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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 Story of Malcolm McLean
Malcolm McLean was the founder of United States lines which is his new business as he turned it into a global bus service. The Middle East could no longer afford the limited quantities of imports that were supposed to keep the econ ships filled with cargo after posting a $62 million profit in 1984 McLean Industries reported a $67 million lost in 1985. Malcolm never got over the US lines bankruptcy he went into seclusion shunning journalists and avoiding public appearances his failure failure followed him the knowledge that he had hurt thousands of people a constant source of shame so that's where I'm gonna leave the story of Malcolm if you want to learn more I'd recommend reading the book especially if you
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