I was in school as a merchant marine officer. I remember my Cargo Operations instructor telling us that "back in the day" when they went into Singapore or other

I was in school as a merchant marine officer. I remember my Cargo Operations instructor telling us that "back in the day" when they went into Singapore or other port in that region on a break-bulk ship, they would expect to be in port for 2-3 weeks, and go out and see the sights (read: hookers and bars). "But with containers, these days we're lucky if we are in port for more than 12 hours before we're unloaded and back out to sea."