donderdag 25 juni 2015

20150625 - sea container

Impact of the sea container


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In the old days, the loading and unloading of mixed cargo cost a great deal of time and money. This was all changed by the container: transport became a lot more affordable, the loading and unloading process took up less time and transporting the cargo became safer than ever.
The container was first used in the United States, in 1956. A decade later, the first container ship arrived in Rotterdam. Nowadays, over 90% of all goods worldwide are transported by container.
In the old days, the loading and unloading of mixed cargo cost a great deal of time and money. This was all changed by the container: transport became a lot more affordable, the loading and unloading process took up less time and transporting the cargo became safer than ever.

The container was first used in the United States, in 1956. A decade later, the first container ship arrived in Rotterdam. Nowadays, over 90% of all goods worldwide are transported by container. Containers primarily owe their success to the fact that they are easy to transfer and can be effortlessly moved by various modes of transport. Furthermore, virtually any product can be transported in a container.
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