Container Crane Does Heavy Lifting (2:43)
The United States imports over a trillion dollars of goods per year, 46% of which comes by way of container ships. In a Modern Marvels video, learn that some ships can carry more than 5,000 boxes, stacked in and on the ship like building blocks.
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