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Shipping Containers: How Containerization Supercharged Global Trade

May 13, 2019

The Illinois Soybean Association created a series of infographics demonstrating the ways in which containers are used efficiently and create opportunities for many industries. Many aren’t aware of the numerous ways in which shipping containers made transportation easier, thereby supercharging global trade.

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Shipping Containers: How Containerization Supercharged Global Trade