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| Malcom P. McLean |
Malcom Purcell McLean (born “Malcolm”; but late in life he changed his given name to its historic traditional Scottish spelling) (1913 – May 25, 2001), born in Maxton, North Carolina, was an American entrepreneur, often called "the father of containerization". In 1956 he developed the metal shipping container, which replaced the traditional break bulk method of handling dry goods and revolutionized the transport of goods and cargo worldwide. He later founded Sea Land Inc., one of the pioneers in the Intermodal cargo transport business. McLean was named "Man of the Century" by the International Maritime Hall of Fame...read more...
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