| (1913
- 2001) |
| Inducted: |
1982 |
| Region: |
Northeast |
| Industry: |
Transportation
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Malcolm McLean’s modest nature belies the fact that his innovations revolutionized the shipping industry. He was the first to successfully ship containerized cargo by water in a large-scale commercial operation. Others had tried to create an effective container system, but McLean was the first to make it practical. In April 1956 McLean's first containers, 58 of them each holding 20-ton loads, made their first voyage from Newark to Houston on a converted tanker. In later years McLean bought and built ships capable of carrying as many as 600 containers. |
