Shipping Container Blog
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Shipping Container News – Monthly Round-Up
Discover 6 of the best shipping container blog posts and news stories this month from around the web. Container nightlife: Texas bar made from recycled shipping containers opens Each container makes up a separate room in this newly opened Texas bar. Once inside...
Painting a shipping container – PLUS useful tips.
3 most popular container paint colours: RAL 6007, RAL 5010 & RAL 9001 When it comes to shipping container painting there are 3 colour codes we frequently get requests for - RAL 6007, RAL 5010 & RAL 9001 (which are green, blue and cream respectively). Although...
How much are shipping containers? Plus 4 money saving tips
The answer to 'how much are shipping containers' will depend on a few factors including: Whether you are looking for new or used containers for sale If buying a used container - the condition of the box The container size you need Location you need delivery to...
Young Container Concept Designer Competition
Showcase your school and it's students by taking part in the Adaptainer 'Young Container Concept Designer' competition. Adaptainer are currently looking for a Suffolk school to take part in the pilot of a new competition which will highlight the possibilities of...
What’s wrong with this second hand 40ft container? (It’s hiding a secret)
This is a true story... I'm going to share a valuable experience I recently had of buying a second hand 40ft container, this real-life story will hopefully help you avoid a hidden danger when purchasing used shipping containers yourself... Last week I took a...
Shipping Container Homes – 5 Most Watched Videos EVER
I sometimes wonder if Malcolm McLean (the pioneer of modern day shipping containers) imagined back in 1956 that one day people would be living inside cargo boxes - comfortably. Shipping container homes probably seemed like a crazy idea a few years back but is now...
Shipping Container Architecture – 4 Must Read Books
Don't miss these great shipping container architecture books for sale on Amazon. Despite the growing popularity of container architecture there's still a limited number of books published on the subject. Shipping containers are affordable, adaptable and turn heads...
Adaptainer’s Ultimate Resource for Cargo Container Ship Travel
37 cargo container ship travel resources on the web to help you plan the trip of a lifetime. Adaptainer are known for supplying shipping containers for sale and hire, but we wanted to digress a little in this post and share some inside knowledge about a...
Shipping Container Restaurant on London’s Southbank is a Hit
It's impossible to ignore the fun design of this shipping container restaurant. Wahaca, Southbank is a Mexican themed restaurant built out of eight converted shipping containers. The containers were modified to create a two level shipping container restaurant...
Even Freight Containers Love to Party – Adaptainer Boxes Attend Opening of New Felixstowe Rail Terminal
Felixstowe port has just celebrated the opening of a brand new state of the art third rail terminal for freight containers. The launch was made amidst a theme celebrating Britain’s Industrial heritage combined with it’s latest up the minute infrastructure that has...