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The History of the Shipping Container

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Grace Line had instituted the first international service, US to Venezuela, in 1962. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C. McLean convinces the US Army that shipping containers provide a more reliable service (also eliminating dockside pilfering by Viet Cong sympathisers). Nascent Asian-US trade drives the return service.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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Grace Line had instituted the first international service, US to Venezuela, in 1962. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C. McLean convinces the US Army that shipping containers provide a more reliable service (also eliminating dockside pilfering by Viet Cong sympathisers). Nascent Asian-US trade drives the return service.

Shipping 120