In 1956 Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, launched the first "intermodal" shipping container, which could be transferred easily between lorries, trains and ships.

1956年，美国北卡罗来纳州一名卡车司机马尔科姆·麦克林发明了第一个“联运”集装箱。这种集装箱易于在卡车、火车和船舶之间转移。

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American entrepreneur Malcolm McLean invented the shipping container in 1956, but it took a decade for its stunning effectiveness to be revealed as it went to use supplying the military during the Vietnam War.

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We met its chief executive, Malcolm McLean.

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