Concept information
Preferred term
containerization
Definition
- Containerization—freight transport within a standard-sized box enabling intermodal transfer between marine and land modes efficiently and in large volumes—has revolutionized worldwide cargo shipping during the past 50 years. The modern manufacturing system and the contemporary global division of labor would not have occurred without containerization and its attendant impacts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Containerization]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/containerization
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