THE CONTAINER REVOLUTION

Abstract

It is now ten years since the containerisation principle arrived in Britain, as yet another innovation from the United States. But the past decade has shown that containers are more than an imported novelty. Exporters have found that not only are freight charges reduced by containerisation but actual sales increase: a container‐load has often proved a convenient quantity for customers to order. Indeed, the National Ports Council have predicted that by 1980 over 80% of British shipping lines will be completely containerised. In this article Martin Slijper examines the advantages of containerisation and looks at prospects for the industry.