2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Globalization of the Container Transport Process. To mark this significant milestone the Global Institute of Logistics is to create a “Roll of Honor” to honor 50 of the most influential organizations who have shaped the industry over the last 50 years. Each honoree will be accredited by the Institute with an Award of Excellence” in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the development of the industry. The selection process will be overseen by an accreditation committee comprising members of the Institute’s Hall of Fame. The results will be published in October 2016. A gala lunch will take place in December 2016 to celebrate the Golden anniversary of the Globalization of the Container Transport Process where the formal presentation of accreditations will be made to the organizations included in the Roll of Honor

BACKGROUND PICTURE

May 5, 1966 is a historic date: the dawn of the era of containerized transport in Germany. 50 years ago on this date, the first dedicated container ship was unloaded at Bremen’s Überseehafen by Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft (today BLG Logistics).

1966: MS FAIRLAND ON MAIDEN VOYAGE TO BREMENS ÜBERSEEHAFE

Since then, containerization has gone on to revolutionize global trade and transport, and also helped to enable Germany to become an export powerhouse. The idea was as simple as it was revolutionary: cargo packed in a standardized steel box could be transferred to any transportation mode anywhere in the world.

The standardization of processes accelerated the global transport chain and made globalization possible. In Germany, Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft pioneered this process. Although many players in the shipping and transport industries initially viewed the new steel box with skepticism, BLG’s management grasped the potential early on. Over time, the pioneer became one of the world’s largest shipping line-independent container terminal operators, the EUROGATE Group. EUROGATE was founded in 1999 as a joint venture of the container divisions of BLG Logistics, Bremen, and Hamburg-based EUROKAI, and is today active in eleven seaports in Germany and Europe, including Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water port. As container cargos boomed, container handling was relocated from Bremen to Bremerhaven. Today, Bremerhaven is Europe’s fourth largest container port. Over 100 million standard containers (TEU) have been handled here to date. Under the patronage of Martin Günthner, Bremen’s Senator for Economy, Labor and Ports, BLG Logistics and EUROGATE will celebrate this historic event “50 Years of Container Handling in Germany” on May 4, 2016 at the BLG Forum, Bremen.

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GIL 50@50:THE 50 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED CONTAINERIZATION

In the 50 years since the beginning of globalization of the container transport process in 1966, a host of individuals and organizations have been pioneers in making the complex global systems of transport and logistics work for customers in a simple, reliable way. The aim of the Institute’s 50@50 “Roll of Honor” is to acknowledge 50 of the most influential organizations who have shaped the industry over that period. Our belief is that in in so doing we will bring much deserved attention to the “Humble Hero” of world trade the simple container.

On the  3rd of  May 1966, ten years after containerized shipping started in the US, Sea-Land’s container ship ‘Fairland’ arrived in Rotterdam for the first time, together with three sister ships, all with a capacity of 226 containers, the Fairland operated a weekly container service between North America and Northwest Europe, it was to become the starting point in the Globalization of the Container Transport Process. Container ship construction then began to increase over the next couple of years. In 1968, 18 container vessels were built, ten of them with a capacity of 1,000 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit), which was large for the time. In 1969, 25 ships were built and the size of the largest ship increased to almost 2,000 TEUs. Modern container ships have a capacity of up to 21,000 TEUs for major trade lanes.

Containerization is a testament to the power of process innovation. In the 1950s the world’s ports still did business much as they had for centuries. When ships moored, hordes of longshoremen unloaded “break bulk” cargo crammed into the hold. They then squeezed outbound cargo in as efficiently as possible in a game of maritime Tetris. The process was expensive and slow; most ships spent much more time tied up than plying the seas.
Containerization changed everything. It was the brainchild of Malcom McLean, an American trucking magnate. He reckoned that big savings could be had by packing goods in uniform containers that could easily be moved between lorry and ship. When he tallied the costs from the inaugural journey of his first prototype container ship in 1956, he found that they came in at just $0.16 per tonne to load—compared with $5.83 per tonne for loose cargo on a standard ship. More important than savings on costs were the knock on effects on efficiency, in 1965 dock labour could move only 1.7 tonnes per hour onto a cargo ship; five years later a container crew could load 30 tonnes per hour. Containerisation quickly conquered the world: between 1966 and 1983 the share of countries with container ports rose from about 1% to nearly 90%, coinciding with a take­off in global trade.
Today, in the 21st century, international supply chains have transformed the global economy by connecting trade, investment, and services. This has been accompanied by the ongoing revolution in information and communication technologies, which has made it possible to manage the complex challenges of coordinating logistics on a global scale. The interconnected global economy depends on reliable, on time delivery of goods and services in order to run smoothly and minimize costly delays. Containerization continues to be the solution to this challenge. Regardless of the occasional shock to the world’s financial system, global trade will continue to expand and the world will continue to get smaller. Containerization’s  role is to bring the benefits of global trade to every corner of the planet, moving goods from producers to customers.
In the 50 years since the beginning of globalization of the container transport process in 1966,  a host of individuals and organizations have been pioneers in making the complex global systems of transport and logistics work for customers in a simple, reliable way.  The aim of the Institute’s 50@50 “Roll of Honor” is to acknowledge 50 of the most influential organizations who have shaped the industry over that period.  Our belief is that in in so doing  we will bring much deserved attention to the “Humble Hero” of world trade the simple container.
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CREATING THE 50 @ 50 ROLL OF HONOR

The Institute has been at the heart of the global container supply chain for the last 20 years and has in that time played a key role in bringing stakeholders together from all aspect of the process. As a result we have an extensive insight into the workings of the industry and most importantly the people and organizations who are leading the way.

This “Hands On” understanding combined with our extensive annual secondary research places the Institute in a unique position to create a “long list” of candidate companies for consideration by the accreditation committee. On further evaluation, the long list has now become a short list of 100 companies from which the “final list” of 50 will be chosen.
All shortlisted companies will be notified in May 2016 to coincide with the 50^th anniversary of the first sailing of the Fairland from New York to Rotterdam on May 6^th 1966. Each company will be requested to provide the Institute with additional information concerning their history, milestones and future plans, this in turn will be presented to the accreditation committee for consideration. The successfully accredited organizations will be notified between July and September 2016.

“The 50th anniversary of the globalization of the container transport process is a unique opportunity to retell the story of the “Box” that changed the world and more importantly the people and organizations who have been part of its success”

Kieran Ring Chairman 50 @ 50 Accreditation Committee

The Institute will publish the “Roll of Honor” as part of a specially developed website in October 2016. The WebSite will act as a living testimony to the story of containerization and will include case studies from and profiles on those organizations who have been included in the 50 @ 50 Roll of Honor.

The Institute will host a gala lunch and awards ceremony in December where the formal presentation of accreditations will be made to the organizations included in the Roll of Honor. Those included will be placed on the Institute’s Best in Class Register.

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GIL 50@50:THE 50 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED CONTAINERIZATION

Dublin July 2015

INSTITUTE TO NAME THE 50 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED CONTAINERIZATION OVER LAST 50 YEARS

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Globalization of the Container Transport Process. To mark this significant milestone the Global Institute of Logistics is to create a “Roll of Honor” to honor 50 of the most influential organizations who have shaped the industry over the last 50 years. Each honoree will be accredited by the Institute with its highest accolade the “Award of Excellence” in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the development of the industry. The selection process will be overseen by an accreditation committee comprising members of the Institute’s Hall of Fame. The results will be published in October 2016. A gala lunch will take place in December 2016 to celebrate the Golden anniversary of the Globalization of the Container Transport Process where the formal presentation of accreditations will be made to the organizations included in the Roll of Honor
BACKGROUND
THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE CONTAINER TRANSPORT PROCESS

On the  3rd of  May 1966, ten years after containerized shipping started in the US, Sea-Land’s container ship ‘Fairland’ arrived in Rotterdam for the first time, together with three sister ships, all with a capacity of 226 containers, the Fairland operated a weekly container service between North America and Northwest Europe, it was to become the starting point in the globalization of the container transport process. Container ship construction then began to increase over the next couple of years. In 1968, 18 container vessels were built, ten of them with a capacity of 1,000 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit), which was large for the time. In 1969, 25 ships were built and the size of the largest ship increased to almost 2,000 TEUs. Modern container ships have a capacity of up to 21,000 TEUs for major trade lanes.

Containerization is a testament to the power of process innovation. In the 1950s the world’s ports still did business much as they had for centuries. When ships moored, hordes of longshoremen unloaded “break bulk” cargo crammed into the hold. They then squeezed outbound cargo in as efficiently as possible in a game of maritime Tetris. The process was expensive and slow; most ships spent much more time tied up than plying the seas.
Containerization changed everything. It was the brainchild of Malcom McLean, an American trucking magnate. He reckoned that big savings could be had by packing goods in uniform containers that could easily be moved between lorry and ship. When he tallied the costs from the inaugural journey of his first prototype container ship in 1956, he found that they came in at just $0.16 per tonne to load—compared with $5.83 per tonne for loose cargo on a standard ship. More important than savings on costs were the knock on effects on efficiency, in 1965 dock labour could move only 1.7 tonnes per hour onto a cargo ship; five years later a container crew could load 30 tonnes per hour. Containerisation quickly conquered the world: between 1966 and 1983 the share of countries with container ports rose from about 1% to nearly 90%, coinciding with a take­off in global trade.
Today, in the 21st century, international supply chains have transformed the global economy by connecting trade, investment, and services.

This has been accompanied by the ongoing revolution in information and communication technologies, which has made it possible to manage the complex challenges of coordinating logistics on a global scale. The interconnected global economy depends on reliable, on time delivery of goods and services in order to run smoothly and minimize costly delays. Containerization continues to be the solution to this challenge. Regardless of the occasional shock to the world’s financial system, global trade will continue to expand and the world will continue to get smaller. Containerization’s  role is to bring the benefits of global trade to every corner of the planet, moving goods from producers to customers.
In the 50 years since the beginning of globalization of the container transport process in 1966,  a host of individuals and organizations have been pioneers in making the complex global systems of transport and logistics work for customers in a simple, reliable way.  The aim of the Institute’s 50@50 “Roll of Honor” is to acknowledge 50 of the most influential organizations who have shaped the industry over that period.  Our belief is that in in so doing  we will bring much deserved attention to the “Humble Hero” of world trade the simple container.
PROCESS

CREATING THE 50 @ 50 ROLL OF HONOR

The Institute has been at the heart of the global container supply chain for the last 20 years and has in that time played a key role in bringing stakeholders together from all aspect of the process. As a result we have an extensive insight into the workings of the industry and most importantly the people and organizations who are leading the way.
This “Hands On” understanding combined with our extensive annual secondary research places the Institute in a unique position to create a “long list” of candidate companies for consideration by the accreditation committee. On further evaluation, the long list will become a short list of 100 companies from which the “final list” of 50 will be chosen.
All shortlisted companies will be notified in May 2016 to coincide with the 50^th anniversary of the first sailing of the Fairland from New York to Rotterdam on May 6^th 1966. Each company will be requested to provide the Institute with additional information concerning their history, milestones and future plans, this in turn will be presented to the accreditation committee for consideration. The successfully accredited organizations will be notified between July and September 2016.

The Institute will publish the “Roll of Honor” as part of a specially developed website in October 2016. The WebSite will act as a living testimony to the story of containerization and will include case studies from and profiles on those organizations who have been included in the 50 @ 50 Roll of Honor.

The Institute will host a gala lunch and awards ceremony in December where the formal presentation of accreditations will be made to the organizations included in the Roll of Honor