Frank Hensel, Technical Manager Container Ships, schreibt für die Fachpublikation "Hansa" eine Artikelserie zum Thema Container Schiffe. Der erste Teil steht nun zum Download zur Verfügung.

When, over 55 years ago, the American truck owner Malcolm McLean developed

the idea to design a unitised transport container that was also able to sustain the forces of a sea passage, he was probably not aware of the revolution he was going to trigger. Containers for transporting goods on railways and trucks had already been known for quite some time. The first mention of standardised boxes was even made in the 18 th century in connection with the UK’s coal mining industry. But the main advantage of a standard box was the »breaks of gauge« because different transport systems with different dimensions could be used.

Please find the complete article among the Downloads.

Datum: 07 February 2012