The Slow Boxes
How a pair of shoes crosses the world in a steel box
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Wren: 27 min · Hollis: 29 min
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A pair of blue shoes
shipping container, cargo
The hook above the stove
break bulk, longshoreman, containerization, standardization, twistlock, TEU
Said to contain
stowage plan, container number, manifest, bill of lading, freight rate, slow steaming
The long line of hands
pilot, customs, tariff, intermodal transport, supply chain
Goodnight, Anchor
the wind-down