Glossary Of Shipping Container Terms
Shipping container terms can be confusing, so we’ve put together a glossary to help you understand what they all mean.
Get Your Shipping Container Painted
Shipping containers will practically last forever if treated right. We take a look at why you should get your shipping container painted.
How Many Types Of Shipping Containers Are There?
We look at different types of shipping containers and what they’re used for. Many of these can be hired or bought from Gateway Containers.
Shipping Container Home for Communications Spies
Even the spy agencies of the world can find a use for shipping containers! On display at the London Science Museum in the UK is an example of a forward operating base for the UK’s communications and cyber spies.
Shipping Container Venue X-Cargo Helps Make Brisbane a Foodie’s Paradise
In August last year a shipping container eating and drinking hub called X-Cargo opened in Brisbane. The new site both goes head to head with the city’s Eat Street and supports the city in becoming a foodie’s paradise. X-Cargo Originally planned for opening in 2017 but delayed due to objections from local residents in Fortitude…
Sustainable Container Architecture For A Thailand School
Based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, International Sustainable Developmental Studies Institute (ISDSI) practised what it preached when it built its new campus – it chose to recycle shipping containers and reuse all the off-cut metal. The school teaches American students about sustainability in the economy, so had to prove its point with the very classrooms in…
Batemans Bay Container Home: Super Cheap Need Not Be Super Ugly!
Shipping container construction can mean that you get considerably more bang for your buck than a traditional housing construction system. The Batemans Bay shipping container holiday home on Australia’s south coast is really a case in point – let’s have a look at the place. Hiring a famous name architect can still be cheap Mona…
Abu Dhabi Beats the Heat With Air Conditioned Shipping Container Bus Shelters
In the fierce heat of the Gulf micro-state of Abu Dhabi standing outside for too long is ill-advised. Temperatures can reach up to 40 degrees C plus so you can sweat buckets as you wait for your bus. The Arab state authorities have long been installing air conditioned bus shelters around the country for the…
Maersk to Use LiDAR on Containerships to Save Lives at Sea
Big containerships have a big problem – they frequently can’t see other vessels when they come in too close to their bows. The first thing they may know of a potential collision is after they have rammed and sank the other vessel. Maersk have recently hired the US AI and automation company Sea Machines to get…
Prisoners Build Shipping Container Op Shops for Shakti in NZ
Prisoners serving time in Auckland are to learn construction skills while converting shipping containers into op shops for the Shakti charity. This is a win-win. The prisoners converting the shipping containers into the shops will be able to learn new skills that will help get them jobs and hopefully stay out of trouble on their…