Provides an account of the container-ship revolution - from the maiden voyage in 1956 of Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more goods more cheaply than ever before - the two hundred million containers shipped every year that are the lifeblood of the new global economy.
Brian Cudahy provides a vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution-from the maiden voyage in 1956 of Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more goods more cheaply than ever beforethe 200 million containers shipped every year that are the lifeblood of the new global economy.