Shipping containers as retail.

With construction cost being so high, and given Gonave's limited amount of resources, using shipping containers could be a viable option.
These shipping containers can look like any modern store front.  Given how fast they can be put up, and given their sturdiness, these containers can be a major game changer for Gonave.  Imagine having some 20 shops opened for tourist.  As I mentioned in a previous blog about cruise ships, according to Seattle's  Economic Department, cruise ships bring $1.2 million dollars to the economy every time they dock.  Imagine a ship per week landing at a port in Gonave.  Bringing almost $5 million a year a cruise ship terminal will payoff.  Adding a retail center will bring in even more money.

 

As you can see this is a small mall that was created by shipping containers. These containers can be assembled in a matter of hours, and can provide immediate infrastructure.

This is an example of how a motorbike shop can look.  The display is in the front, and their office is in the back.

 
Above is a pavilion that was built in a few hours by an electrical company in Albuquerque, NM.  The idea of this plan was to help as a business incubator for entrepreneurs.  The options are endless and something that can easily be established on Gonave.  

Many of these containers are being sold for as little as $200.00 US.  Modifications would have to be done on the containers, but again the costs are offset by their abundant availability and cheap cost.

Finally shipping containers can be used as residential as seen below.

 
Not only is this a very attractive idea, but it can be built very quickly and is very strong.  The residential side of shipping containers is for another topic and another day.
 

Go Gonave.

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