The Evolution of the Standardized Shipping Container
In short: The shipping container revolutionized global trade by replacing manual labor with standardized units, creating a seamless multi-modal system that carries the majority of the world's commercial value.
A 1:14 short film in the series “Before It Changed Everything”.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Institution, “On the Water”; Cambridge University Press, ““The Historians and Maritime Labour, c. 1850-1930” - Maritime History at the Crossroads”; European Court of Auditors, “Special report: Intermodal freight transport”; World Bank, “Why ports matter for the global economy”; JSTOR, “Client Challenge”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Institution — On the Water · View →
- Cambridge University Press — “The Historians and Maritime Labour, c. 1850-1930” - Maritime History at the Crossroads · View →
- European Court of Auditors — Special report: Intermodal freight transport · View →
- World Bank — Why ports matter for the global economy · View →
- JSTOR — Client Challenge · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Institution: On the Water
- Also: Cambridge University Press: “The Historians and Maritime Labour, c. 1850-1930” - Maritime History at the Crossroads
- Also: European Court of Auditors: Special report: Intermodal freight transport
- Also: World Bank: Why ports matter for the global economy
- Also: JSTOR: Client Challenge
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