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    The document discusses the history and meaning of containerization. It details how containerization began in the 1950s and revolutionized cargo transportation and international trade over the following 50 years by allowing seamless transfer of containers between ships, trucks and trains.

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    History:- Modern container shipping celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.

    Almost from the first voyage, use of this method of


    transport for goods grew steadily and in just five decades, containerships would carry about 60% of the value of goods shipped via sea. The idea of using some type of shipping container was not completely novel. Boxes similar to modern containers had been used for combined rail- and horse-drawn transport in England as early as 1792. The US government used small standard-sized containers during the Second World War, which proved a means of quickly and efficiently unloading and distributing supplies. However, in 1955, Malcom P. McLean, a trucking entrepreneur from North Carolina, USA, bought a steamship company with the idea of transporting entire truck trailers with their cargo still inside. He realized it would be much simpler and quicker to have one container that could be lifted from a vehicle directly on to a ship without first having to unload its contents. His ideas were based on the theory that efficiency could be vastly improved through a system of "intermodalism", in which the same container, with the same cargo, can be transported with minimum interruption via different transport modes during its journey. Containers could be moved seamlessly between ships, trucks and trains. This would simplify the whole logistical process and, eventually, implementing this idea led to a revolution in cargo transportation and international trade over the next 50 years

    Meaning & Defination:- Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of intermodal freight


    transport using standard intermodal containers as prescribed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These can be loaded and sealed intact onto container ships, railroad cars, cargo planes, and semi-trailer trucks. The introduction of containers resulted in vast improvements in port handling efficiency, thus lowering costs and helping lower freight charges and, in turn, boosting trade flows. Most goods can be shipped by container. Containerisation has its origins in early coal mining regions in England and Germany from the late 1700s on. The global standardization of containers and container handling equipment was an important innovation in 20th century logistics. By the 1830s, railroads on several continents were carrying containers that could be transferred to other modes of transport. Originally used for shipping coal on and off barges, 'loose boxes' were used to containerize coal from the late 1780s, on places like the Bridgewater Canal. By the 1840s, iron boxes were in use as well as wooden ones. The early 1900s saw the adoption of closed container boxes designed for movement between road and rail.
    First Known Use of CONTAINERIZATION

    1956 Advantage:- flexiblity

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