containerisation and its impact on globalisation: case study

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when was the first container service?
1956
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who invented the modern container?
Malcolm McLean and Keith Tantlinger
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what does the ISO stand for?
International Organisation of Standardisation
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why was standardisation of the measurements of containers introduced?
because there were many companies that copied the idea but did not use the same measurements hence many incompatibles system were in operation.
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what's the largest port in the world?
Shanghai, china
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what does TEU stand for?
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
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how many shipping containers are there in the world?
17 million
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how many trips do containers make a year?
200 million
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where is most ship pollution from?
Northern hemisphere
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shipping is responsible for what percentage of nitrogen oxide pollution?
85%
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