History and development of containerisation

Kontejnerizacija je suvremeni fenomen transporta tereta morem. 26. travanj 1956. godine označava se kao početak kontejnerizacije. Tada je u luci Port Newark ukrcan prvi kontejner na palubu prenamjenjenog tankera IDEAL X za luku Houston. Danas su kontejnerski brodovi velikih kapaciteta i brzine tzv. „mega“ brodovi. Oni danas čine 13,3% svjetske flote, a kontejnerizaciju je unatrag zadnjih 30-tak godina obilježio porast prometa, koji se povećao jedanaest puta. Sve navedeno ukazuje na kontinuirani razvoj kontejnerizacije, a što je predstavljeno ovim radom.Containerisation is a modern phenomenon of sea freight transport. April 26. 1956. is the beginning of the containerisation. That was the day, in the port of Newark Port, when the first container was loaded on deck of the IDEAL X, converted oil tanker bound for port of Houston. Today, container ships are called "mega" ships of great capacity and high speed. Today, they account for 13.3% of the world's fleet, and containerisation has risen 11 times for the last 30 years. All the above indicates the continuous development of containerisation, which is presented in this work