The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, Second Edition with a new chapter by the author In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. Ultimately, it took McLean's success in supplying U. The Box tells the dramatic story of the
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| Title | : | The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, Second Edition with a new chapter by the author |
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (455 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691170819 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-05 |
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Editorial : Winner of the 2007 Anderson Medal, Society for Nautical ResearchWinner of the 2007 Bronze Medal in Finance/Investment/Economics, Independent Publisher Book AwardsShortlisted for the 2006 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the YearHonorable Mention for the 2006 John Lyman Book Award, Science and Technology category, North American Society for Ocean HistoryOne of Financial Times (FT) Best Business Books of 2013 (chosen by guest critic Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft)
"One of the most significant, yet least noticed, economic developments of the last few decades was the transformation of international shipping. The idea of containerization was simple: to move trailer-size loads of goods seamlessly among trucks, trains and ships, without breaking bulk. Along the way, even the most foresighted people made mistakes and lost millions. A classic tale of trial and error, and of creative destruction."
In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, both from private investors and from ports that aspired to be on the leading edge of a new technology. It required years of high-stakes bargaining with two of the titans of organized labor, Harry Bridges and Teddy Gleason, as well as delicate negotiations on standards that made it possible for almost any container to travel on any truck or train or ship. Ultimately, it took McLean's success in supplying U.S. forces in Vietnam to persuade the world of t
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