Gabrielle Palermo did not think she would be starting a business while attending college. Palermo is a student at the Arizona State University, and a resident of Gilbert, Arizona. This biomedical engineering major now finds herself at the head of a new nonprofit organization: G3Box.
The National Retail Federation released statistical findings last week regarding this year’s past and projected cargo traffic in the major commercial ports of the U.S.
Shipping Containers lost at sea pose many disadvantages, including economic loss, safety hazards, and environmental damage. Units that are lost overboard can float just below the surface for years. This poses a threat to other ships traveling through the area. These units can also leak hazardous contents into the ocean, disturbing wildlife.
The Chief Executive Officer of DP World, Mohamed Sharaf, announced recently “DP World has delivered a very strong performance in the second quarter of the year, resulting in over 26 million portable storage containers handled for the first six months of the year.”
The new millennium has brought on the modular housing trend. Many architects and homeowners have experimented with building homes using recycled shipping containers. This trend is spreading to other types of buildings as well, such as commercial and community buildings.
The average amount of time that one shipping container circulates in the international shipping industry is 10 to 20 years. Surprisingly, the units are usually left for longer than that after they are guided out of circulation. They are often abandon for long periods of time in empty unused land near international ports. The most …
There was good news in the US shipping industry and the US economy as a whole. There was news that New Jersey Port might be adding 800 new jobs resulting from a $500 million dollar deal. The deal will involve a 20 year extension of existing lease. The extension would go to 2050. It would …
Shipping containers have proven themselves to be incredibly useful to locations of natural disasters. The large 20 by 40 feet steel structures are used for anything from temporary and permanent housing to protective barriers. The units are optimal for use in disaster areas. They are sturdy enough to withstand further tsunamis or earthquakes, and they …
The Shipping industry is a very good indicator for the health of the US economy and that of the entire world. The world is more connected now than ever and the world’s economies are all linked by the sale and transfer of goods from one country to another. So that is why looking to the …
The military has always been on the forefront of using portable storage containers to solve a variety of different needs. We have written about the military using these units to solve medical, power and training needs. We have enjoyed great relationships with the different branches of the military and their bases for a variety of …