An enterprising group in South Africa has stacked 27 shipping containers and converted them into a Lego style mosaic colored retail center. They call it somewhere between a market and a mall. While there have been known to be multiple uses for used containers the surprising thing about this news item is that a prominent world shipping line has set up a sales team just to sell these "boxes" - not the space on the ship - and to date have disposed of 1200 units at prices rivaling their freight rates. Just the latest news from Legoland.
tjs
In the China x Brazil traffic, some carriers are charging US$50 as ocean freight. It is much better to sell the boxes. They would make more money!
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