集装箱,在香港和台湾称为货柜,可以说是20世纪交通运输领域一大发明。所谓集装箱是指具有一定规格的大型装货容器(图1)。集装箱一般使用钢制,也可以用铝制。其大小国际上已经标准化了。美国企业家马尔科姆·麦克利恩被尊为“集装箱之父”。这不太确切,因为一百多年前在英国铁路上,已经提出 Containers, called containers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, can be said to be a major invention in the field of transportation in the 20th century. The so-called container is a large container with a certain specification (Figure 1). The general use of steel containers, aluminum can also be used. Its size has been standardized internationally. American entrepreneur Malcolm McLean is revered as “the father of containers.” This is not exactly as it has already been put forward on the British Railways more than a hundred years ago