http://futurismic.com/2008/09/09/the-secret-life-of-shipping-containers/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2008/09/09/the-secret-life-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-16217 Paul Raven Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:20:20 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3902#comment-16217 The container-as-housing is far from unique to Singapore, sadly, Tom. That said, far better a container than nothing. The container-as-housing is far from unique to Singapore, sadly, Tom. That said, far better a container than nothing.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/09/09/the-secret-life-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-16215 Tom Marcinko Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:32:54 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3902#comment-16215 I saw what seemed to be families living in them on the outskirts of Singapore. I think they were Malaysian guest workers. I saw what seemed to be families living in them on the outskirts of Singapore. I think they were Malaysian guest workers.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/09/09/the-secret-life-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-16214 Robert Koslover Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:25:04 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3902#comment-16214 Heh! Shipping containers can often be placed into holds and (perhaps more importantly) underneath multiple other metallic shipping containers. They are neatly, but closely packed. So their on-container GPS may not always work under those semi-shielded conditions! But based on cargo manifests, modern port systems using barcodes and container-mounted RFIDs, and rather easy-to-track ship locations, they shouldn't have much of a problem keeping up with their container even if their GPS system doesn't help much. Heh! Shipping containers can often be placed into holds and (perhaps more importantly) underneath multiple other metallic shipping containers. They are neatly, but closely packed. So their on-container GPS may not always work under those semi-shielded conditions! But based on cargo manifests, modern port systems using barcodes and container-mounted RFIDs, and rather easy-to-track ship locations, they shouldn’t have much of a problem keeping up with their container even if their GPS system doesn’t help much.

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