Fact #1

It is estimated that there are over 
600,000,000 shipping containers in the world today.




Fact #2
Shipping containers were first developed by
Mclean and Talinger in 1955, they were invented for the easy stacking and uniformed length and width which could be applied internationally.




Fact #3
Containers reached ISO standard (International Organisation for Standardisation) in 1961 and the
container revolution was born.




Fact #4
It is estimated that 8,000 containers are
lost at sea every year and many do not sink!




Fact #5
The largest container ships can carry nearly
16,000 20ft containers.




Fact #6
A large container ship engine is similar in size to a
six-story building.




Fact #7
Over
1,000,000,000 tonnes of cargo is carried annually in containers and containers transport half of the total value of global goods moved by sea.