The BBC is currently undertaking an experiment that involves tracking a shipping container around the world as it loaded with goods in transit to various countries. The container has already delivered a consignment of Whiskey from Scotland to China, and is now heading to the USA with a delivery of Chinese merchandise…

The experiment will last for one year and should paint a clear picture of global trade, and in turn how the economies of different countries interact.

The Box is an ambitious and unique year-long project for BBC News to tell the story of international trade and globalisation by tracking a standard shipping container around the world. It is a project which plans to deliver content for television, radio and online audiences - telling the individual stories behind what makes the global economy tick.

The story behind the experiment | The Box (Experiment Homepage) | The Box’s curent latest location