, farms, businesses and larger properties
• 40ft High Cube: Conversions, tall equipment, extra headroom
• Modified: Job site offices, custom builds
• Refrigerated: Food service, cold storage