Much of what we all consume or own today arrived here in a shipping container. These large steel boxes have become the vehicle by which virtually everything that isn’t shipped in bulk like oil, coal ...

Hundreds of containers have fallen from container ships into ocean waters in recent months, in a flare-up of accidents that can destroy millions of dollars worth of goods, damage vessels and endanger ...

LONG BEACH, Wash. — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size ...

Much of what we use in our daily lives, other than food, gets imported, and 90-95% of that comes by sea, passing offshore through our ocean backyard. Petroleum and petroleum products are a big ...

This article originally appeared on The Revelator. You’re right if you think you’ve been hearing a lot about container ships lately. One off the coast of Sri Lanka that was carrying 25 tons of nitric ...

Your favorite brands are paying 10 times the typical price of shipping your stuff across the ocean. Shortages also abound. It's all thanks to a chaos in maritime trade that's been unfolding since last ...

Demand is healthy for many recyclables this summer, but the No. 1 complaint from many recyclers is related to transporting those materials. Transportation has been a headache for many in the recycling ...

Hundreds of containers have fallen from container ships into ocean waters in recent months, in a flare-up of accidents that can destroy millions of dollars worth of goods, damage vessels and endanger ...

Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean ...

NEAH BAY, Wash. - As many as 106 shipping containers from the Zim Kingston have been left drifting in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The cargo ship had a rough weekend, hitting ...

750 shipping containers aboard a Maersk cargo ship tumbled into the Pacific Ocean in heavy seas. Maersk Essen, which has the capacity for over 13,000 containers, was en route from China to California.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — About 40 shipping containers tumbled into the Pacific Ocean in rough seas west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca entrance on Friday, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific ...