Category: shipping container

Texas Builds Shipping Container Border Wall to Fight Illegal Crossings

December 30, 2022
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Texas has bolstered security along the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso by adding shipping containers along the Rio Grande in addition to a mile of razor-wire fencing set up earlier to prevent illegal crossings. The shipping containers started to be set up earlier this week, according to a statement on Thursday by Texas Gov. Greg…

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Experts Warn of China’s Near-Monopoly on Freight Container Production, Global Supply Chain At Risk

April 17, 2022
Asia & PacificChinaChina Business & EconomyChinese Regimedecouple from Chinafreightglobal supply chainInternationalshipping containerUS-China relationsWorld
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A recent report from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) showed that China’s control of global container manufacturing poses a threat to supply chains and economies worldwide. On March 30, FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel released his assessment (pdf) of China’s control of container and intermodal chassis manufacturing after a year of research, market observation, and…

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Experts Warn of China’s Near-Monopoly on Freight Container Production, Threatening Global Supply Chain

April 17, 2022
Asia & PacificChinaChina Business & EconomyChinese Regimedecouple from Chinafreightglobal supply chainInternationalshipping containerUS-China relationsWorld
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News Analysis A recent report from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) showed that China’s control of global container manufacturing poses a threat to supply chains and economies worldwide. On March 30, FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel released his assessment (pdf) of China’s control of container and intermodal chassis manufacturing after a year of research, market…

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Luxury Home Built From 12 Industrial Shipping Containers Hits the Market in New Zealand

January 13, 2021
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A six-bedroom luxury home in New Zealand that was built out of 12 repurposed shipping containers just hit the market, and the internet is gushing over images of the interior. The readymade two-story home was built by David Wade, who used industrial shipping containers to create the skeleton for the dwelling. Daily Mail reports that…

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