Shipping containers

Softening demand and high inventories are to blame.

From the shipping slowdown in China to the excess of inventory on hand, there are a number of likely reasons for the drop.

Before the shipping container, goods were manually loaded into barrels and wooden creates.

Some containers have been sitting in storage for years. Experts say the problem has more to do with moving them to the right places than increasing the number in circulation.

Four charts and a new series to help you understand ongoing product shortages.

Tariffs used to be the main concern for customs broker Gretchen Blough's clients. Now, it's all about the shipping containers.

The lack of available space means that if you can get a container, you'll pay more for shipping what's in it.

Barney Santos, founder of BLVD MRKT in Montebello, California, hopes to help revitalize the local economy with a food hall made out of repurposed shipping containers.

A conversation with the CEO of an importer caught in the crosshairs of global business disruption.

Increased demand for imported goods — and more treacherous weather — are among the reasons.