Containerisation

Question 1

Who started it

Answer 1

Malcolm McLean - 24-year-old truck driver in 1937

Question 2

How much time did the container save

Answer 2

2 weeks, of unloading and loading goods

Reduced labour and more efficient

Question 3

What was the first ship called

Answer 3

Ideal X - 58 containers

Question 4

What is the revenue of the Maersk Shipping Company

Answer 4

$60.2 billion - same as Microsoft

Question 5

Shipping brings…% of world trade

Answer 5

90