Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

When science reporter Christina Larson got a tip from a marine ecologist about a shipping container that fell off a cargo ship and smashed into a California marine sanctuary, she wondered: How many ...

<!–This shipping container is being used for storage behind Menchville High School in Newport News. Some see the containers as an untapped business opportunity, while others see them as an eyesore. –> ...

The Men's Sheds group is converting shipping containers into communal DIY spaces A Men's Sheds group has been given permission to run DIY sessions from a set of converted shipping containers.

The Town of Gander is trying to figure out what to do about the use of shipping containers for sheds by both residents and businesses. Shipping containers, sometimes called dry freight containers, are ...

While Dennis Haas of Freeburg worked as a commercial airline pilot for Delta, he started a side business specializing in the sale and rental of storage units. HaasHold Storage sold shipping containers ...

reporting from Kaohsiung, Taiwan — They’re used as roadside betel nut stands. Tool sheds for farms. And increasingly, as houses, offices, retail showrooms and restaurants. They’re the 40-foot steel ...

When the first of Mandarin Shipping’s six small, modern container ships rolled into Hong Kong dock three years ago, Tim Huxley, the company’s founder, could not have anticipated the disruption to ...

A farmer is set to be ordered to remove a caravan, sheds and half a car from his paddock in a planning row. Planning officers at Vale of Glamorgan council are seeking approval to take enforcement ...

Engineers and architects have transformed ordinary shipping containers into amazing homes and office spaces around the world. Here are a few of our favorites. With its modern lines and appealing ...