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    • Four Minutes Of Mayhem – When Shipping Goes Horribly Wrong [Video]

      04 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments

      Shipping containers on a path to destruction give new meaning to the old saying: “The bigger they are the harder they fall”.

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    • Wooden Cargo Ship Has Some Serious Noah’s Ark Vibes

      03 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      The eco-friendly Ceiba is a little like Noah’s Ark, but for shipping containers, and it’s hoped that the vessel will cross oceans without the use of any fossil fuels.

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    • Nuclear Propulsion Could Be The Future Of Shipping

      10 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The world’s shipping industry is looking at ways to decrease its carbon footprint, and nuclear-powered ships could be a promising option.

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    • Weird Boeing Plane Designed To Suck Up Shipping Containers [Video]

      01 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      For reasons that may forever remain a mystery, Boeing has patented an odd plane that effectively sucks up shipping containers.

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    • New ‘Carbon-Capture’ Shipping Tech Could Change The Game

      03 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      Container ships are one of the safest ways to move cargo, so it’s great that the industry is looking at greener ways to get the job done.

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    • Inside The Luxury Hotel Made Entirely Of Shipping Containers

      03 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      It’s a luxury hotel, in the middle of a vineyard next to an old oak tree. It’s also made entirely from shipping containers.

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    • Shops, Homes, And Toilets: Creative Uses For Old Shipping Containers

      08 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      Shipping containers can be used in a number of imaginative ways, some of which you’ve probably never considered.

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    • Elon Musk’s Brother, Kimbal, Is Pretty Accomplished Himself

      08 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Elon might attract most of the attention, especially with SpaceX’s recent successful launch, but Kimbal can definitely hold his own.

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    • These Shipping Container Micro Apartments Are Proving Popular [Images]

      14 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      Developers are turning old shipping containers into beautiful micro apartments, and they’re clearly popular around the world.

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      Five Major Challenges Businesses Face When Going Global

      04 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      Congrats – your business is off the ground, killing the competition, and has the potential to go global. Now what?

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      Simple Ingredient Could Change The Future Of Ocean-Going Ships

      19 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      The shipping industry is finding creative ways to swap out the old ways of doing things for new, greener options.

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    • Sheep, Cars, And Cranes – Three Shipping Disasters From 2019 [Videos]

      06 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      The old saying “the bigger they are, the harder they fall” rings true when it comes to disasters involving massive cargo ships.

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    • They’ve Built An Entire Hotel Out Of Shipping Containers Now

      13 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Shipping container homes are all the rage these days, and now London can boast a hotel made entirely from the repurposed containers.

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    • There’s Actually A Pattern To Lightning Strikes At Sea [Video]

      15 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      Researchers have discovered a weird phenomenon on the open seas. Lightning, it seems, doesn’t strike indiscriminately.

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    • There’s A New Biggest Cargo Ship In The World And Its Dimensions Are Staggering [Video]

      09 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      The world’s biggest cargo ship, the MSC Gülsün, is longer than 36 buses and could transport 386 million pairs of shoes.

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    • The Simple Reason More And More South Africans Are Choosing To Live In Shipping Containers

      12 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      Shipping containers are providing an interesting alternative to traditional housing in South Africa, and it’s not hard to see why.

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    • South Africa’s Import And Export Processes Are About To Change

      16 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      SARS is looking to improve the current system of processing import and export declarations, which is big news for those who are involved in the game.

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    • Umm, They ‘Lost’ This Superyacht

      03 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      The award-winning superyacht, ‘My Song’, was on the way to defend a prestigious title when things went very pear-shaped.

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    • Guess Who’s Snapping Up Most Of South Africa’s Avos

      24 Apr 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      In 2017, South Africa exported 43 492 tonnes of avocados, to the value of R853 million. One country, in particular, has taken a liking to our goodies.

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    • The World’s Biggest Container Ship Is Quite Something [Video]

      11 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      The OOCL Hong Kong currently holds the title of world’s biggest container ship and, at 191 317 metric tons, it’s a bit of a monster.

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    • South Africans Are Snapping Up Container Houses At Around R250k A Pop [Images]

      13 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      More and more people are ditching large houses for inexpensive and environmentally friendly “tiny homes”, made out of shipping containers.

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    • Infographic Shows How China Has Become “Heavyweight Champion Of World Shipping”

      29 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      Every day, right around the world, millions of goods pass through various ports of entry. As you might have guessed, China’s numbers are staggering.

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    • There’s A Good Reason People Insure Their Cargo Ship Loads [Video]

      05 Dec 2018 by Carrie / No Comments

      Turns out watching cargo ship fails can be quite enjoyable to watch from a distance. It’s also a good reminder of why people put such a premium on insurance.

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    • Will Seth’s New Venture Be Bigger Than The Cane Chair Business?

      08 Nov 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      You’ll remember the Malawi Cane furniture I started a few years back. Well, I think my new business idea could be even bigger.

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    • How Aristotle Onassis Made And Spent His Immense Fortune

      22 Oct 2018 by Carrie / No Comments

      Shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis had a fascinating life, and dated some of the most famous women in the world before his death in 1975.

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    • Your Obsession With Avocados Is Great News For SA Farmers

      31 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Smashed on your toast in the morning, Millennial-style, cutting your cholesterol with healthy unsaturated oil, or moisturising your face – the avocado is king.

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    • Keen To Get Involved In The Local Import / Export Game? Here’s An Expert Opinion

      20 Jun 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      There’s serious money to be made from identifying a need in the market, and then solving it, but the experts will tell you that it’s not all plain sailing.

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    • China Is Going Wild For South Africa’s Nuts

      07 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      If the good people of China decide they like something, there’s generally a global boom that follows. That’s great news for some South African farmer.

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    • Horrified Onlookers Watch Cargo Ship Smash Into Famous Seaside House [Videos]

      10 Apr 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      A good cargo ship passes by unnoticed to the general public, and a terrible cargo ship ploughs into a historic building and causes irreparable damage.

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    • “White Gold”: Exporting Fynbos Is Now Proving Very Lucrative

      05 Mar 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      With its silvery white baubles and longer lifespan, there’s a particular species of fynbos that is proving very popular overseas.

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