LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA CGM and COSCO have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry slash greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

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Athens, Greece-based firm Cocoon Modules offers an attractive take on the shipping container house with this eponymous dwelling. Topped by a green roof and able to run on or off-the-grid, the ...

I’m ditching my plastic deli cups for these airtight glass food storage containers with glass lids. The plastic-free, shopper ...

Companies and architects are building homes made from shipping containers to provide temporary disaster relief housing and modern, chic beach homes. There’s an emerging and innovative solution to the ...

Studio Edwards recently completed an interesting take on the shipping container house with this project in Wye River, Victoria. Dubbed House 28, the home is used as a weekend retreat and features a ...

The practice of building with shipping containers has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last few years, with today’s designs continuing to push the architectural envelope. Brazil-based Rodrigo ...

Inhabitat loves shipping containers, whether from down under or the Great North. These self-contained quadrilateral wonders are the perfect modular building unit; easily transported, super durable, ...

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