The History of the Standardized Shipping Container
In short: Containerization revolutionized global trade by replacing the labor-intensive 'break-bulk' system with standardized boxes, enabling the modern intermodal transport system.
A 1:54 short film in the series “How Things Work”.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Institution, “Containerization Oral History Collection | NMAH.AC.0639 | SOVA, Smithsonian Institution”; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, “Microsoft Word - 1. Nenad Zrnic.doc”; Princeton University Press, “The Box”; Journal of International Economics, “Estimating the effects of the container revolution on world trade”; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “The Advent of the Modern-Day Shipping Container”; European Space Agency (ESA), “IS(F)ACTION | ESA Space Solutions”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Institution — Containerization Oral History Collection | NMAH.AC.0639 | SOVA, Smithsonian Institution · View →
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade — Microsoft Word - 1. Nenad Zrnic.doc · View →
- Princeton University Press — The Box · View →
- Journal of International Economics — Estimating the effects of the container revolution on world trade · View →
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — The Advent of the Modern-Day Shipping Container · View →
- European Space Agency (ESA) — IS(F)ACTION | ESA Space Solutions · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Institution: Containerization Oral History Collection | NMAH.AC.0639 | SOVA, Smithsonian Institution
- Also: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade: Microsoft Word - 1. Nenad Zrnic.doc
- Also: Princeton University Press: The Box
- Also: Journal of International Economics: Estimating the effects of the container revolution on world trade
- Also: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): The Advent of the Modern-Day Shipping Container
- Also: European Space Agency (ESA): IS(F)ACTION | ESA Space Solutions
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