• In 1966 only
one percent of countries
had container ports – by 1983
this was 90% of countries
• Malcom McLean was named
“Man Of The Century” by the
International Maritime Hall of
Fame (McLean died in 2001)
• Estimates are that 90% of
every item purchased has been
shipped inside a container
• In 1968 container ships had
a capacity to carry around
1000 TEUs which has grown
significantly in the past decades.
• The largest container ship
currently is the Maersk Madrid
delivered earlier this year
(20 568 TEUs). It is fitting
that Maersk has the largest
as SeaLand’s international
services were sold to Maersk
in 1999, and the combined
company was named Maersk
Sealand, which, in 2006,
became known simply as
Maersk Line.
