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jdeibele · 2021-11-15 · Original thread
"The Box" describes how the container became ubiquitous and it's a good read. https://www.amazon.com/Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller-Econom...
If you want a good read on containerization, I'd really recommend reading 'The Box', a history of shipping containers. For a topic that might sound bland, it's fascinating.

https://www.amazon.com/Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller-Econom...

pm90 · 2016-03-28 · Original thread
Amazon link to the book, in case people are curios: http://www.amazon.com/The-Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller/dp/...
ThomPete · 2016-03-28 · Original thread
It's extremely important. Think of it as friction which matters in the volumens we are talking about here.

There is a great book written about shipping called The Box http://www.amazon.com/The-Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller/dp/...

Really fascinating stuff.