As the container shipping industry continues to boom ... This Wall Street Journal brief history series helps explain the now, by looking back at how we got here.

As Utah contends with an acute housing shortage, Ogden officials also broached the notion of allowing shipping containers to be converted into accessory-dwelling units. ADUs, as they're known ...

In an innovative move to address a persistent homelessness issue, the City of Oakland has partnered with a local business owner to erect a barrier of shipping containers at a property located at ...