Objects designed to hold, store, or transport other items or substances.
From Latin 'continere' meaning 'to hold together,' from 'com-' (together) and 'tenere' (to hold). The modern shipping container revolutionized global trade when standardized by Malcolm McLean in 1956.
The humble shipping container is arguably one of the most important inventions of the 20th century! Standardization reduced shipping costs by over 95% and enabled modern globalization - today, a single container ship can carry more than 20,000 standard containers.
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