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This dimension groups transport figures by the historical era in which they were active. Historians use periodization for exactly this purpose, since it is "the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified, and named blocks of time for the purpose of study or analysis," as Wikipedia puts it. Browsing figures by era shows who was working alongside whom, even across different countries and modes of transport.

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Era of Emergence
1956 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Malcom McLean
WikipediaMalcom McLean, SS Ideal-X first container sailing
Quote, Malcom McLean, SS Ideal-X first container sailing
On April 26, 1956 ... the SS Ideal-X ... was loaded and sailed from the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, New Jersey, for the Port of Houston, Texas, carrying 58 35-foot (11 m) Trailer Vans, later termed containers, along with a regular load of liquid tank cargo.
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