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Installing a rooftop cargo box is the vehicular equivalent of donning a backpack before heading into the woods. Its extra space either frees up other areas of the car for humans or permits the ...

If you've ever taken a road trip, you know just how valuable storage space can be. While your trunk is a great place to put luggage and equipment, it fills up quickly. Plus, there are certain items -- ...

Enzo Montagna pulled his Fiat station wagon into Voltri Terminal Europa, a sprawling port on the western edge of Genoa, on Italy's Ligurian coast, and flashed his ID at the guard at the terminal's ...

House in a Box is a family-owned company in Cincinnati turning shipping containers into dwelling spaces like homes, cabins, and offices. House in a Box is a family-owned company in Cincinnati turning ...

If the developer building a six-story apartment complex in Salt Lake City out of shipping containers had it to do over again, he says he probably wouldn’t. Box 500 Apartments, the blocky ...

Ah, the unassuming shipping container. It's really nothing more than a big steel box with a couple of doors. At any given time, millions of containers are piled on ships plying the world's waterways.

Thinking inside of the box may become the newest trend for creative thinkers thanks to this new 12-unit office and studio building called the “Box Office.” Constructed of 32 shipping containers, the ...

The holidays are just about over, meaning it’s almost time to start packing away holiday decorations until next year. To help ...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has set a new deadline for the delivery of an estimated 130,000 abandoned balikbayan boxes to the ...

After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season comes the less-exciting task of putting away all your seasonal décor. While throwing your decorations into a plastic tote might be tempting, the best ...