The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger (Paperback) by Marc Levinson

from hmib

Astonishing. Read it and be amazed how a humble (!) box has changed the world.

from Shrike58

Call this an examination of how the right innovation at the right time can have a catalytic impact, as a cadre of determined businessman (most notably one Malcom McLean of the United States) sought to wring profits from a stagnant industry and helped to unleash a revolution. The question is unans...

from rivkat

The history of the shipping container and how it changed the world, making lots of products lots cheaper but also disrupting traditional commercial centers and manufacturing processes. Much of the cost of many products used to come from moving them from where they were made to where they were sol...

from deldevries

Excellent historical account of how since the 1950s the "technology" of shipping containers has changed the logistics of moving goods. Very interesting historical, political, and business details.

from rw_flyer

A fascinating book covering the innovation of the shipping container and its adoption from the 1960s through the 1980s. This book is noteworthy for its coverage not only of the shipping container technology, but for its coverage of the entire system of goods transportation and the complex inter-r...