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Proposed US Postage Stamp Commemorating Malcom P. McLean:
The World in a Box

by Geoff Uttmark

In 1956 containerization was anything but a sure bet. It took Malcom McLean's ability to think big, his willingness to take huge risks and unflinching determination to make it work. In the process McLean transformed and expanded global trade on a scale that even he would probably find mind-boggling today. Is it time for the United States, the country where McLean started the container revolution, to honor him on a postage stamp? This article sends the message first class... click here to read more.



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