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Shipping containers have been converted into overflow morgues for the dead in South Africa, where a mutant variant of coronavirus has driven a second spike. As mortuaries reached capacity, the country’s largest undertakers, AVBOB, distributed 22 refrigerated shipping containers to its funeral homes. Coffins marked ‘highly contagious’ line the inside of the containers, where AVBOB … Read more
The solution to soggy takeaway chips? Scientists develop a patch that absorbs condensation inside food containers and keeps your fries crispy while in transit The patches are frozen and absorb condensation to stop food getting soggy According to the designers, the patches can reduce humidity by up to 45% The patches are being used by … Read more
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
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
Cargo ship suffers epic losses after 2,000 containers topple over during a storm en route to Japan Containership, ONE Apus, arrived at the Port of Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday It lost 1,816 cargo containers 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii The ship reportedly encountered 52-foot waves during its journey By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Government stores of nearly 10,000 containers of PPE have been wracking 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 held in the Suffolk port yard last week attracting sky-high fees, despite a continued lack of protection for NHS … Read more
British businesses which sell and transport imported goods are facing spiralling costs of thousands of pounds and delays to their shipments as global problems continue to affect Britain’s biggest container port. It comes after This is Money first revealed problems at the port in September, with companies reporting of delays receiving containers. A surge in … Read more
Morrisons will trial paper containers for groceries as the supermarket giant moves a step closer to removing all plastic bags from its stores Supermarket Morrisons to run trial with paper bags in bid to remove plastic bags Morrisons was the first UK supermarket to introduce paper carrier bags last year Removing bags for life out … Read more
REVEALED: How to remove stubborn sauce stains from plastic containers in just one minute without any scrubbing A woman shared her simple hack to remove oily stains from plastic containers Adi Kempler uses washing up liquid, warm water and ripped-up paper towel Add all of the ingredients to the container, put the lid on and … Read more