How Containers Are Graded (A, B, C): What It Means for You
Ever seen shipping containers labelled A, B or C and wondered if you’re buying steel gold, a fixer-upper, or a glorified rust bucket? If you’ve dipped a toe into the container
Maersk Launches Retrofit Programme Across 200 Chartered Vessels
Why is Maersk upgrading so many ships at once? Maersk has unveiled an ambitious retrofit drive to modernise roughly 200 time-chartered container vessels, working with 50 shipowners
Sea-Intelligence Warns: Container Shipping Glut Looms by 2027
Is the container shipping boom preparing to backfire? According to Sea-Intelligence’s latest Sunday Spotlight (Issue 734), the global container shipping industry is heading into
Why Shipping-Container Homes Might Just Be the Future of Housing
The housing crisis is pushing imagination to the limit—and shipping containers are emerging as a surprisingly serious contender. Far from just being industrial leftovers, contain
Julyana Free Zone Launches Overflow Container Storage & Streamlines Port Ops in Benghazi
What’s new at Julyana Port—and why does it matter? The Julyana Free Zone Port in Benghazi has announced a series of development milestones, chief among them the launch of a ded
End of an Era for “Dan Dan the Lobster Man” in Porthleven
A Beloved Shack Finally Hit with Sunset For years, the container-style seafood shack run by Dan Dan the Lobster Man in Porthleven has been a coastal icon—locals and holidaymakers
Renting vs Buying a Shipping Container: Smart Decision or Expensive Regret?
Ever wondered whether you’d be better off renting a shipping container like a short-term fling, or investing in one as a long-term partner? Shipping container rental or buying: T
Military Escalation Turns the Baltic Route into a High-Risk Corridor
When geopolitics meets containers: the Baltic Sea’s shipping arteries are under increasing strain High-Risk Corridor: With recent military deployments—especially around Gotland
First Ship Launches China-Europe Arctic Container Route via Northern Sea Route
What’s changing in container shipping—and why this route matters The container ship Istanbul Bridge (4,890 TEU, built in 2000) has just become the first vessel to sail from Chi
Rediscovered: 1968 Pontiac Firebird Found in Hollywood Container Gets a Second Shot
What happens when a classic muscle car hides in a shipping container—and then is found ready for revival? Someone just dug up a piece of automotive history: a 1968 Pontiac Firebi
