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#61 Malcom McLean: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
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The Importance of Container Shipping
McLean realized that carrying trailers on ships was inefficient. A government maritime promotion program made leftover World War II tankers available to ship lines very cheaply. Subtracting the frames and wheels would reduce the space occupied by each trailer by one third. This is an insane improvement that this guy is coming up with.
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