[Part I] Through centuries the Port of Hamburg brought wealth and power to the Hanseaten and Germany and therefore underwent many changes, including complete destruction and resurrection in the world wars. But the biggest shift – a massive and worldwide game changer – came with the invention of the container. It’s safe to say that the container changed the world but not for the better as we now realize.

The shipping container was invented in 1956 by Malcolm McLean, an American Entrepreneur. It radically changed the global economy by lowering the cost of transportation to a fraction of the price. We now have a situation where “instant” and global availability is the norm and not the exception.