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Container Ship Wrecks and Fires

26 July 2007

On occasion, container ships do not make it to their destination port. No one likes to think about it but a ship can encounter any number of problems and, unfortunately, when a container ship has a problem, it’s a BIG problem.
The photos we point to here show container ships from many different shipping lines, there [...]

Container Yachts Builds Sailboats to Fit

2 April 2007

Is there anything the shipping container can’t do? It can easily fill the shelves at WalMart but Container Yachts has built a business around the idea of building a sailboat that fits into a standard 40 foot container. Customers who purchase their Far Harbour 39 can ship it anywhere in the world. If they have [...]

Shipping Container Datacenters - Project Blackbox

9 November 2006

Take one standard 20 foot shipping container, fill it with everything normally found in a state-of-the-art datacenter and what do you have? Project Blackbox, a Sun Microsystems project designed to create a complete portable datacenter, easily shipped anywhere and ready to go on arrival.

Project Blackbox packages compute, storage, and network infrastructure capabilities into scalable, modular [...]

Plastic Pallets for Exports

5 November 2006

ISPM-15 regulations require heat treating or fumigation of wooden pallets to prevent infestation of wood eating insects spreading from one country to another during exporting. Many companies are now offering plastic pallets at a comparable price, also some pallets are made from recycled plastic. Here is an overview covering cost, composition, and the six processes [...]

Do You need a packing list on Your export shipment?

26 September 2006

Absolutely! Without an export packing list your package can not be shipped properly.
Every package shipping out of the United States should have an export packing list. An export packing list shows an itemized list of the package contents. Your packing list should be attached to the outside of the package in a clearly marked waterproof [...]


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