"In October 1957, Gateway City, a freighter whose hold was fitted with cellular compartments to accommodate 226 stacked containers, became the world’s first true container ship, and McLean’s Sea-Land company began a regular container service to [[Europe]] ([[Newark]]–[[Rotterdam]]) in April 1966 and to [[Japan]] in 1968." ([Location 2351](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=2351)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[shipping-containers]], [[maritime]], [[globalisation]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]