A carrier needs to scale up capacity on a transpacific trade lane at short notice: rather than purchasing new boxes, it draws 20ft and 40ft units from a leasing pool at a daily rate – that is container leasing in international shipping.
Source: https://container-xchange.com/glossary/container-leasing/
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