History of the History of the ContainerizationContainerization

Rowing Ships Rowing Ships

Sailing Ships Sailing Ships

Sail & Steam Ships Sail & Steam Ships

Steam Ships Steam Ships

Motor Vessels Motor Vessels

General Cargo General Cargo

General Cargo General Cargo

Labor intensive Labor intensive

Damage Damage

Theft Theft

Slow Slow

WeatherWeather

1950 1950

Labor costs very high Labor costs very high

Cargo volumes increasing Cargo volumes increasing

Pallets Pallets

Advantages Advantages Quicker Quicker More load per More load per

lift lift Less damage to Less damage to

Cargo Cargo Not special Not special

shore equipment shore equipment needed. needed.

Disadvantages Disadvantages Pallets are Pallets are

Expensive Expensive Not all cargo can Not all cargo can

be palletized be palletized Broken stowage Broken stowage

High investmentHigh investment

General Cargo, Palletized General Cargo, Palletized

Pallets in Containers Pallets in Containers

Labor costs still rising Labor costs still rising Still to much damage Still to much damage Quicker Dispatch Quicker Dispatch Door to Door concept Door to Door concept Intermodal transport Intermodal transport Less costs on packingLess costs on packing

Container Container

Know before second world war on Know before second world war on trains. trains.

1958 first containers sailed across the 1958 first containers sailed across the Atlantic with Atlantic Container lines Atlantic with Atlantic Container lines and Matson and Matson

First on deck First on deck

Later on below deck Later on below deck

Container shipping Container shipping

First on deck on general cargo ships. First on deck on general cargo ships.

Later also below deck. Later also below deck.

Multi Purpose ships Multi Purpose ships

Full container ships, cellular ships Full container ships, cellular ships

General Cargo with General Cargo with Containers Containers

MultiMultiPurposPurpos

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Container First Container First Generation Generation

2nd generation 2nd generation

3rd Generation 3rd Generation

4th generation, hatchless 4th generation, hatchless

5th generation 5th generation

Modern container feeder Modern container feeder

Ro-Ro Ro-Ro

Lash Lash

Bulk with containers Bulk with containers

Heavy Cargo ships Heavy Cargo ships