Here's an (IMO better) article on the subject: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/07/07/the-epic-story-of-container-shipping/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/07/07/t

Here's an (IMO better) article on the subject: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/07/07/the-epic-story-of-container-shipping/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/07/07/the-epic-story-of-conta... It's largely a summary and expansion of ideas from The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger