Used cargo containers have many uses. They’re great for building mobile offices, homes, cabins and food shacks. You name it, and there’s something that people are making with them. Beyond buildings, shipping containers are often used for storage, offering a…
Builders and designers are using recycled shipping crates for numerous projects and structures. We’ve seen garages, homes and even urban gardens made from used sea cargo boxes. There’s creative use that stands out: Shipping container pools. Companies around the world…
Shipping containers seem like the ideal building material. Not only are containers durable, but they can be quickly refurbished and serve as a building. Right? Well, the answer to that question – how difficult is building a shipping container office…
Look at any 40ft steel container and you’ll see those distinctive ridges on the outer walls. Some call them ribs; others call them waves. But there’s actually a technical name for the ridges: The steel is referred to as “corrugated.”…
Shipping homes offer numerous benefits over traditional wood-framed houses. They’re affordable; they’re resistant to conventional threats like fire, mold or termites, and because you’re upcycling materials, container homes are eco-friendly. For most, building a shipping container home is a new…
The Conex box – another name for standard ISO steel containers – was one of the most important innovations in global shipping. Its invention revolutionized how goods made it from the factory to the store shelf. In fact, the global…
A sea container’s “grade” refers to its condition, and grades have a significant impact on price and applicable use. For example, a steel cargo container graded “watertight, wind tight” can be used for storage. But if you intend to ship…
These days, sea containers aren’t just used for shipping goods. Used shipping containers are now enjoying second lives as urban farms, houses, schools and even jails. More and more architects and builders are utilizing shipping containers as a building material….
How Much Does a Shipping Container Weigh? Visualizing the size and volume of a cargo container is a challenging. Just how much can you put in them? How much do those steel boxes weigh? The good news: Almost every shipping…
Shipping containers have revolutionized international trade. Containers have made it much cheaper to load, transport and unpack products and goods. In fact, thanks to the shipping container, a single sweater can travel 3,000 miles by sea for less than a…