CA2845235A1 - Stationary shipping container oriented with longitudinal axis perpendicular to a supporting surface - Google Patents

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CA2845235A1
CA2845235A1 CA2845235A CA2845235A CA2845235A1 CA 2845235 A1 CA2845235 A1 CA 2845235A1 CA 2845235 A CA2845235 A CA 2845235A CA 2845235 A CA2845235 A CA 2845235A CA 2845235 A1 CA2845235 A1 CA 2845235A1
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Lavishkar BOOTUN
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Abstract

A stationary, environmentally resistant shipping container comprising a longitudinal axis and having a length of at least 3 meters, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a surface supporting the shipping container.

Description

STATIONARY SHIPPING CONTAINER ORIENTED WITH LONGITUDINAL
AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO A SUPPORTING SURFACE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to shipping containers. In particular, the present invention relates to a stationary shipping containers oriented with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to a supporting surface. Other aspects of the invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the present specification.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Throughout the world, goods are shipped in a wide variety of shipping containers. The containers are typically constructed of steel or aluminum with dimensions that comply with standards set by the International Organization for Standardization ("ISO").
Standardized shipping container dimensions facilitate the handling and shipping of the containers by trucks or other equipment. The height of standard shipping containers is typically 8.5 feet (2.59 meters) for a standard container or 9.5 feet (2.90 meters) for a high-cube container.
[0003] Shipping containers are increasingly not only used for transport, but as permanent or semi-permanent containers or housing for goods located at a site. Shipping containers composed of environmentally resistant materials such as metal can make suitable shelters for a variety of goods, and using such containers for long- or short-term storage of goods can save costs associated with erecting a building, especially in remote locations.
[0004] In some cases, shipped goods are optimally stored in a vertical orientation. Examples include sand filters, biofilters, trickling filters, chemical feed systems, and liquid storage tanks.
Nevertheless, storing or sheltering such items using the current art necessitates erecting a building or temporary shelter at the site to accommodate the item. This can be costly and time-consuming.
[0005] Further, a site may have limited space allotted for the storage of goods. In the current art, shipping containers used to store goods at a site are oriented exclusively with their longitudinal axis parallel to a supporting surface (i.e. in a "horizontal" orientation).
Using one or more horizontally oriented shipping containers for storage can have the disadvantage of consuming a large proportion of the area of a site which would otherwise be usable for other purposes.
[0006] Sites where storage is required are currently at a disadvantage without access to a relatively inexpensive, portable storage unit that leaves a relatively small footprint at the site and is capable of storing goods in an upright orientation.
SUMMARY
[0007] It is an object of the present invention to obviate or mitigate at least one of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.
[0008] In a first aspect, provided is a stationary, environmentally resistant shipping container comprising a longitudinal axis and having a length of at least 3 meters, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a surface supporting the shipping container.
[0009] The shipping container may be configured as a rectangular cuboid and may be secured with one or more anchors to the supporting surface.
[0010] The one or more anchors may be secured to the shipping container at one or more of the corners of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface. In one embodiment, two anchors are secured to each longitudinal face of the rectangular cuboid, wherein each anchor is positioned at a corner of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
[0011] The supporting surface may comprise concrete or cement.
[0012] The top face of the shipping container may comprise one or more doors.
[0013] The shipping container may be supported at its base by a stationary, environmentally resistant, horizontal shipping container, wherein the horizontal shipping container comprises a second longitudinal axis and has a length of at least 3 meters, and wherein the horizontal shipping container is oriented with the second longitudinal axis parallel to the supporting surface.

The shipping container may be mounted atop the horizontal shipping container and secured to the top face of the horizontal shipping container using anchors. Further, the shipping container may be supported by a building or structure.
[0014] The shipping container may be used to store one or more items, which can be liquid or solid. In one embodiment, the one or more items is water, wastewater, a sand filter, multi-media filter, ceramic filter, carbon filter, biofilters, or biotrickling filter.
[0015] The shipping container may be modified to include an inlet port or outlet port for the flow of a liquid.
[0016] The shipping container may be bracketed to one or more stationary, environmentally-resistant shipping containers.
[0017] In a second aspect, provided is the use of a stationary, environmentally resistant shipping container comprising a longitudinal axis and having a length of at least 3 meters, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a surface supporting the shipping container.
[0018] In a third aspect, provided is a method for installing an environmentally resistant shipping container, wherein the shipping container comprises a longitudinal axis and has a length of at least 3 meters, the method comprising: orienting the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a stationary surface supporting the shipping container.
[0019] Other advantages of the invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the present specification.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like parts, and in which:
[0021] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vertical shipping container showing a longitudinal axis and two transverse axes;
[0022] Figure 2 is a top-view of a vertical shipping container;
[0023] Figure 3 is an embodiment of an anchoring mechanism used to secure a shipping container in a vertical orientation;
[0024] Figure 4 is a computer-generated view of Figure 3;
[0025] Figure 5 is a perspective view of a vertical shipping container supported at its base by a horizontal shipping container;
[0026] Figure 6 is a top view of four vertical shipping containers supported at their bases by a horizontal shipping container;
[0027] Figure 7 is a perspective view of a vertical shipping container secured by anchors to a horizontal surface and supported at its base by a horizontal shipping container secured by anchors to the horizontal surface;
[0028] Figure 8A is a perspective view of two adjacent vertical shipping containers secured by anchors to a horizontal surface and stabilized by brackets;
[0029] Figure 8B is a schematic view (left) and computer-generated view (right) of the brackets of Figure 8A;
[0030] Figure 9 is a top view of four vertical shipping containers secured by anchors to a horizontal surface and stabilized by brackets and further supported at their bases by a horizontal shipping container secured by anchors;
[0031] Figure 10 is a perspective view of Figure 9 illustrating brackets harnessing the horizontal shipping container to a vertical shipping container;
[0032] Figure 11 is a schematic view of a vertical shipping container being used to store a liquid storage tank or sand filter;
[0033] Figure 12 is a schematic view of a vertical shipping container fitted with an access ladder and platform and storing a sand filter;
[0034] Figure 13 is a perspective view of a vertical shipping container secured by tethers to a horizontal surface;
[0035] Figure 14 is a perspective view of a vertical shipping container fitted with an access ladder and platform;
[0036] Figure 15 is a perspective view of two vertical shipping containers securely mounted by brackets to the top face of a horizontal shipping container secured by anchors to a supporting surface.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0037] Referring to Figures 1-2, shown is a stationary shipping container 102 comprising a longitudinal axis and transverse axes, wherein the longitudinal axis is oriented perpendicular to a supporting surface 104 (referred to herein as a "vertical" shipping container 102). This orientation can be contrasted with the normal orientation of a shipping container 102 (referred to herein as a "horizontal" shipping container 102; see e.g. Figure 5) wherein the longitudinal axis of the shipping container 102 is oriented parallel to the supporting surface 104. Herein the term "longitudinal axis" refers to the axis of a shipping container 102 corresponding to the longest dimension (i.e. the length) of the shipping container 102. For example, in the case of a shipping container 102 having the shape of a rectangular cuboid (such as in Figure 1), the longitudinal axis corresponds to the length of the shipping container 102 when oriented normally (i.e. in a "horizontal" orientation) whereas the transverse axes correspond to the height dimension and the width dimension of the shipping container 102 when oriented horizontally. As shown in Figure 1, the present subject matter discloses a shipping container 102 wherein the normal length of the shipping container 102 becomes the height when oriented vertically.
[0038] It is contemplated that at the time of transport to a site the shipping container 102 is horizontally oriented (i.e. oriented with its longitudinal axis parallel to the ground) and may contain goods or be empty. The shipping container 102 may be transported to a position on the site where a vertical shipping container 102 is desired. Once at the desired position, one end of the horizontal shipping container 102 may be lifted (e.g. using a crane) until the longitudinal axis of the shipping container 102 is substantially perpendicular to the supporting surface 104. Once vertical, the shipping container 102 remains stationary and can be supported in various manners described below, such as with one or more horizontal shipping containers 102, a building or structure, anchors 106, brackets 802, tethers 1302, or any combination of such securing means. If it is desired to move the vertical shipping container 102, then the securing means can be released and the upmost end of the shipping container 102 can be lowered to the ground in a controlled manner (e.g. using a crane), following which the horizontal shipping container 102 can be transported to a new location. Thus the shipping container 102 is oriented vertically when convenient or necessary, but is not oriented vertically during shipment.
[0039] Preferably the shipping container 102 is of a rectangular cuboid configuration and is made of an environmentally resistant material (e.g., metal) and is of standard (e.g., ISO-specified) dimensions. Examples of ISO-specified lengths for the shipping container 102 include feet (3 meters), 20 feet (6.10 meters), 28 feet (8.53 meters), 40 feet (12.19 meters), and 48 feet (14.63 meters); current ISO-specified heights include 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) and 9.5 feet (2.90 meters).
[0040] Referring to Figures 3-4, the stationary shipping container 102 can be supported in a vertical orientation using anchors 106. An anchor 106 can comprise a connector 302 with a flange 312 fitted into an eyelet 304 in the base of the shipping container 102. The connector 302 can be mounted to the supporting surface 104 with an anchoring rod 306 that projects through an aperture 314 in the arm of the connector 302. The anchoring rod 306 can be fastened to the connector 302 by a fastener 308 such as a nut along with supporting and load-distributing washers 310 and 316.
[00411 The connector 302, connecting rod 306, fastener 308, and washers 310, 316 can be composed of an environmentally resistant material such as metal. One or more eyelets 304 can be constructed in the shipping container in a manner familiar to a person skilled in the art, or in some cases the one or more eyelets 304 may comprise pre-existing pores or perforations in the shipping container 102.

[0042] In an example embodiment, the supporting surface 104 comprises concrete or cement and the connecting rod 306 is screwed into the supporting surface 104 using external threads on the base of the connecting rod 306 and corresponding internal threads on the walls of a recess 318 formed in the supporting surface 104. Alternatively, for more permanent embodiments, the connecting rod 306 can be mounted vertically in wet concrete or cement.
[0043] One or more anchors 106 can be used to support a stationary shipping container 102 in a vertical orientation. In an example embodiment (see Figures 1 and 2), anchors 106 are secured to a rectangular cuboid shipping container 102 at each of the bottom comers of each longitudinal face.
[0044] The anchoring mechanism displayed in Figures 3 and 4 represents just one manner of support for a stationary shipping container 102 oriented with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to a supporting surface 104. The present subject matter comprises any and all manners of supporting or securing a stationary shipping container 102 in a vertical orientation, including without the use of anchors 106. Referring to Figure 5, a stationary, vertical shipping container 102 can be supported at its base by one or more shipping containers 102 oriented in the regular "horizontal" manner (i.e. with the longitudinal axis oriented parallel to the supporting surface 104). The vertical shipping container 102 can be positioned at any coordinate along the longitudinal axis of the one or more supporting horizontal shipping containers 102. In another embodiment illustrated in Figure 6, a horizontal shipping container 102 supports the vertical orientation of multiple shipping containers 102, thus further reducing the total shipping container 102 footprint at a site. Where one or more stationary, vertical shipping containers 102 are supported by a horizontal shipping container 102, one or more anchors 106 can be used to secure the vertical shipping container 102 and/or horizontal shipping container 102 to the supporting surface 104 (see e.g. Figures 7, 10). It is also contemplated that a stationary, vertical shipping container 102 can be supported by a building or structure.
[0045] Figure 15 illustrates an embodiment that reduces the storage footprint at a site further still by securely mounting (e.g. using brackets 802) one or more vertical shipping containers 102 to the top face of a horizontal shipping container 102 that can be secured to a supporting surface 104 with anchors 106. In this embodiment, access to the vertical shipping container 102 may be provided by an access ladder (e.g. ladder 1202; see Figure 12) that extends to the base of the horizontal shipping container 102.
[0046] Referring to Figure 8, adjacent stationary, vertical shipping containers can be supported with one or more harnessing brackets 802. In one embodiment, each of two or more stationary, vertical shipping containers 102 is secured to a supporting surface 104 using one or more anchors 106 and also harnessed to at least one adjacent vertical shipping container 102 with one or more brackets 802. In an example embodiment, each bracket 802 comprises two connectors 302, a bracketing rod 806, and two or more fasteners 308. Each connector 302 can have a flange 312 fitted into an eyelet 304 in a shipping container 102. Where two flanges 312 are fitted into eyelets 304 of adjacent vertical shipping containers 102, the bracketing rod 806 can be inserted through an aperture 314 in the arm of each connector 302 and the connectors 302 can be harnessed using fasteners 308 that adhere to the bracketing rod 806 (e.g.
using corresponding threads on the fasteners 308 and bracketing rod 806) and tighten against each connector 302.
[0047] Brackets 802 can be used to harness and stabilize two or more stationary, vertical shipping containers 102 where no support is available at the base of the shipping containers 102, or can confer additional stability where one or more adjacent vertical shipping containers 102 is supported at its base (e.g with anchors as in Figure 8 or with horizontal shipping containers 102 as in Figures 9 and 10). Moreover, as shown in Figures 9-10, stationary, vertical shipping containers 102 can be further supported by harnessing one or more vertical shipping containers 102 to a horizontal shipping container 102 with one or more brackets 802.
[0048] Figure 13 illustrates a further embodiment of a vertical shipping container 102 wherein tethers 1302 are used to secure a stationary shipping container 102 in a vertical orientation. Each tether 1302 can comprise for example wire cable and can be secured to the shipping container 102 and the horizontal surface 104 by known means such as using a thimble and ferrule.
[0049] A stationary shipping container 102 oriented with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to a supporting surface 104 can be used to store any type of item(s). Examples are items that may be optimally stored upright such as liquid storage tanks, dry product (solids), bioreactor tanks, water towers, anaerobic reactors, liquid or powder chemical feed or dosing systems, dry powders, aeration tanks, air stripping tanks, moving bed bioreactors, sequencing batch reactors, sand, multimedia, ceramic, and/or carbon filters, biofilters, biotrickling filters, long items such as pipes, tubes, and rods, among many others. Figure 11 illustrates an example embodiment of a liquid storage tank or sand filter 1102 being stored in a vertical shipping container 102. Further, the vertical shipping container 102 need not always be used for storage and can act as a permanent or semi-permanent housing at a site.
[0050] Custom modifications can be made to a shipping container 102 to facilitate storage of particular goods or items. Such modifications can be introduced when the shipping container 102 is in a horizontal orientation or after it has been oriented with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to a supporting surface 104. In an example embodiment, a shipping container 102 is modified to receive, store and dispense a liquid such as water. The interior of the shipping container 102 can be sealed using for example a water-impermeable liner, and liquid can be pumped into the stationary, vertical shipping container 102. The shipping container 102 can be further modified to include inlet and outlet ports to facilitate the influx and efflux of liquid. For example, an inlet port can be positioned on a side or top face of the vertical shipping container 102, and can be designed to accommodate a duct or conduit connected to a pump/water source. An outlet port can be constructed near the bottom of the vertical shipping container 102 to accommodate for example a fitting or a duct leading away from the shipping container 102.
[0051] With regard to access to the interior of the shipping container 102, in an example embodiment the top face of the shipping container 102 comprises doors 202 attached to the shipping container 102 by hinges 204 (see Figure 2). The shipping container 102 can be retrofitted to include access ports or flanges for additional access to the interior. Figures 12 and 14 illustrate example embodiments wherein a stationary, vertical shipping container 102 has been fitted with an access ladder 1202 and platform 1204 to provide ready access to the contents (e.g. sand filter 1102) of the shipping container.

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What is claimed is:
1. A stationary, environmentally resistant shipping container comprising a longitudinal axis and having a length of at least 3 meters, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a surface supporting the shipping container.
2. The shipping container of claim 1 configured as a rectangular cuboid.
3. The shipping container of claim 2 secured with one or more anchors to the supporting surface.
4. The shipping container of claim 3 wherein the one or more anchors are secured to the shipping container at one or more of the corners of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
5. The shipping container of claim 3 or claim 4 wherein two anchors are secured to each longitudinal face of the rectangular cuboid, and wherein each anchor is positioned at a corner of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
6. The shipping container of claim 1 wherein the supporting surface comprises concrete or cement.
7. The shipping container of claim 1 wherein the top face of the shipping container comprises one or more doors.
8. The shipping container of claim 1 supported at its base by a stationary, environmentally resistant, horizontal shipping container, wherein the horizontal shipping container comprises a second longitudinal axis and has a length of at least 3 meters, and wherein the horizontal shipping container is oriented with the second longitudinal axis parallel to the supporting surface.
9. The shipping container of claim 8 wherein the shipping container is mounted atop the horizontal shipping container and secured to the top face of the horizontal shipping container.
10. The shipping container of claim 1 supported by a building or structure.
11. The shipping container of claim 1 used to store one or more items.
12. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is liquid.
13. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is solid.
14. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is water or wastewater.
15. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a liquid storage tank.
16. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a dry product.
17. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a bioreactor tank.
18. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a water tower.
19. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is an anaerobic reactor.
20. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a liquid chemical feed or dosing system.
21. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a powder chemical feed or dosing system.
22. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a dry powder.
23. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is an aeration tank.
24. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is an air stripping tank.
25. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a moving bed reactor.
26. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a sequencing batch reactor.
27. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a sand filter.
28. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a multimedia filter.
29. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a ceramic filter.
30. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a carbon filter.
31. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a biofilter.
32. The shipping container of claim 11 wherein the one or more items is a biotrickling filter.
33. The shipping container of claim 1 comprising an inlet port or outlet port for the flow of a liquid.
34. The shipping container of claim 1 bracketed to one or more stationary, environmentally-resistant shipping containers.
35. Use of a stationary, environmentally resistant shipping container comprising a longitudinal axis and having a length of at least 3 meters, wherein the shipping container is oriented with the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a surface supporting the shipping container.
36. The use according to claim 35 wherein the shipping container is configured as a rectangular cuboid.
37. The use according to claim 36 wherein the shipping container is secured with one or more anchors to the supporting surface.
38. The use according to claim 37 wherein the one or more anchors are secured to the shipping container at one or more of the corners of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
39. The use according to claim 37 or claim 38 wherein two anchors are secured to each longitudinal face of the rectangular cuboid, and wherein each anchor is positioned at a corner of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
40. The use according to claim 35 wherein the supporting surface comprises concrete or cement.
41. The use according to claim 35 wherein the top face of the shipping container comprises one or more doors.
42. The use according to claim 35 wherein the shipping container is supported at its base by a stationary, environmentally resistant, horizontal shipping container, wherein the horizontal shipping container comprises a second longitudinal axis and has a length of at least 3 meters, and wherein the horizontal shipping container is oriented with the second longitudinal axis parallel to the supporting surface.
43. The use according to claim 42 wherein the shipping container is mounted atop the horizontal shipping container and secured to the top face of the horizontal shipping container.
44. The use according to claim 35 wherein the shipping container is supported by a building or structure.
45. The use according to claim 35 wherein the shipping container is used to store one or more items.
46. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is liquid.
47. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is solid.
48. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is water or wastewater.
49. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a liquid storage tank.
50. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a dry product.
51. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a bioreactor tank.
52. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a water tower.
53. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is an anaerobic reactor.
54. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a liquid chemical feed or dosing system.
55. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a powder chemical feed or dosing system.
56. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a dry powder.
57. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is an aeration tank.
58. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is an air stripping tank.
59. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a moving bed reactor.
60. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a sequencing batch reactor.
61. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a sand filter.
62. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a multimedia filter.
63. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a ceramic filter.
64. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a carbon filter.
65. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a biofilter.
66. The use according to claim 45 wherein the one or more items is a biotrickling filter.
67. The use according to claim 35 wherein the shipping container comprises an inlet port or outlet port for the flow of a liquid.
68. The use according to claim 35 wherein the shipping container is bracketed to one or more stationary, environmentally-resistant shipping containers.
69. A method for installing an environmentally resistant shipping container, wherein the shipping container comprises a longitudinal axis and has a length of at least 3 meters, the method comprising orienting the longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to a stationary surface supporting the shipping container.
70. The method of claim 69 wherein the shipping container is configured as a rectangular cuboid.
71. The method of claim 70 further comprising securing the shipping container with one or more anchors to the supporting surface.
72. The method of claim 71 wherein the one or more anchors are secured to the shipping container at one or more of the corners of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
73. The method of claim 70 or claim 71 wherein two anchors are secured to each longitudinal face of the rectangular cuboid, and wherein each anchor is positioned at a corner of the rectangular cuboid abutting the supporting surface.
74. The method of claim 69 wherein the supporting surface comprises concrete or cement.
75. The method of claim 69 wherein the top face of the shipping container comprises one or more doors.
76. The method of claim 69 further comprising supporting the shipping container at its base with a stationary, environmentally resistant, horizontal shipping container, wherein the horizontal shipping container comprises a second longitudinal axis and has a length of at least 3 meters, and wherein the horizontal shipping container is oriented with the second longitudinal axis parallel to the supporting surface.
77. The method of claim 76 wherein the shipping container is mounted atop the horizontal shipping container and secured to the top face of the horizontal shipping container.
78. The method of claim 69 further comprising supporting the shipping container with a building or structure.
79. The method of claim 69 further comprising storing one or more items in the shipping container.
80. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is liquid.
81. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is solid.
82. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is water or wastewater.
83. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a liquid storage tank.
84. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a dry product.
85. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a bioreactor tank.
86. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a water tower.
87. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is an anaerobic reactor.
88. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a liquid chemical feed or dosing system.
89. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a powder chemical feed or dosing system.
90. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a dry powder.
91. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is an aeration tank.
92. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is an air stripping tank.
93. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a moving bed reactor.
94. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a sequencing batch reactor.
95. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a sand filter.
96. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a multimedia filter.
97. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a ceramic filter.
98. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a carbon filter.
99. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a biofilter.
100. The method of claim 79 wherein the one or more items is a biotrickling filter.
101. The method of claim 69 wherein the shipping container comprises an inlet port or outlet port for the flow of a liquid.
102. The method of claim 69 further comprising bracketing the shipping container to one or more stationary, environmentally-resistant shipping containers.
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