History of the

Containerization

Rowing Ships

Sailing Ships

Sail & Steam Ships

Steam Ships

Motor Vessels

General Cargo

General Cargo

Labor intensive

Damage

Theft

Slow

Weather

1950

Labor costs very high

Cargo volumes increasing

Pallets

Advantages
Quicker
More load per
lift
Less damage to
Cargo
Not special
shore equipment
needed.

Disadvantages
Pallets are
Expensive
Not all cargo can
be palletized
Broken stowage
High investment

General Cargo, Palletized

Pallets in Containers

Labor costs still rising

Still to much damage
Quicker Dispatch
Door to Door concept
Intermodal transport
Less costs on packing

Container

Know before second world war on

trains.

1958 first containers sailed across the

Atlantic with Atlantic Container lines
and Matson

First on deck

Later on below deck

Container shipping

First on deck on general cargo ships.

Later also below deck.

Multi Purpose ships

Full container ships, cellular ships

General Cargo with

Containers

Multi
Purpos
e

Container First
Generation

2nd generation

3rd Generation

4th generation, hatchless

5th generation

Modern container feeder

Ro-Ro

Lash

Bulk with containers

Heavy Cargo ships