Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping - Angus Kress Gillespie - Books - Rutgers University Press - 9781978818712 - October 14, 2022
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Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping


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A fascinating study that traces the birth of containerization to Port Newark, New Jersey, in 1956 when trucker Malcom McLean thought of a brilliant new way to transport cargo. It tells the story of how Port Newark grew rapidly as McLean’s idea was backed by both New York banks and the US military.


274 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 14, 2022
ISBN13 9781978818712
Publishers Rutgers University Press
Pages 286
Dimensions 156 × 235 × 25 mm   ·   498 g
Language English  

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