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The Riches To Rags And Back To Riches Story Of Aristotle Onassis
16 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis had a fascinating life, and dated some of the most famous women in the world before his death in 1975.
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Off-The-Grid Living Container Homes Proving Popular
07 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The ‘tiny living’ movement, where homes are usually constructed using old shipping containers, has been growing in South Africa for the best part of three years.
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Somebody’s Getting Fired For These Shipping Disasters [Video]
17 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the world of shipping, there’s usually no such thing as an inexpensive mistake. If you mess up you tend to mess up on a monumental scale and there’s no hiding.
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History Made As Football Stadium Built Out Of Shipping Containers
29 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is edging ever nearer and Qatar has built a number of new stadiums. One stands apart from the rest for its unique design.
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Wow – Nice Pad! First Time We’ve Ever Seen Inside A Cargo Ship [Video]
08 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Bryan Boyle, a second mate merchant marine, takes us on a tour of all the intricate mechanics that keep the ship moving, as well as the crew and officer’s living quarters.
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Revolutionary Inflatable Sails Could Be A Game-Changer
06 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In recent years, the shipping industry has been grappling with ways to reduce its environmental impact.
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Crewless Cargo Ships Are A Thing Now
02 Sep 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Yara Birkeland isn’t your average cargo ship, with the potential for its movements to be powered entirely by three onshore data control centres.
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Sweet Redemption For The Ship That Blocked The Suez Canal
23 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Five months after the Ever Given container ship blocking the Suez Canal became the most popular meme on the internet, it returned for a shot at sweet, sweet redemption.
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Why You May Want To Start Your Christmas Shopping Early This Year
07 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’m just going on gut feel here, but I think this is the earliest in the year that Christmas has ever been mentioned on 2oceansvibe. There is a solid enough reason, though.
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Shipping Container Home Hits Market For R27 Million [Video]
11 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Taking six years to complete, the home comes with a Japanese garden and tea and meditation room, as well as an outside kitchen and your own orchard.
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Awkward Compilation Shows What Happens When Shipping Goes Wrong [Video]
14 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we learnt recently via a blockage in the Suez Canal, when things go wrong in the shipping world, they can go really, really wrong.
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What The Suez Canal Fiasco Teaches Us About Shipping
06 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When the Ever Given plugged up the Suez Canal for close to a week, the global economy’s reliance on shipping routes was clear to see.
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Check In On The Suez Canal Stuck Ship In Real-Time Here
26 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Ever Given, the stranded mega-container vessel currently blocking the Suez Canal, is holding up an estimated $400 million an hour in global trade.
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How Long It Takes For Amazon To Deliver To SA
18 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Many of the products you will find on Amazon don’t ship to South Africa, and there’s often a wait for those that do.
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Inside The Shipping Container Housing The “Farm Of The Future”
14 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The challenges posed by climate change could make traditional farming methods difficult in the future, and that’s where The Cube comes in.
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Wooden Cargo Ship Has Some Serious Noah’s Ark Vibes
03 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The eco-friendly Ceiba is a little like Noah’s Ark, but for shipping containers, and it’s hoped that the vessel will cross oceans without the use of any fossil fuels.
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Nuclear Propulsion Could Be The Future Of Shipping
10 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world’s shipping industry is looking at ways to decrease its carbon footprint, and nuclear-powered ships could be a promising option.
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Tips For South Africans Looking To Score Huge Discounts On Amazon Prime Day
02 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Amazon Prime Day promises some incredible savings, but you’re going to need a few tricks and tips to make the most of it.
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Weird Boeing Plane Designed To Suck Up Shipping Containers [Video]
01 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For reasons that may forever remain a mystery, Boeing has patented an odd plane that effectively sucks up shipping containers.
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New ‘Carbon-Capture’ Shipping Tech Could Change The Game
03 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Container ships are one of the safest ways to move cargo, so it’s great that the industry is looking at greener ways to get the job done.
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Inside The Luxury Hotel Made Entirely Of Shipping Containers
03 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
It’s a luxury hotel, in the middle of a vineyard next to an old oak tree. It’s also made entirely from shipping containers.
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Shops, Homes, And Toilets: Creative Uses For Old Shipping Containers
08 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Shipping containers can be used in a number of imaginative ways, some of which you’ve probably never considered.
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Elon Musk’s Brother, Kimbal, Is Pretty Accomplished Himself
08 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Elon might attract most of the attention, especially with SpaceX’s recent successful launch, but Kimbal can definitely hold his own.
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These Shipping Container Micro Apartments Are Proving Popular [Images]
14 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Developers are turning old shipping containers into beautiful micro apartments, and they’re clearly popular around the world.
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Container Ship Collides With Dock, Wrecks Crane [Videos]
14 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Dramatic footage shows a container ship colliding with a crane and another ship at a port in South Korea.
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Five Major Challenges Businesses Face When Going Global
04 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Congrats – your business is off the ground, killing the competition, and has the potential to go global. Now what?
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Simple Ingredient Could Change The Future Of Ocean-Going Ships
19 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The shipping industry is finding creative ways to swap out the old ways of doing things for new, greener options.
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People Are Getting Extremely Creative With Shipping Container Buildings
16 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Take a break and enjoy the creativity and eco-friendly designs that went into these superb container buildings.
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Sheep, Cars, And Cranes – Three Shipping Disasters From 2019 [Videos]
06 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The old saying “the bigger they are, the harder they fall” rings true when it comes to disasters involving massive cargo ships.
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They’ve Built An Entire Hotel Out Of Shipping Containers Now
13 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shipping container homes are all the rage these days, and now London can boast a hotel made entirely from the repurposed containers.
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