

#1216
Mentioned in 21 episodes
The Box
How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
Book • 2006
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Mentioned in 21 episodes
Mentioned by 

as a book that teaches you about something that sounds boring but is responsible for much innovation.


Patrick O'Shaughnessy

589 snips
Zach Dell - Powering the Future - [Invest Like the Best, EP.434]
Mentioned by 

as a biography about the person who developed container shipping, illustrating how a seemingly niche topic can have broader significance.


David Perell

180 snips
Nick Bilton: The Art of Storytelling in Films, Journalism, and Murder Mysteries | How I Write
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when referring to container ships as 'boxes'.


Joe Weisenthal

109 snips
The Cardboard Boxpocalypse and the State of the US Economy
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as a comprehensive history of containers from different perspectives.

Eduardo Saldaña

65 snips
199. El contenedor: la revolución del comercio global
Recommended by Greg LeBlanc as a classic story that will stay in print for at least 100 years.

34 snips
563. How the Container Changed the World feat. Marc Levinson
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as the author of "The Box" and "Outside the Box", discussing the impact of container shipping on global trade.


Tracy Alloway

22 snips
Why the Cost of Shipping Goods From China Is Suddenly Soaring
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as an iconic book about the advent of container shipping.

John Konrad

21 snips
Returning from Ebb Tide LIVE at Sea Air Space 2025
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for its insights into the shipping container industry.


Dom Cooke

19 snips
Union Pacific: Long Train Runnin’ - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 69]
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as the author of "The Box", discussing large ships and their impact on global supply chains.


Joe Weisenthal

18 snips
How Gigantic Ships Are Creating Global Supply Chain Havoc
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when discussing the impact of shipping containers on various industries.

Joshua Michael Schrei

17 snips
The Shape of Art: Place, Relevance, and the Living Force Between Adorer and Adored
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as the author of "The Box", a book about shipping containers and their impact on the global economy.


Sonal Chokshi

17 snips
Of Container Ships, Supply Chains, and Retail
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as a book about Malcolm McLean and his vision for containerization.

Christopher Mims

17 snips
171 | Christopher Mims on Our Interconnected Industrial Ecology
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as a book on his bookshelf that tells the story of the shipping container.


Patrick O'Shaughnessy

15 snips
Ryan Petersen - Where There Is Mystery, There Is Margin – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP. 22]
Von Nils als Beispiel für die Vorteile von Standardisierung und Modularisierung im Kontext des Zettelkasten-Prinzips erwähnt.

016 - "Das Zettelkasten-Prinzip" von Sönke Ahrens
Mentioned as written by Mark Levinson about how the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger.

From Shipping Things to Spreading Ideas (unboxing global trade with Marc Levinson)
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while discussing the impact of containerization on port cities and global economic geography.


Alexis Madrigal

People of the Pacific Circuit: Oakland’s place in the global economy
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pour son étude de cas fascinante sur l'innovation et la disruption.

Clémence Lepic

#173 - Louis Chatriot - Alma - Leadership, courage, humilité et franchise radicale
Recommended by 

for its insights into the invention and rollout of the shipping container and its consequences.


Matt Campbell

739: Matthew Campbell | Examining Global Shipping’s Grim Underbelly
Mentioned as one of the seminal books by the guest, discussing the evolution of globalization.

#53- Marc Levinson : Is The Age of Globalization Over?
Mentioned by 

as an example of a great book about the material aspects of supply chains.


Alexis Madrigal

The Invisible Chain that Holds Us Together (w/ Alexis Madrigal)