Containers are god-sent. They are highly useful for storage and moving in or out, small or large items which resulted in vast improvements in port handling efficiency. It lowers costs and boosts trade flows. It can be transformed to be portable (such as portable cabins).

So where it came from?

It started back in the 1700s but began to realised of its importance in the 20th century.

In 1830s, railroads began transfering and transporting containers that would be loaded on trucks and ships, but it was small compared to today’s steel containers. Circa 1840s, iron boxes and heavy wooden boxes were introduced, and around the early 1900s saw the usage of closed container boxes made especially to move or transport things between the road and the railroad.

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