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Re:350 tons of of chocolate and wine arrive on world’s large... by krisoft on Saturday April 13, 2024 @01:55PM (#40024764)
> Containerisation improved throughput considerably, but added to latency.

I doubt the “added latency” part. How long do you think it takes to unload 11,000 twenty-foot container from a ship? Do you think anyone would move the contained stuff faster if it were just in a loose pile?

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Re:350 tons of of chocolate and wine arrive on world’s large... by thejohnconway on Saturday April 13, 2024 @07:06PM (#40027039)
That used crates, but yes I think it way quicker per ship, because ocean liners in particular wanted fast turnaround times. A lot more labour was involved, obviously.
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Re:350 tons of of chocolate and wine arrive on world’s large... by krisoft on Saturday April 13, 2024 @08:54PM (#40027710)
> yes I think it way quicker per ship, because ocean liners in particular wanted fast turnaround times

But container ships also want fast turnaround times. This is not a convincing argument.

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