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London, 10th January 2008 – The Container Shipping Information Service is launched today to help people worldwide understand how the humble container ‘box’ helps them to enjoy the lives they lead in today’s world. 

Unsurprisingly, the majority of people do not give the world of container shipping a second thought. Yet, without it, many aspects of modern life would not exist in the way we know it.  Container shipping is responsible for making available and affordable many of the everyday products and foods that people worldwide take for granted, from computers to clothing, bananas to beer and TV’s to trainers. 

The Container Shipping Information Service has been formed by 24 of the world’s leading container shipping companies to provide information to the public, businesses and the media on this hitherto relatively unknown industry.  It also plans to openly address some common areas of general concern and talk about its role in addressing them – in particular, the environment, globalisation and security.

A first step is the creation of a public website that is also launched today.  The website www.shipsandboxes.com is designed to appeal to a broad audience, featuring useful information such a ‘Did You Know’ section and a ‘Jargon Buster’, as well as covering topical issues.