Talk:Shipping container architecture

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[edit] older discussion

Not notable? Are you joking? It's a unique interesting concept that is considered to be radical, out-of-the-box thinking. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zsmith (talk • contribs) 20 December 2005

If you think about it, it's rather in the box, since...well...that's what you're living in... Cernen Xanthine Katrena 22:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
Well, after my "Political football" other use was deleated by User:CubBCas "a joke". I will let the community decide whether that is true or not for my project: <a href=http://www.itsogood.com/containerworkshop/tarball/government/index.html>Develeper/Planning Correspodence</a>. User:bwildasi Wed May 28 18:00:32 UTC 2008 —Preceding comment was added at 21:04, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Abandoned Shipping Containers

I have seen a few articles mentioning abandoned shipping containers are piling up in U.S. ports; however, I have been unable to find any information to verify this. I am curious as to exactly what ports these are piling up in, and what is done with abandoned containers? Are they given away for free? Who's responsibility is this--the shipping company or the port's management? Squideshi 16:50, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

I kinda recall something similar. The problem is largely due to the US trade imbalance whereby the US now imports a lot more manufactured products than it exports. Much of it I imagine, comes from China through the Port of Long Beach. In addition, I also recall something about container ships coming from the US having a sizable load of empty containers. - Htra0497 09:49, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

A pointer to a collection of links, Making Light: Shipping container architecture, via boingboing. Might be useful. --Quiddity 18:54, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

  • Agree. Tmaull (talk) 21:11, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Support Lovelac7 02:44, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I did a basic copy-paste merge from Container homes, it needs some copyediting still. -- Quiddity (talk) 20:33, 23 January 2008 (UTC)