# SHIPPING BY CONTAINER SHIPS & INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION PROMOTIONAL FILM 57214

CONTAINERIZATION TODAY was produced in the 1960s and presented by the American Iron and Steel Institute, promoting the benefits of shipping cargo using steel containers. The film touts the major advancements in containers and freight transportation found on highways, waterways, and railways. The strong, durable steel boxes are a new system of freight that saves companies and shipping lines both time and money. Several shots related to shipping, including what appears to be the waterfront of New York City ( 00:43 ), start off the film. Various sizes of shipping containers are used to effectively and safely transport goods: some are as small as 10’x10’ while others are up to 40’ in length. Even at such large sizes, containers are easily moved from one shipping method to another, such as from a semi-truck to a barge ( 02:14 ). The strength of the steel frames allows the containers to be stacked on top of each other, maximizing the use of space. The essential principle of containerization is the shipment of many pieces of cargo as a single unit, such as Dodge V8 engines ( 05:18 ). At Hobart Brothers’ Troy, Ohio plant ( 05:37 ), art wielding units are loaded and sealed in containers as a single Seatrain unit, saving the company money on packaging materials. At the Ford Motor Company’s Tractor Division Plant, 10-speed transmissions come off the production line and are loaded into containers as a single unit ( 06:38 ); these containers are then loaded onto a ship ( 08:15 ) and are…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/57214ContainerizationToday)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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