The Invention That Created Global Trade - And How it Broke It

Thanks to Warthunder! Come show me how to fly planes better: https://playwt.link/Calum The humble shipping container changed our society - it made International shipping cheaper, economies larger and the world much, much smaller. But what did the shipping container replace, how did it take over shipping and where has our dependance on these simple metal boxes led us? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calumraasay Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/calumraasay Twitter......................►https://twitter.com/calumraasay Instagram................►http://instagram.com/calumraasay Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/BPahz6vHJd Website....................►http://calumgillies.com I highly recommend Marc's book "The Box" to read more on the subject! UK: https://amzn.to/3Cdjmd2 US: https://amzn.to/3rxUGqT Link to the container https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403823474731?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=s8oWHmVYQP6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=hMPBjzKrTZu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 00:00 - Introduction 1:49 - What did Containers Replace? 4:03 - The Inefficent SS Warrior 8:01 - Malcom McLean: Container Pioneer 10:16 - The Revolutionary Ideal-X 13:45 - Rise & Ruin 15:26 - Standardisation 18:14 - The Container Trade Explodes 20:25 - Containers: A Victim of Their Own Success? 24:38 - The Cap San Diego 27:23 - Waffling on a Bit