GPN 69 Containerisation

What is the revolutionary idea behind containerization?

• Using different sized containers for each type of cargo

• Building ships that can carry only one type of container

• Using the same size containers for easy transfer between transport modes

• Employing more stevedores to handle cargo

In what year did Malcom McLean first have the idea of containerization?

• 1937

• 1956

• 1980

• 1965

Fill in the blank: Containerization became a global standard size in the year ____.

• 1937

• 1956

• 1980

• 1965

Which is the real disadvantage of employing stevedores before containerization?

(the rest are made up lies!)

• They required long apprenticeships to learn the necessary skills

• It was costly and time-consuming

• They had high wages

• It required large amounts of fossil fuel energy

What job did Malcolm McLean do that led him to his idea?

• A ship captain from Dublin

• A New Jersey truck driver

• A Boston crane operator

• A London dock manager

Fill in the blank: The idea of containerization was to allow goods to 'roro' or ____.

• A) Roll on, roll off

• B) Run over, run out

• C) Rotate, revolve

• D) Rest on, rest off

What does 'NIDL' stand for in the context of the document?

• National Industrial Development League

• New International Division of Labour

• National Institute of Dock Labour

• New Industrial Docking Logistics

The loss of dockland jobs as a result of containerisation is part of the process of...

• Deindustrialisation

• Suburbanisation

• Protectonism

• Gentrification

Name for the employees who had previously loaded and unloaded cargo manually (hint: S)

Fill in the blank: The idea of containerization took decades to catch on because ____.

• Companies did not replace ships and trucks often

• It was too expensive

• It was not efficient