It’s just over 50 years since the shipping container took its first trip. Though it has changed little in the subsequent half century, standardised containerisation has dramatically reduced global ...

Products used by consumers and businesses often get to their final destinations as freight shipped in standardized cargo containers. Manufacturers of these shipping containers adhere to ...

The cost to ship a standard 40-foot container of toys, auto parts or other goods from Shanghai to New York has jumped to nearly $10,000, fueling frustration among importers and prompting some experts ...

Shipping containers are big in design news lately -- usually for their role in creative reuse or as emergency housing. But the logistics and supply chain industries are still innovating and improving ...

Metal components are shipped worldwide and represent a significant part of all import and export activities. However, the likelihood of product damage or harm to those handling the items means ...

Shipping containers in Helsingborg, Sweden. Courtesy of Håkan Dahlström/Flickr Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history ...

Editor's note: John's away this week so in place of your usual Saturday morning roundup, today we have a guest post on the mechanics of global trade, from financial writer Hector Reid. International ...

There is a stretch of coastline in southern Cornwall known for its dragons. The black ones are rare, the green ones rarer; even a dedicated dragon hunter can go a lifetime without coming across a ...