{"id":81908,"date":"2023-08-02T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81908"},"modified":"2023-05-04T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:26:50","slug":"how-shipping-containers-took-over-the-world-then-broke-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/08\/02\/how-shipping-containers-took-over-the-world-then-broke-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How Shipping Containers Took Over the World (then broke it)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dgpq7Lf_g8w\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Calum<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Oct 2022<\/p>\n<p>The humble shipping container changed our society &mdash; 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?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend Marc&#8217;s book <em>The Box<\/em> to read more on the subject!<br \/>\nUK: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Cdjmd2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Cdjmd2<\/a><br \/>\nUS: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rxUGqT\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rxUGqT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Link to the container <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWNPN0w1SUdyLW9zQXFkTHlFZFhwczdFWDNYUXxBQ3Jtc0ttal9QYldiUDl2cnlib083cnRfUmsydTd5OXJJN3hFdGVuZG9fY3FWSHNxZ3k5MG9uU0lOUlh4d2NhVHJ0Wk9KUFVWcGw1a2lRbXhUZkhmenM0TG5Fd3BGM2RUUXRuU09McDNvOGlTMkxmOC04Q3lRNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F403823474731%3Fmkcid%3D16%26mkevt%3D1%26mkrid%3D711-127632-2357-0%26ssspo%3Ds8oWHmVYQP6%26sssrc%3D2349624%26ssuid%3DhMPBjzKrTZu%26var%3D%26widget_ver%3Dartemis%26media%3DCOPY&#038;v=Dgpq7Lf_g8w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/4038234747&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n01:49 &#8211; What did Containers Replace?<br \/>\n04:03 &#8211; The Inefficent <em>SS Warrior<\/em><br \/>\n08:01 &#8211; Malcom McLean: Container Pioneer<br \/>\n10:16 &#8211; The Revolutionary <em>Ideal-X<\/em><br \/>\n13:45 &#8211; Rise &#038; Ruin<br \/>\n15:26 &#8211; Standardisation<br \/>\n18:14 &#8211; The Container Trade Explodes<br \/>\n20:25 &#8211; Containers: A Victim of Their Own Success?<br \/>\n24:38 &#8211; The <em>Cap San Diego<\/em><br \/>\n27:23 &#8211; Waffling on a Bit<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <em>Warthunder<\/em>! Come show me how to fly planes better: <a href=\"https:\/\/playwt.link\/Calum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/playwt.link\/Calum<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calum Published 5 Oct 2022 The humble shipping container changed our society &mdash; it made International shipping cheaper, economies larger and the world much, much smaller. 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