There must be someway to lift the trailer right onto the vessel and save enormous time and labour.
肯定有许多方法可以垂直的将拖车装到船上,而这将节约大量的时间和劳动力.
In 1995 he purchaseda small tanker company , Pan Atlantic ,and converted its ships to those thatcan carry cargo in large uniform metal boxes .
在1995年,他收购了一个小型的油轮公司——Pan Atlantic,并且将其货船改造成可以使用巨大的金属箱搬运货物.
On April 26 , 1956 ,the first of his containerships left port .
在1956年4月26号,他的第一个集装箱离港.
It would take a fulldecade of battles against shipping firms , railroads and unions before Mcleanwent international , dispatching a container ship to Rotterdam in1966 .
在1966年Mclean进行国际化调度集装箱货船到Rotterdam之前,其与货船公司、铁路部门和工会进行了整整十年的斗争.
Containerizedshipping changed world trade .
集装箱化的货船改变了世界贸易.
It has been compared to the transition fromsail to steam .
就好比从帆驱动到蒸汽动力的改变一样.
It reduced shipping times , cutting loadingand unloading at the docks from days to hours and enabling a vessel to carry ,say five times as much freight as before .
这缩短了航行时间,将在码头的装卸货物的时间从天缩短到了小时,并使得货船可以装载的货物重量相比之前翻了5倍.
Malcom Mclean is one of those who have quietlychanged our daily lives .
Malcom Mclean正如其他同类人一样,已经悄悄的改变了我们的日常生活.