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Regarding containers that ship themselves, aside from the piracy issue, and making sure that the full container plus accessories was still buoyant, I suspect th
by sethg 17y ago
Regarding containers that ship themselves, aside from the piracy issue, and making sure that the full container plus accessories was still buoyant, I suspect there are economies of scale that make it more fuel-efficient to gather thousands of containers on a single boat. (Now, a robotic sailboat... hmmm.)
Some architects have designed houses made from recycled shipping containers: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/shipping-container-homes-460309 http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/shipping-con...
- Tichy 17y agoEconomics of scale: probably. But maybe there are also other factors. For example it seems impossible to power a large container ship with solar cells, but maybe for a smaller container-ship it would become feasible? Some not so urgent goods could perhaps just drift in the currents, too? No idea, though... I actually just had the other thought to call out a sort of X-Prize for the first autonomous robot ship that crosses the ocean. Or maybe it has already been done anyway.
- LeChuck 17y agoShipping containers are used for student housing where I live. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=damsterdiep+groningen&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.817312,78.837891&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Damsterdiep,+Groningen,+The+Netherlands&ll=53.221513,6.58666&spn=0.000944,0.002406&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.221454,6.586476&panoid=Hm2V1mksbuwNgd4asWEq-Q&cbp=12,134.55,,0,-2.51 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...