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The History of the Shipping Container

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McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. With the growth of transpacific trade, McLean teams with Southern Pacific Railroad to build the first double-stack train car. Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. Shipping between Europe, S.E.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. With the growth of transpacific trade, McLean teams with Southern Pacific Railroad to build the first double-stack train car. Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Significance.

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