SEVERANCE — We’ve seen them house small businesses, restaurants, even a hotel. Now shipping containers are considered as primary dwelling units, additional dwelling units, home offices and studios.

Alternative Living Spaces specializes in turning shipping containers into livable spaces, such as one-bedroom homes. The standard 40-foot long shipping container home comes with a bedroom, bathroom, ...

A group of deported migrants is living in a converted shipping container at a U.S. military base in Djibouti, a country in East Africa, where they are guarded around the clock by a small team of U.S.

From car parts factories to beer production hubs, these homes are proof that anything's possible with a little imagination.

With a little bit of skill and imagination, you can turn any place into an accommodation. This 20-ft shipping container was transformed into a beautiful tiny home that’s equipped with all the ...

A record-breaking number of shipping containers are backlogged at LA ports as supply-chain woes continue. But after 15 to 20 years of carrying freight, some containers "retire" into a second life. See ...