In the 1950s, Keith Tantlinger built a better box and forever changed the way global business operates. His take on the shipping container made it easier to send and store all kinds of products all ...

One of the most common uses for shipping containers is secure onsite storage. Construction companies, warehouses and retailers rely on them for tools, machinery and inventory. Their portability means ...

Malcolm McLean may be the most important person you’ve never heard of. His claim to fame? Inventing a box. But not just any box. McLean—a high school-educated truck driver from North Carolina—came up ...

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

Images of steel shipping containers interlinked at the seams, creating what looks like a beehive for humans, started capturing the real estate community's attention a decade ago. "I have worked on ...