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The History of the Shipping Container

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Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Significance. Loading costs plummet.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Most international ocean cargo is now containerized. .

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Doing Business in South Korea

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It is bordered by North Korea, the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. At 99,720 sq km in size, the country is slightly smaller than the US state of Pennsylvania. It was occupied by Japan in 1905 and did not regain its independence until 1945. Its primary export trading partners were China , the US , Vietnam, Hong Kong and Japan.