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- In 1956, Malcom McLean secured a bank loan for $22 million. He bought two WWII tanker ships and converted them to carry his containers. Later that year, one of his ships was loaded with 58 containers and sailed from New Jersey to Houston.
- Mclean could offer transport prices that were 25% lower than his competitor. He could also lock the containers to prevent cargo theft.
As the advantage of MacLean's container system became apparent, bigger ships, more sophisticated containers, and larger cranes to load cargo were developed.
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Malcom McLean's life
- Malcolm McLean was born in November 1913 in Maxton, North Carolina.
- He graduated from high school in 1935 and began working as a driver for his sibling's trucking company.
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Malcolm McLean
McLean, first an American truck driver and later a businessman, developed the modern intermodal shipping container.
The development of standardized shipping containers significantly reduced the cost of transporting cargo across the world.
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Malcom McLean solves a problem
- In 1937, during a routine delivery to the port in North Carolina for shipment, McLean had to stay behind until his cargo had been loaded onto the ship.
- He sat for hours watching dozens of hands load thousands of packages onto the ship
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