Videos - Introducing containerisation
These two short videos provide an introduction to containerisation, including its history and development.
The BBC's 'The Box' Project
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In 2008 the BBC launched a project to follow a shipping container for a year. A customised BBC container set off from the UK and its progress was followed in order to gain knowledge of globalisation and the world economy. Find out more about the project by watching the video and visiting http://www.bbc.co.uk/thebox |
Useful articles on containerisation
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This article outlines the history of freight containers, from 1937 when Malcolm McLean came up with the idea of commercial shipping containers. It also looks at some of the advantages and disadvantages of containers. Find a link to this article in the list of useful articles below.
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'All boxed in' article
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Containerisation, box logistics and global supply chains: the integration of ports and liner shipping networks
This article looks at the history of containerisation and the impact it has had on the geography of production and distribution. It goes on to consider the challenges being faced as the technical concept of containerisation has remained the same but the scale of goods movement has grown massively.
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Could the Derby canal work again?
This short piece from the BBC website discusses The Derby Canal and highlights how containerisation was actually in existence for many years before commercial containerisation was introduced by Malcolm McLean.
Google books on containerisation
In this box you can find two Google Books on the subject of containerisation.
Scroll through the books to access the sections that are freely available online. Although you will not be able to read the whole book, you will be able to find lots of useful information on container shipping. Use the 'Search' box to find information on a specific aspect of containerisation.
Create a timeline of transport change
Image from: TikiToki
One of your pieces of coursework for this topic involves creating an interactive timeline using TikiToki.
The image above is an example of a TikiToki timeline showing changes in air transportation.
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TikiToki timeline software
TikiToki enables you to create interactive multimedia timelines that can include text, images and even videos. You can sign up for an account that allows you to create one free timeline.
Reference: Click (i) above
In your text books...
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Geography Course Companion by ISBN: 0199135436Published: 2011-05-19Look at pages 326 to 329 to find a section on containerisation. -
Cambridge Geography for the IB Diploma Global Interactions by ISBN: 0521147328Published: 2011-01-20You have online access to this book through the home page of this libguide. pages 39 and 40 look at ocean transport.
Books in the Senior Library
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Global Shift by Call Number: Library - SFC - Humanities 338.09 (ECO)ISBN: 0761971505Major developments in transportation technologies'. It describes how advances in transportation, including containerisation, have led to the world dramatically 'shrinking'. Find this book in the Economics section of the Humanities pod.
Reference: Dicken, P., 2003. Global shift: remaking the global economic map in the 21st century. London: Sage Publications.
You can find these useful books in the Senior Library.
Please ask a librarian if you would like help to find them.
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Ship : 5,000 years of maritime adventure by Call Number: Library - Non fiction 387.009ISBN: 1405305894This colourful book illustrates the progress of shipping since the first boats were used over 4,000 years ago. From page 358 you can find a useful section on 'Ships in the consumer age' that includes an explanation of how the cargo container has transformed merchant shipping.
Reference: Lavery, B., 2004. Ship: 5,000 years of maritime adventure. London: Dorling Kindersley.
Latest container news - Journal of Commerce
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) is the "leading information and marketing services provider for the domestic and international containerized cargo community" (JOC website)
Explore these links to find the latest news on container freight from the Journal of Commerce website:
Reference: JOC Group, Inc., 2013. RSS: Container lines. Retrieved from JOC: Journal of Commerce: http://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines
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