“The container is at the core of a highly automated system for moving goods from anywhere, to anywhere, with a minimum of cost and complication on the way. The container made shipping cheap, and by doing so changed the shape… — Marc Levinson Copy Share Image
“Competition is often conflated with capitalism, but they are not at all the same. Capitalism involves private ownership of the means of production and… — Marc Levinson Copy Share Image
“In 1961, before the container was in international use, ocean freight costs alone accounted for 12 percent of the value of U.S. exports and… — Marc Levinson Copy Share Image
“The container is at the core of a highly automated system for moving goods from anywhere, to anywhere, with a minimum of cost and… — Marc Levinson Copy Share Image
“By far the biggest expense in this process was shifting the cargo from land transport to ship at the port of departure and moving… — Marc Levinson Copy Share Image