"In 1996, Regina Maersk could load 6,000 standard units; by 2008 the maximum was 13,800; and in 2019 the [[Mediterranean Shipping Company]] put into service six giant vessels each able to carry 23,756 standard containers, hence a 12-fold increase of maximum vessel capacity between 1973 and 2019. ([Location 2500](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=2500)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[maritime]], [[innovation]], [[globalisation]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]