{"id":181477,"date":"2025-07-28T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/news\/magic-box\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:48:54","slug":"magic-box","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/magic-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Both a symbol and a vector of globalisation, the container celebrates its 70th anniversary next year. A look back at an invention that changed the face of logistics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Greek amphorae to jute sacks and crates of all kinds, the history of trade is one of long reflection: how can goods be transported easily and at the lowest cost? After some trial and error, it was American entrepreneur Malcolm McLean who developed the modern container \u2013 a metal \u201cbox\u201d 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and 8.5 feet high, hence its official acronym of TEU (20-foot equivalent unit). 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