Scenarios about 'container shipping'
The standardized system of intermodal freight transport using steel containers that revolutionized global trade beginning in the 1950s. Container shipping dramatically reduced cargo handling costs, shipping times, and theft while enabling unprecedented growth in international commerce and global supply chains. This innovation fundamentally altered economic geography, port cities, and manufacturing patterns by making long-distance trade more efficient and economical.
What If Southampton Developed Different Port Strategies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Port of Southampton pursued alternative development strategies in the post-war era, potentially transforming Britain's maritime economy and global shipping patterns.