Storage & Container News

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Around 90% of everything that is purchased has traveled at some stage in a container. Containerization and the standardization of the size of containers in and around 1970 changed the face of the planet.  Before standardization of the container cargo was loaded at 1.3 tonnes per hour.  Post 1970 ships were loaded at 30 tonnes per hour.  Resistance by dockworkers was crushed, docks rebuilt for container ships, jobs lost but profits were up and suddenly global trade spiraled off the graph. The 20 ft and 40 ft containers we use today became the standard which is referred to as TEU...

The MSC Oscar is not the worlds largest ship but it carries 124 more containers than the CSCL Globe, which used to be the worlds largest container ship, despite being slightly shorter.  The MSC Oscar is 1,300 ft long and can carry 19,224 containers. It is the worlds largest container ship. MSC Global, Worlds largest Container ship (above) and the former worlds largest container ship the CSCL Globe (below)  When you consider there are more than 6,000 container vessels currently in service, one begins to see the scale of the inter modal freight system.  

What is Clutter and Do You Have It? There's much talk these days about 'decluttering' and organizing as magic bullet solutions to all that ails us. We are told by those selling us solutions for our messes that getting tidy will make us happier, more productive, more creative, more appreciative of what we have and richer because we won't buy as much to replace things we can't find. We know we ought to do something about all that stuff - those piles of paper, the dark shadowy corners of closets, dusty boxes still not unpacked from last time - but...

What causes shipping or freight container condensation? Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air changes into liquid. First let's look at what causes condensation in Ocean & Sea Containers. Condensation is caused by the temperature difference between inside and outside the shipping container in combination with humidity inside the container reaching dew point at which point gas turns to liquid.  The dew mostly forms in the top few inches of the side wall and runs down the walls. Condensation control is achieved by either dehumidification or ventilation.  A simple way to reduce condensation is to limit...