Category: Shipping
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International students petition BU to ship belongings left on campus – The Daily Free Press
[ad_1] Boston University international students created a petition urging the University to reconsider shipping personal belongings worldwide after a plan released by BU Housing on May 8 required that they store their items over the summer or have them shipped to a domestic address. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Boston University students…
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Containerwerk turns shipping containers into micro apartments in Germany
[ad_1] Building startup Containerwerk has turned old shipping containers into 21 micro apartments for visitors to the town of Wertheim in Germany. Called My Home, each apartment sits in a decommissioned shipping container. The containers have been arranged in groups of three and clad in timber. Each apartment has 26 square metres of interior space,…
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Whales are at risk of ship strikes in the Magellan Strait • Earth.com
[ad_1] Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have analyzed the movements of humpback whales to investigate their risk of ship strikes in the Magellan Strait. Located in southern Chile, the narrow strait is a popular feeding ground for the whales in the summertime and is also a busy shipping route. The researchers tracked…