There’s a housing crisis in the United Kingdom with the wealthy forcing housing prices far above what ordinary people can afford. The solution in the eyes of Yorkshire based REACH Homes may well be in building ultra energy efficient, ultra affordable shipping container homes. The UK housing crisis For several decades there has been a…
One great thing about repurposed shipping containers is that they are almost endlessly versatile. As shown in The Shipping Container in Vancouver, Canada, the very same unit can have a variety of guises over time – this one is being converted several times into different pop up retail and food outlets. The Shipping Container The…
A Brisbane workers cottage in the desirable suburb of Banyo has been converted into ultramodern shipping container architecture by a couple who rebuilt the place themselves using shipping containers. On the market for offers around $590,000, it is in just the right place for Brisbane airport staff and pilots as the local International airport is…
Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered containerships now serve the island of Puerto Rico, justifying the construction and delivery of a LNG bunker barge that has now been delivered to the island. Let’s first of all look at the Marlin Class container ships and then look at the new barge that has been built to fuel…
Pupils in the English North Somerset town of Clevedon have got together to fundraise for a new library consisting of two shipping containers. Clevedon is a sleepy seaside town on the Bristol Channel close to Avonmouth Docks, a medium sized port near the city of Bristol. It has a rich maritime heritage, that the pupils…
Shipping container transport is so ubiquitous that we take it for granted that many of the goods in our home, medicines and food, may have come to us in a humble shipping container. For around the first 20 years of shipping container transport, perishable goods were a liability. In bright sunshine, the contents of the…
Nestled at the heart of Sydney Harbour, Cockatoo Island is a short-haul leisure destination for history buffs and those out for a good time alike. A new pop up container micro-hotel has just opened on the island, and for $305 per person per night Monday to Thursday, or $385 Friday to Sunday, you too can…
The ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq is a concept known as asymmetric warfare – there are multiple frontlines in different enclaves and the enemy is as likely to come from behind as it is from directly in front of you. Those controlling a certain area need to have an obvious presence wherever they may…
Top New Zealand rugby team the New Zealand Chiefs are to have 14 shipping container corporate hospitality boxes installed just eight metres from the goal line of Waikato Stadium. Liked or loathed by ordinary rugby fans, corporate hospitality is a major money earner for rugby teams – in the Chiefs’ estimate, some 75% of their…
Hong Kong is the most expensive city in the world in terms of housing prices relative to average income. Not everyone can afford a US$900,000 apartment, and those who face crises such as a lost job can be in real trouble very quickly. The authorities looked around the world for solutions to the problem and…