The furniture giant Ikea is known for flattening tables, chairs and even beds into compact bundles that can be lugged home in car trunks and pickup beds. Now its executives are using that expertise to ...

As the supply chain crisis continues to plague businesses and consumers around the world, the mundane shipping container — once an "ordinary cog" in the supply chain machine — has become a "coveted ...

Empty shipping containers are crowding shipping ports around the world and creating an unexpected bottleneck in the global supply chain. Not long ago, the shipping industry was facing a shortage of ...

U.S. retailers are proactively aggressive in avoiding the depletion of goods caused by ongoing supply chain disruptions and soaring shipping costs. Facing the triple threat of rising freight costs, ...

A perfect storm of events around the globe is leading to snarled shipping lanes on the high seas — and could mean coal in the stocking this Christmas. Pandemic lockdowns, followed by a burst of demand ...

There's a lively debate about whether housing made from shipping containers makes sense. After all, shipping containers were designed specifically for transporting goods efficiently around the world, ...