50 years Container Ships in the Port of Hamburg – How the Steel Box revolutionized Global Trade

Port of Hamburg

Here is another video straight out of the Port of Hamburg! 

50 Years of Container in the Port of Hamburg – How the Steel Box revolutionized Global Trade
In 1968 the first container ship entered the Port of Hamburg. Back then nobody would have guessed that these rustic steel boxes would be capable of changing seafaring more than any other technology before. Today the containers are the basis of global merchant shipping. This episode of smartPORT TV recounts the 50 years of history of the colorful box. 

YouTube Link:
https://youtu.be/wWSv2_QKFeo 

With thanks to Johanna Sebauer, Social Media Managerin, realTV group GmbH & Co.KG