Money & WorkFact

A steel box changed the world economy more than the internet.

In 1956 trucking entrepreneur Malcom McLean loaded 58 containers onto a converted tanker. Before that, dockworkers hauled every crate by hand and ships sat in port for days. The standardised container cut loading costs by over 90% and made shipping a T-shirt from Asia cheaper than sewing it next door.

Useful: Global supply chains exist because transport costs almost nothing anymore.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Geschichte HandelLieferkette

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