Rebecca Heilweil covered emerging technology, artificial intelligence, and the supply chain. Behold the simple shipping container. It’s a large, steel box that can carry tens of thousands of ...

Building future-proof shipping supply chains The volume of maritime shipping containers is predicted to double by 2035, while greenhouse gas emissions could triple by 2050.

Shipping containers that can fold and use less space are gaining some attention as ports and warehouses handle massive overloads of backlogged crates. Intermodal containers, better known as ...

Managing the price risk in shipping containers has become paramount as cargo owners look to hedge the cost of freight, which can account for up to 20% of cargo value.

These foldable shipping containers could help solve the supply-chain crisis By Grace Kay Staxxon foldable shipping containers Courtesy fo Staxxon May 29, 2022, 4:45 AM PT ...

Bottlenecks in the U.S. supply chain have been laid bare in a video of stacked shipping containers that has gone viral on TikTok.

The focus on digitalization, container management software, and blockchain technology is expanding the market reach among ports, terminals, and global supply chains.

Supply chain woes lead to an "everything shortage" A Los Angeles neighborhood just outside the nation's busiest port complex has become a perpetual traffic jam, with trucks that are hauling cargo ...

The logjam at the ports and larger supply chain disruptions have led to record-setting profits for big companies in the logistics business.

New freight futures contracts could help manage soaring costs for containers as global supply chain tensions persist The shipping container markets were developed in 1956 by American entrepreneur ...

The containers could help solve congestion at ports and shipping yards in the US. Logjams at the largest US ports have receded, but remain above pre-pandemic levels.