The trend grew and shipping container homes are popular even today. In case you're not totally sold on the idea of owning a ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Buying a vacation home in Costa Rica and renting it out on Airbnb is an increasingly popular way to gain a home away from home and generate year-round cash flow. But so far there’s one thing missing ...

Q: Can I put a shipping container in my backyard, next to my garage? I am in the city, and I’m not sure what I am allowed to do. — M.C., Fayetteville A: You can put a storage container on your ...

Editor's note: John's away this week so in place of your usual Saturday morning roundup, today we have a guest post on the mechanics of global trade, from financial writer Hector Reid. International ...

How does container shipping keep the global economy moving? In this video, we break down how massive ships, standardized ...

After one of my most recent Alibaba import adventures, I was left with a shipping container in my yard. These engineering wonders are great for many uses outside of merely transferring goods around ...