ship articles
What was the traditional method of cargo handling before the standardization of shipping containers?
In which year did W. C. Woods receive a patent for an early system of standardized containers?
What crucial feature limited the true universal standardization of Seatrain Lines' system?
What was Malcom McLean's initial profession or primary business before focusing on shipping logistics?
What specific feature differentiated the modern intermodal container from earlier unitization attempts?
What was the destination of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X in 1956?
What material were the initial 58 containers carried on the Ideal X made of?
How significantly could handling costs be reduced once the container system was fully implemented, according to estimates?
Which organization established the first major international standards for freight container dimensions?
What key physical specifications, among others, did the ISO standardization agreements of 1968 establish?
When do archaeological findings suggest large ships already carried weights intended as anchors?
What were the primitive hooks added to early stone anchors by early seamen known as?
What was the stated purpose of the triangular eyebolt found on the Greek mushroom anchor?
Where and approximately when were bronze anchors first reported to be manufactured?
Which individual is credited by some historical accounts with the addition of the second prong (fluke) to the anchor design?
What critical mechanical function did the perpendicular stock serve in the Admiralty Pattern anchor?
In 1813, what structural change did Richard Pering introduce to resolve anchors snapping at the crown?
Which specific anchor design featured arms that were cast in one piece and pivoted at the crown via a bolt?
By what year had the British Royal Navy extensively adopted stockless anchors after several years of trials?
Which blind Irish engineer patented the screw foundation design for stabilizing structures on shifting sands in 1833?
Who originated the logistical revolution known as containerization?
What was the method of moving goods before McLean's intervention, requiring manual loading of sacks and barrels?
What engineering feature did Keith Tantlinger design to allow cranes to lift the standardized boxes precisely?
On what date did the SS *Ideal X* depart on its seminal container voyage?
What crucial cost benefit was demonstrated by the first voyage compared to manual loading rates?
Why did McLean pivot away from shipping the entire truck chassis after his first voyages?
What critical business decision allowed McLean's container design to become a universal global standard?
What major external event provided massive validation and expanded the use of containerization rapidly in the late 1960s?
What standardized dimension defines the length of the common ISO container box?