Container shipping is responsible for moving 90% of the world’s goods, according to the World Economic Forum. But, if shipping containers aren’t at the right place at the right time, the global supply chain may face serious problems. It could result in high inflation, shortages of key materials and products as well as revenue losses to large and small businesses alike. At the same time, over 95% of shipping container manufacturing is happening in the nation that leads the world in exports — China, according to the Federal Maritime Commission. Here’s how shipping containers can save, or cripple, the global economy.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:29 Chapter 1: Globalization
4:22 Chapter 2: Container revolution
8:11 Chapter 3: Increased production
Produced and Edited by: Andrea Miller
Additional Reporting By: Lori Ann LaRocco
Animation: Jason Reginato
Supervising Producer: Lindsey Jacobson
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How Shipping Containers Can Cripple The Global Economy
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:29 Chapter 1: Globalization
4:22 Chapter 2: Container revolution
8:11 Chapter 3: Increased production
Produced and Edited by: Andrea Miller
Additional Reporting By: Lori Ann LaRocco
Animation: Jason Reginato
Supervising Producer: Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Footage: Getty Images, Maersk Line/Wikipedia C.C.
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How Shipping Containers Can Cripple The Global Economy
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