BBC is tracking a shipping container as it makes its way around the world for a year.  This is being done in the interest of observing globalization and the world economy.  You can track the box and learn about what is is carrying and the process of loading, dealing with customs and shipping goods.  Right now The Box is in Shanghai.  BBC has really got something interesting going here – they talk about trade in general in each city that the box travels through, and pair some with a video clip of the box in transit.