However, for this article, they are referred to as shipping containers.
Shipping containers have several other names, including sea boxes, cargo containers, conex containers, intermodal containers, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) containers, and sea/ocean containers. Would it not be nice to give these very strong structures new life?
It is a shame that many cargo containers are lying around harbors all over the world and, in other places, rusting and wasting away.