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Development of Containerization
Hans van HamJ. C. van HamJoan Rijsenbrij
其他書名
Success Through Vision, Drive and Technology
出版IOS Press, 2012
主題Business & Economics / Industries / TransportationBusiness & Economics / CommerceTRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / Pictorial
ISBN16149914649781614991465
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=CgQmkTczzPwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book deals with the revolution of containerization, a breakthrough in maritime transport. Until World War II, maritime transport and transshipment of general cargo had been virtually unchanged for decades. Mechanization and the introduction of small unit loads improved productivity and working conditions in the shipping business. A real breakthrough came from outside the maritime sector railway and trucking companies launched the transportation of vehicle-sized loads.Malcom McLean, a trucking magnate who had acquired the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation, envisaged land-sea-land services, door-to-door, with trailer