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Shipping containers are designed to carry all sorts of cargo by sea, to every corner of the world. They are made of steel, which makes them very sturdy. Also, they can withstand various elements of nature.
The majority of shipping containers in the world today come from China. It is estimated that there are around seventeen million of these containers around the world today.
Now check this: Many containers are only used once!
Did you know that? It blew my mind when I first heard it.
Often it is cheaper to let these one-trip containers gather dust at a shipping container graveyards close to shipping ports, than sending them back to their point of origin.
This, together with it being a cost-effective alternative to traditional housing options, has sparked the trend of converting these shipping containers into homes.
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