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Malcom Purcell McLean (November 14, 1913 – May 25, 2001) [1] was an American businessman who invented the modern intermodal shipping container, which revolutionized transport and international trade in the second half of the twentieth century.
Regional Container Lines (RCL) Thailand: 77,153 34 0.3% 24 Global Feeder Shipping LLC United Arab Emirates: 76,616 33 0.3% 25 Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co. China: 75,077 80 0.3% 26 Emirates Shipping Line United Arab Emirates: 72,188 14 0.3% 27 Swire Shipping Singapore: 71,023 36 0.2% 28 Matson United States: 69,235 29 0.2% 29 SM Line South Korea ...
The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted. [1]
Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers. For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships (cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries), see List of passenger ship companies.
By 1984, he started his most ambitious service yet – two 80-day round-the-world services, one circling the globe in an easterly direction, the other westward. Departing every 10 days, the 20 G-type container ships he employed had a capacity of 2,728 containers each and could travel at a speed of 20.5 knots.
In March 1999, CSX separated Sea-Land into three entities: an international shipping company, a domestic shipping company, and a terminal operator. [2] [9] In December 1999, Maersk acquired the international container shipping business. [2] [10] [11] In 2000, Maersk Line changed its commercial name globally to Maersk SeaLand. [2]
Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers). [1] Containerization, also referred as container stuffing or container loading , is the process of unitization of cargoes in exports.
The Marjorie C is a con-ro, a hybrid ro-ro with the ability to carry containerized cargo as well as vehicles. The ship can carry 1,200 vehicles and 1,400 TEUs of containers. The ship's ports of call include Honolulu and Los Angeles, usually carrying 30 percent cars, 10 percent oversized items, and 60 percent containers.