The Pandemic Fuelled a Boom in Empty Ghost Shipping Containers Travelling the High Seas Share Published 4 weeks ago: March 12, 2021 at 7:57 am - container shipcontainerizationeartherenvironmentfreight transporthillebrandintermodal containersjessica bradymaerskmaritime transports sshippingshipping containershipping container architecturethe international maritime organizationtransport Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port, on November 7, 2019 in San Pedro, California. (Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix.