How does container pricing fluctuate?

Geographic location: Generally speaking, the prices of shipping containers are lower in big ports like Newark, Long Beach and Houston while the prices in inland locations are higher.
Local import and export fluctuations over time causing shipping containers at times to be all used for exports while at other times there are more imports than exports and there is abundance of shipping containers.
Geopolitical events and environmental disruptions — such as regional maritime conflicts or canal capacity restrictions — which cause inefficiencies in usage of the global container fleet.
Changing alliances among shipping lines who share container fleets which can cause inefficiencies and less availability of used shipping containers.
Shifts in global trade volumes, such as increased demand during economic expansions or reduced demand during slowdowns, which directly affect how many containers are in circulation and at what price.

Used Shipping Container prices are influenced by geographic location, import and export fluctuations, geopolitical events and alliances amount shipping lines.