Burchard Quay News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Burchard quay. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Burchard Quay Today - Breaking & Trending Today

The shipping container turns 65 years old | All media content | DW


The shipping container turns 65 years old
On April 26, 1956, a freight shipping container was sent out into the world for the first time. The invention by Malcom P. McLean, an American with Scottish roots, revolutionized world trade.
A man and his boxes
In 1956, Malcom McLean, a shipowner and freight forwarder from the US, had a brilliant idea: if goods were shipped together in a box, instead of prepared for shipment individually, a lot of time and effort could be saved. And that meant saving money always a winning argument.
A million crooked backs
McLean may have wanted to make life easier for all the men working their backs off in the world s ports (not just on the US East Coast, where the first containers were shipped). The invention may have helped save their backs, but it also cut down on the number of available jobs. ....

Malcolm Mclean , Ashfaqur Rashid Khan , Malcom Mclean , Hamburg Port Authority , Overseas Harbor , Hyundai Merchant Marine , Burchard Quay , Hamburg Port , Brigadier General Ashfaqur Rashid Khan , Pakistani Brigadier General Ashfaqur Rashid Khan , மால்கம் மக்லீந் , மால்காம் மக்லீந் , ஹாம்பர்க் போர்த் அதிகாரம் , ஹூண்டாய் வணிகர் கடல் , ஹாம்பர்க் போர்த் ,