02/09/2026
This year the shipping container turned 70 years old! 7 decades on and it remains at the heart of global freight.
At JJ Lawson, we play a part in the humble shipping containers journey. Whether freight has travelled across the country or arrived from the other side of the world, it still needs to get where it's going.
The technology may change. The trucks may change. The way we track and manage freight will certainly continue to change.
But the fundamental job remains the same:
Moving freight safely, reliably and efficiently - from where it starts to where it needs to be.
And sometimes, the biggest innovations are the simplest ones.
Happy 70th birthday to the little steel box that changed the world.
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