In the 1950s, trucking magnate Malcom McLean changed the world when he got frustrated enough with the speed of trucking and traffic to start a commercial shipping company in order to move goods up and ...

Moving on a budget? There’s no better way to successfully pull off a move for less than renting a storage container. Renting a storage container is a complete DIY process; you’ll be responsible for ...

There are many different types of shipping containers out there and not one. Shipping containers come in all shapes and sizes. There are several reasons why people use them for storage. Some use them ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by Curbed before it joined New York Magazine. You can visit the Curbed archive at archive.curbed.com to read all stories published before October 2020. Shipping ...

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 ...