[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-answer-cwo-vs-wwt-shipping-containers":3},{"_id":4,"body":5,"cta":6,"ctaDestination":7,"ctaLabel":8,"heading":9,"intro":10,"keyPoints":11,"keyPointsHeading":18,"metaDescription":19,"relatedAnswers":20,"relatedConditions":37,"relatedGuide":6,"relatedProducts":6,"sections":44,"seoTitle":53,"slug":54,"title":9},"answer.cwo-vs-wwt-shipping-containers","There’s no cosmetic difference between CWO and WWT containers. The only difference is CWO containers can be used for export and stacked on a cargo ship while loaded. Don’t waste your money on CWO if you just need a storage container. If you’re worried about cosmetics, buy a One Trip container or paint your WWT container after it’s delivered.",null,"conditions","Compare container conditions","What’s the Difference Between CWO and WWT?","There’s no cosmetic difference between CWO (cargo worthy) and WWT (wind and watertight) containers. The only difference is that a CWO container can pass a CSC Survey and be stacked while loaded, but a WWT container has been retired from cargo circulation and can’t be stacked 7-high while loaded.",[12,13,14,15,16,17],"CWO containers are cargo worthy and can be stacked up to 7-high while loaded.","WWT containers are wind and watertight and make great storage containers.","Any WWT container can be repaired to CWO if you need to use it for export.","If someone tells you CWO containers look better, it’s because they don’t know any better or are lying to you.","Don’t waste your money on CWO containers if you just need storage—WWT is a better option.","If you’re worried about cosmetics, you should buy a One Trip container, not CWO.","Key points","Cargo Worthy (CWO) vs Wind and Watertight (WWT): stacking and export differences, why CWO is not cosmetically better, and when WWT is the right storage choice.",[21,25,29,33],{"_id":22,"heading":23,"slug":24,"title":23},"answer.what-is-a-csc-survey","What Is a CSC Survey or Seaworthy Certificate?","what-is-a-csc-survey",{"_id":26,"heading":27,"slug":28,"title":27},"answer.what-is-an-a-grade-shipping-container","What Is an “A-Grade” Shipping Container?","what-is-an-a-grade-shipping-container",{"_id":30,"heading":31,"slug":32,"title":31},"answer.shipping-container-warranty","What Does the WCS 3-Year Warranty Cover?","shipping-container-warranty",{"_id":34,"heading":35,"slug":36,"title":35},"0ee391ce-e629-4d1d-a275-4ece89b2c3d9","Can I Inspect a Shipping Container Before Buying It?","what-to-inspect-before-buying-used-shipping-container",[38],{"_id":39,"heading":40,"kind":41,"shortDefinition":42,"slug":7,"title":43},"conditionPage.hub","Know exactly what you're buying","hub","Shipping-container terminology can be confusing. We make the differences clear before you purchase.","Conditions hub",[45,49],{"_key":46,"heading":47,"body":48},"cwo-stack","Why stacking matters for CWO","Containers loaded with cargo can weigh over 50,000 pounds, so the container at the bottom of the stack on a cargo ship has to hold up 300,000 pounds of weight or the stack will collapse. CWO containers can do this, but WWT containers might not be able to.\n\nWWT is still great for storage and can always be repaired to CWO condition.",{"_key":50,"heading":51,"body":52},"cwo-misleading","Don’t buy CWO just for cosmetics","There are companies who sell CWO containers as higher quality storage containers, but that’s extremely misleading and unprofessional. If someone tells you a CWO container looks better than a WWT container it’s either because they don’t know any better or they’re lying to you.\n\nIf you just need storage, WWT is the better option. If you’re worried about cosmetics, buy a One Trip container—not CWO—or paint a WWT container after delivery. Our Customers page (\u002Fcustomers) includes a BWI Airport Marriott example where used WWT containers were painted to match the property.","CWO vs. WWT Shipping Containers: What’s the Difference? | Western Container Sales","cwo-vs-wwt-shipping-containers",1788405518209]