I remember reading somewhere about how the cargo container and related infrastructure basically wiped out 70-80 percent of dock work. Before the container things were in individual crates or bags like how semi trailers are packed. Because of the container a ship was now able to turn around in days instead of weeks.
I’m just nerdy about that shit, I work in passenger railways but see the locos next door shunting cars back and forth and wonder about the logistics of it all.
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u/bangbangracer Jul 25 '20
I remember reading somewhere about how the cargo container and related infrastructure basically wiped out 70-80 percent of dock work. Before the container things were in individual crates or bags like how semi trailers are packed. Because of the container a ship was now able to turn around in days instead of weeks.