“He was a restless soul, competitive, calculating, always thinking about business. 'He wouldn't be able to sit still five minutes,' a longtime colleague recalled before McLean's death. 'You'd either have to play gin rummy with him or discuss business with him.” PeopleBusiness Book:The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger Source: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
“The container is at the core of a highly automated system for moving goods from anywhere, to anywhere, with a minimum of cost and complication on the way. The container made shipping cheap, and by doing so changed the shape of the world economy.” The BoxMarc LevinsonThe Shipping Container Author:Marc Levinson