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Skyrocketing #shippingcontainer prices, shortages of tapioca pearls (boba), and increased prices of the car rentals are all caused by the same factor: disruption in a global supply chain. Wendover Productions explains how are all the events interconnected with one another.
A colossal traffic jam, disruptions to supply chains, millions of dollars' worth of cargo sinks in the ocean. That is not the plot for a western movie, that is the first half of 2021 in the #shippingcontainerindustry.
Container shipping’s stranger-than-fiction first half of 2021 - FreightWaves
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California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?
Last year The Home Depot was caught by surprise by consumers’ extreme appetite for #homeimprovement during the pandemic. This year, to avoid a holiday shipping crisis, they decided to invest in their own container ship.
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How bad are global shipping snafus? Home Depot contracted its own container ship as a safeguard
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The home improvement retailer is one of many companies facing supply chain challenges and trying to find creative solutions to keep merchandise in stock.
With the US #IndependenceDay around the corner, Chinese suppliers are already worried about the Christmas shipping rush. Many western retailers who have yet to recover from #COVID19 supply-chain disruptions are now facing higher prices of transportation and inventory restocking problems.
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Chinese Port Logjam Threatens Christmas Shipping Rush
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A backlog of dozens of ships around the Yantian port is expected to further rattle global supply chains.#COVID has changed the way we do a lot of things over the last year and weddings are no different! #Engaged couples have the chance to exchange their vows inside of a pink #shippingcontainer with none other than “Elvis”!
COVID threw weddings off track. One solution? Marry in a pink Seattle shipping container with Elvis.
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When the coronavirus pandemic closed down Washington state last spring, Bronwen Stevenson shuttered her Pioneer Square business of 10 years, a Vegas-style wedding venue named Shotgun Ceremonies. Yet a...Typically a well-oiled machine, the shipping container industry just can’t catch a break!
Get Ready for Years of Chaos in Container Shipping
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Backed up ports and the Suez Canal fiasco are just surface problems. When things go wrong in this business, they go seriously wrong.Miami is ready for some dancing! The Tower Bar serving drinks at the base of a giant 80-foot stack of shipping containers is @oasiswynwood's landmark no one can miss.
Photos: First Look At The Oasis In Wynwood, Set To Officially Open This Week
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Miami Real Estate, Construction And ArchitectureMaersk shares their stance on diversity and inclusion by adding rainbow painted shipping containers to their fleet. Beginning in Los Angeles, the containers are scheduled to make stops at numerous ports and finally land in Denmark for Copenhagen Pride 2021! #pridemonth #pride #lgbtq #loveislove #love #InclusionAllTheWay
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Maersk’s rainbow containers will begin their journey across the world as they shine a light on the company’s commitment to inclusion and diversity all year round.#COVID19 hasn’t stop us, rather it taught us that we can still thrive, and even grow, while we can’t be together. Hailing from The Big Easy, CSI Group LLC welcomes Heidi to the team! Heidi has 2 children and a dog, enjoys #Housewives in her free time and has the best husband ever!
This #WorldOceanDay we recognize a leading operator of port terminals, Bolloré Ports, as they remind us that we all need to be more environmentally conscious. By launching "The Green Terminal label", Bolloré Ports aims to reduce the #carbonfootprint of terminal activities by using precise methodology that covers all environmental issues.
Bolloré Ports to reduce its carbon footprint through Green Terminal label
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Bolloré Ports to reduce its carbon footprint through Green Terminal labelReducing shipping emissions is one of the key elements of the Net Zero Emissions plan. Europe is working on a new emission tax law but what impact will it have on the shipping industry?
Green recovery or 'nightmare' for trade? Europe wants to tax emissions from ships
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Europe's plan to raise billions each year for coronavirus relief by charging ships for their pollution could inflame trade tensions at the worst moment for the global economy and set back efforts to t...Modica Microindustries, INC. adds a new twist to the shipping container industry: simple steel boxes turned into software-driven micro-factories. Since they’re already compatible with global logistics, it just made sense.
Seattle startup Modica turns shipping containers into software-driven microfactories
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Watching stacks of shipping containers come and go from Seattle’s waterfront, you might wonder what’s in them, where they came from and where they’re headed.#Shippingcontainer prices continue rising to new heights. Asia-West Coast spot pricing is now 3.5 times higher than a year ago with no relief in sight.
Container shipping spot rates just spiked yet again - FreightWaves
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The situation for importers is getting even more dire. Already extreme container rates are ascending to even higher peaks.Architects propose a plan to build “Sheltainers”, container homes to replace the makeshift dwellings built alongside tombs by residents of The Cairo Necropolis, known as the City of the Dead or El'arafa.
Shipping container micro-housing proposed for City of the Dead in Cairo
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Architects Mouaz Abouzaid, Bassel Omara and Ahmed Hammad have proposed creating shipping-container micro-homes, called Sheltainers, for people living in Cairo's cemeteries.The owner of a tire/repair shop in Memphis built a #shippingcontainers fence doubling as tire storage around his business to help keep thieves away.
Shipping-container fence OK'd for blocking thieves
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Mot C Wheels at 4599 Millbranch lines three sides of its property with eight metal shipping containers to keep thieves out and to store tires.#Shippingcontainer prices have gone up dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the latest data from Container xChange prices in India and China nearly doubled.
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The container shortages that have been adding to logistics logjams in Asia and beyond are showing few signs of being resolved, according to the latest data from Container xChange, the world’s leadin...International Maritime Organization - IMO and countries around the world are working together in placing measures to address pollution and reduce shipping emissions. Mandatory rules discussed recently will largely impact the maritime sector.
Green recovery or 'nightmare' for trade? Europe wants to tax emissions from ships
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Europe's plan to raise billions each year for coronavirus relief by charging ships for their pollution could inflame trade tensions at the worst moment for the global economy and set back efforts to t...What does "Slow Steaming" mean? And why do some ships prefer to go a little slower? Casual Navigation Navigation serves us more interesting facts about the ships and maritime industry.
When moving using a shipping container, there are three major steps to take to make sure your possessions arrive unharmed.
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When moving house, a massive concern is always how you're going to move your things, especially when moving countries. Some people sell all of their things and re-buy items when they're getting settle...Visit this 32,000 sq ft mall in South China built in just 60 days out of 88 shipping containers.
Shopping Center Built in 60 Days with Shipping Containers
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Shipping containers can be used to assemble structures incredibly fast. In the article, we will explore how in 60 days you too can build with off-site.Container ships filled with empty "ghost" containers are sailing back to Asia while ecologists warn about the toll it will take on society.
Pandemic Drove Boom of 670,000 Empty Shipping Containers Last Year
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In our latest proof that global capitalism is extremely logical and efficient, hundreds of thousands of completely empty shipping containers are being transported overseas amid the pandemic, according...The #containershortage has affected customers and suppliers alike across countless industries. How long will it last? Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide tries to figure it out.
Is worldwide container shortage crisis for long? | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
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The global transportation system is currently experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. The extraordinary cascade of events caused by the pandemic has led to a severe container shortage crisis. Thi...Stacked on top of one another, these #shippingcontainers were turned into a 3-bedroom loft apartment in downtown San Francisco.
A San Francisco loft with shipping container rooms lists for $5.55m - The Spaces
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Maximising the former factory's saw-tooth ceilingsBecause the theater scene in New York has been shut down since March 2020, Marvel Studios proposed the use of a COVID safe outdoor theater where a stage is nestled inside of #shippingcontainers.
Marvel Architecture Proposes Shipping Container Theaters Until Broadway Reopens | stupidDOPE.com
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The Marvel Architectural firm is exploring methods in which to hold live shows amid the viral pandemic. Their design for open air theaters uses shipping containers as a stage…If the delivery of your packages ordered weeks ago have been delayed time and again, you’ve probably become victim to the shipping container shortage! Forbes looks into the problem and explains why results of #COVID19 are still affecting people today.
The Supply-Chain Will Never Disrespect The Shipping Container Ever Again
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The stress on supply-chains has been reported on so many times during this last year and reconciling consumer demand and inventory has caused many companies to feel the pain in their bottom lines, how...A nautical mile is a measurement of distance used in air, marine, and space navigation. Casual Navigation explains usage of the term in the maritime industry.
What Is A Nautical Mile And Why Is It Used? | Casual Navigation
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Terrestrial Navigation What Is A Nautical Mile And Why Is It Used? What Is A Nautical Mile And Why Is It Used? By Casual Navigation - September 30, 2020 We all know that a mile is just a measure of di...
How's your Monday going? #SuezCanal #shippingcontainer
#Evergreen #Evergiven #SuezCrisis #Suez
Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal is finally free
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Salvage teams on Monday freed a colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged one of the world’s most vital waterways and halted billions of dol...Not great..
If the seasonal depression didn't get you, searching for empty SOCs definitely did! #IYKYK #shippingcontainer #SOC #freight #cargo #container #shippingcontainers
WBZ | CBS Boston says "Boston-based Freight Farms is changing the way the world grows its food. " By using specially equipped #shippingcontainers, Freight Farms are able to grow fresh crops in the middle of the city.
New England Living: The Future Of Farming - In Freight Containers
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Farming under a city overpass? Boston-based Freight Farms is changing the way the world grows its food.A modern #shippingcontainer house with a total cost under $40,000 was built in 20 minutes outside of San Jose, Costa Rica.
Cheap Modern Shipping Container House
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It does not take a housing crisis to realize the importance of cost in construction at home and abroad alike. A 40,000-dollar, two-shipping-container house that is not just livable but lovely is itsel...Another sad day for Maersk this year. The Eindhoven, Maersk’s vessel with a capacity of 13,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), lost a number of containers overboard in the seas near Japan because of the bad weather conditions.
Another Maersk ship sailing for LA loses containers - FreightWaves
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Six cases of at-sea container losses have been reported in less than three months.Every sailor, fisherman and mariner plans their trips in accordance to tides but what are tides and how do they work? Popular Mechanics looked into this and shared their findings.
Cargo vessel traffic jams have recently became the new normal to the California coast. Nearly 40 container ships were at anchor daily in San Pedro Bay at the beginning of February, holding thousands of #shippingcontainers filled with goods “hostage.”
New video shows massive scope of California box-ship traffic jam
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Here’s a helicopter view courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard of container-ship armada off Los Angeles and Long Beach (WITH VIDEO).Public clinic and library was built inside of colorful #shippingcontainers in Batu, Indonesia for free public use.
Contertainer by dpavilion Architects
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Contertainer by dpavilion Architects December 26, 2010 dpavilion architects of Surabaya, Indonesia have sent us their “Contertainer” project. . Project description: Contertainer, designed by dpavi...The global #shippingcontainer shortage is anything but sweet. Due to increased freight rates, sugar hits its highest price in nearly four years.
Sugar exports hit by shipping container shortage | The Plunge Daily
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Sugar exports has been affected by a severe shortage of containers and has led to rising shipping costs and difficulty in moving goods.The #shippingcontainer shortage and it’s affects on global trade is causing many countries to continue to suffer from food supply shortages. Though Financial Times says a global spike in food costs is unlikely, China's prices on certain imported products are showing signs of increase.
'It's a perfect storm': A shipping container crisis has upended the global food trade
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Food is piling up in all the wrong places, thanks to carriers hauling empty shipping containersStern, bow, cockpit, bridge and others words have been commonly used in a #shippingindustry for centuries, but where do they originate from? Casual Navigation took a shot at explaining how some of these terms came to be.
This backyard London office, designed by UK architect Simon Astridge, was constructed out of four #shippingcontainers and infused with color and texture. The owner of the office says, "I want my clients to walk into a space and not be able to keep their hands in their pockets."
Simon Astridge stacks shipping containers to create backyard London office
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Simon Astridge has used shipping containers, exposed plasterwork and clay lighting to create the offices and showroom for a London tile manufacturer.
Bloomberg experts say, “A global shipping-container shortage is showing signs of easing.” Factories are returning to the pre #Covid19 volumes and import/export imbalance is slowly recovering.
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Shipping Container Crunch Shows Signs of Easing, Index Shows
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A global shortage of shipping containers that’s sent ocean freight rates skyrocketing shows signs of easing, according to an index that tracks the steel boxes used to transport 90% of the global tra...Bad weather caused 750 #shippingcontainers to fall from the Maersk vessel Maersk Essen into the Pacific Ocean on its voyage from Xiamen to Los Angeles. The potential value of the lost goods is approximated to be millions of dollars.
Maersk Boxship Loses 750 Containers Overboard in North Pacific
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Heavy weather in the North Pacific is being blamed for the loss of containers aboard one of Maersks...Looks like the Pacific was doing all the Essen that day. 😆
Vincent Ganivet’s Catène de Containers, which is comprised of two giant arches created out of multi-colored #shippingcontainers, was erected marking Le Havre’s 50th anniversary and is now dubbed ‘Le Havre’s Eiffel Tower’ by locals.
The 'Catène de Containers' in Le Havre - Normandy Tourism, France
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This impressive shipping container art installation by Vincent Ganivet has become one of Le Havre's newest and best-loved landmarks.With #shippingcontainer prices rising and vast majority of vessels behind schedule, analysts explain why producing more boxes will not solve the problem for the shipping industry.
Containers becomes new buzz word as virus puts strain on shipping industry
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Rates on the busiest shipping routes from China to the US hit record highs last year amid a supply shortage, with containers needed to get home-related items to consumers.Four story #shippingcontainer structure built from 29 recycled containers creates a one-of-a-kind Starbucks drive-through in Taiwan.
Kengo Kuma stacks shipping containers to create drive-through Starbucks in Taiwan
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Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has stacked 29 recycled shipping containers to make a Starbucks coffee shop alongside a shopping centre in Hualien, Taiwan.As the #shippingcontainer shortage continues, fraud grows leaving industry customers out hard cash with nothing to show for it. CBC News Canada sheds some light on what’s happening to prevent others from falling for this trap.
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The scope of a scam involving the sale of shipping containers in Canada is growing, as an increasing number of legitimate companies that sell the structures say their good names are being used by frau...What!!!
The ContiSauna creates the perfect winter escape, turning a single #shippingcontainer into a sauna with lounge room, terrace, and shower. You can find me here!
Shipping container transformed into a sauna
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ContiSauna elegantly packs together a beautiful sauna with a DROP heater, a lounge room, a terrace, and a shower into just one shipping container.
Feeling the stress and frustration brought on by the pandemic? Try the Smash Escape Room, built inside a #shippingcontainer, to help you get that pent up negative energy out!
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Toronto is getting a social distanced rage room inside a shipping container
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If this pandemic stress and lockdown frustration have you feeling pent up, there is a new rage room coming to Toronto to let it all out and smash s...The Wall Street Journal takes a deep look into the #shippingcontainer shortage we’re all experiencing.
U.S. Exporters Coming Up Empty in Scramble for Outbound Containers
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Container shipping companies seeking to keep pace with the strong demand for goods from China are rushing to unpack and return to Asia the containers, industry officials say. That leaves fewer boxes a...Tis the season! The Boston Commons #ChristmasTree was delivered to Boston from Nova Scotia by Eimskip on a flat rack container.
Celebrating 49 years of tradition with Nova Scotia's tree for Boston
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As dependable as Santa and his reindeers, the tree for Boston will always find its way. This year's tree was brought by sea this year, because even a pandemic can't stop 49 years of tradition between ...U.S. Department of Commerce has created series of educational videos on Exporting Basics, useful to industry beginners and experts alike.
Container xChange breaks down the importance of container depot processes.
Container Depot Processes explained (List attached)
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Container depots manage the smooth flow of cargo, consolidate goods and container maintenance. Container Depots can be owned by the state, private or public
The future is here. SAILCARGO INC. is building a revolutionary cargo ship made of wood in a small port in Costa Rica. #Ceiba, the uniquely designed vessel, will feature solar panels, an electric engine, and batteries allowing it to cross the ocean entirely without the use of fossil fuels.
The futuristic cargo ship made of wood
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The shipping industry's climate impact is large and growing, but a team in Costa Rica is making way for a clean shipping revolution with a cargo ship made of wood.One of the world's largest #containerports located in Hong Kong is now offering Container Port Tours so visitors can learn more about the container shipping industry while enjoying BBQ!
Inside one of the world's biggest container ports
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Hong Kong has one of the world's busiest container ports. A floating tour is a superb way for visitors to explore this vast maritime landscape.Next time you’re looking for an Airbnb getaway, consider escaping to this luxury #shippingcontainer home located in Hocking Hills, Ohio.
Residents and visitors of Rotterdam Harbor can now enjoy a huge origami sculpture built using a 40 ft #shippingcontainer.
Container Origami – Femke Bijlsma
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For a somewhat forgotten neighbourhood in the Rotterdam Harbour we designed a huge origami sculpture made of a 40-foot shipping container. Now you cannot enter the area without notice. Truck drivers h...New York design studio, Grimshaw Architects creates a design to transform #shippingcontainers into #coronavirus testing centers.
Grimshaw designs range of shipping-container coronavirus testing centres
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The New York office of architecture studio Grimshaw has drawn up plans for a range of prefabricated coronavirus testing centres within shipping containers, named D-Tec.Transportation Worker Identification Credential (#TWIC) is vital for port authority workers and visitors to conduct daily business. Transportation Security Administration explains where to apply and how much it costs.
TWIC Card | How You Get It and How Much it Costs
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What is the TWIC Card? Information on how to get it, the application process, how much it costs, office locations and renewal information.The terms Vessel agent and Carrie agent are sometimes used interchangeably, but in fact, there is a big difference between the two.
Difference between Vessel agent and Carrier agent
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Is there a difference between Vessel Agent and Carrier Agent..?? This article gives you the low down on this question..The Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that the nation’s construction sector has added 158,000 jobs in June due to the increase of container structures.
Shipping container classrooms and prefab bathrooms: The construction industry evolves amid COVID-19
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Construction firms are exploring the use of materials that can be cleaned more easily and don’t absorb bacteria and viruses.Trick or Treating might be cancelled but the we couldn't let #Halloween go by without celebrating ourselves!
Though they were originally created to move cargo around the world, #shippingcontainers can now be seen used in the most unconventional ways.
10 Shops and Restaurants Made from Shipping Containers - Remodelista
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If they've already paved paradise and put up a parking lot, an innovative way to use a vacant lot or urban space in decay is to introduce an old shipping cCanada’s largest shipping container market, stackt is now open for safe dinning, shopping and chilling.
Stackt: Toronto’s Transportable Temporary Shipping Container Market | Archello
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Canada’s largest shipping container market, designed bySwiss architecture firm #BureauA created a recreation of #Stonehenge using 50 #shippingcontainers.
Bureau A recreates Stonehenge using shipping containers
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This so-called Steelhenge of shipping containers was designed by Swiss architecture firm Bureau A for the BIG biennale in Geneva