It’s a steel! Company transforms SHIPPING CONTAINERS into luxury lodges, pool rooms – and even cricket pavilions The company behind the transformations is Gloucestershire-based SteelPad, which charges from £17,000 Features can include a railed roof terrace; wall beds, shower rooms and Bluetooth speaker systems ‘Little daunts us in the joinery department and our attention to detail … Read more
Thousands of giant crates full of PPE have reportedly been shifted from Felixstowe to ports in Ipswich and Tilbury after clogging up the Suffolk harbour ‘since the summer.’ The huge stockpile was previously dubbed a ‘national scandal’ after it was claimed the ‘continuing logjam’ of safety equipment including masks, aprons and gloves was costing the Government £1million … Read more
Boris Johnson plots overhaul of shipping regulations to turn London into the Singapore of the West to boost economy by almost £4billion and create thousands of jobs after Brexit Plans being drawn up to reform ‘tonnage tax’ to encourage more UK registry Claim it could generate £3.75billion and generate 27,500 jobs Reform would be barred … Read more
Government stores of nearly 10,000 containers of PPE have been racking up fees of around £1million a day as they sit in high-rate storage on the quay at Felixstowe port. Around 11,000 containers full of PPE were being kept in the Suffolk port yard last week attracting sky-high fees, despite a continued lack of protection equipment … Read more
Larry Emdur and his wife Sylvie have listed their stunning $2.15million shipping container home as a holiday rental. The pair are now offering city slickers the chance of a country escape at their eco-friendly pad, called Sky Ridge, which is located in Kangaroo Valley in the NSW Southern Highlands. The ultra-modern property is available for bookings … Read more
Standing in a giant warehouse on a grey October morning somewhere in the Midlands, it’s impossible to escape the uncomfortable feeling that Christmas won’t be very merry for shops this year. From here, Henry Birch – chief executive of £2billion online retail giant The Very Group – is already shipping out a million parcels a … Read more
When owners say their second-hand vehicles are ‘as good as new’, the reality is usually far from it. But this classic motorcycle being sold at auction in November definitely lives up to the claim, with it still being packed inside its original delivery crate. The Norton Commando is already a highly-collectible vintage motorbike, but this … Read more
A Swedish design company has revealed its concept for a cargo vessel with 260-foot-tall retractable ‘sails’, which it says can reduce emissions by 90 per cent. The 650-foot-long aerodynamic Oceanbird vessel can transport 7,000 cars at an average speed of 10 knots, powered mostly by wind. A transatlantic crossing on the vessel will take around … Read more
Radio hijacker, 25, avoids jail after causing chaos at shipping port by sending hundreds of nuisance messages on maritime frequency to hurl racist abuse and make bomb threats Charlie Vaughan, 25, spent three months transmitting the nuisance broadcasts Messages he sent included ‘enjoy the bomb’ and ‘I am going to cut your throat’ Broadcasts forced … Read more
We suddenly got a warning on the VHF radio that a Belgian warship was within range and that we should keep clear. We weren’t keen on tangling with it, so we swiftly checked the map and altered our course. The warning came through as we steadily bobbed across the world’s busiest shipping lane on our … Read more