Incredibly, the modern world would not be the same if it were not for a nondescript shipping container. The humble box has revolutionized manufacturing, trade and shipping in less than half a century, enabling the world economy to become truly global. The march of the new format was, of course, not triumphant: even in the 20th century, goods were transshipped in ports as they were 3,000 years ago under the Phoenicians, and no one was thirsty for change. People had something to lose: the docker profession was now extinct, formerly famous ports like Liverpool and New York had lost their importance, the railways had to almost completely renew their fleet of wagons, and the transfer of production overseas left residents of many developed countries without work. And yet he won ! Here is his untold story. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.