Calum
Published 5 Oct 2022The humble shipping container changed our society — it made International shipping cheaper, economies larger and the world much, much smaller. But what did the shipping container replace, how did it take over shipping and where has our dependance on these simple metal boxes led us?
I highly recommend Marc’s book The Box to read more on the subject!
UK: https://amzn.to/3Cdjmd2
US: https://amzn.to/3rxUGqTLink to the container https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4038234747…
00:00 – Introduction
01:49 – What did Containers Replace?
04:03 – The Inefficent SS Warrior
08:01 – Malcom McLean: Container Pioneer
10:16 – The Revolutionary Ideal-X
13:45 – Rise & Ruin
15:26 – Standardisation
18:14 – The Container Trade Explodes
20:25 – Containers: A Victim of Their Own Success?
24:38 – The Cap San Diego
27:23 – Waffling on a BitThanks to Warthunder! Come show me how to fly planes better: https://playwt.link/Calum
August 2, 2023
How Shipping Containers Took Over the World (then broke it)
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