Have you seen our two-part interview with Doug Tilden on the move from breakbulk cargo to containerization? Watch both parts at shiphistory.org/2025/08/28/c....
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Steamship Historical Society · 2 · 1d ago Tilden is a former VP of the United States Lines, South America, and later CEO of Marine Terminals. He spent the last five decades in the shipping industry, working his way up from being a dock clerk to serving as the top executive within a Global Fortune 100 corporation.
Steamship Historical Society · 2 · 1d ago Part I addresses the move from breakbulk cargo to containerization. Part II discusses cost reduction in ocean shipping because of containerization and the evolution of container ships.
Image: Maersk liner in Tokyo harbor, Japan, #OnThisDay in 1968. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives.
hush · 0 · 21h ago It is strange to see Japanese Asahi Beer lanterns hanging there.