Archive for 'Shipping Container' Category
DHS Radiation Detector Tests Inconclusive
5 March 2008Tests of radiation detectors performed last year by the Department of Homeland Security showed inconclusive results. The intention is to use these detectors at U.S. borders and ports to find nuclear materials in cross border shipments and prevent terrorist attacks.
In the new report, the review team concluded that the testing last year was not [...]
IDS Building Container Ship Data Center
9 January 2008According to a news report, IDS (International Data Security), a startup company in the San Francisco Bay area, is planning to build as many as 50 data centers on decommissioned container ships, up to 22 of those in the U.S. First space will be at Pier 50 in San Francisco.
These ships will live in port [...]
APL Introduces 53 Foot Ocean Containers
2 November 2007APL is taking delivery of the first 53 foot ocean capable containers November 7th and will deploy them as a weekly service on APL’s premier South China to Los Angeles service. 53 foot containers have been in use for intermodal transportation in the U.S. but have not been strong enough for ocean shipments, however, the [...]
Container Ship Wrecks and Fires
26 July 2007On 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 2007Is 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 [...]
