{"id":6837,"date":"2017-11-07T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=6837"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:39:41","slug":"how-the-shipping-container-reshaped-global-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/trading-investment\/2017-11-how-the-shipping-container-reshaped-global-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Shipping Container Reshaped Global Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6837\" class=\"elementor elementor-6837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba8ed25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba8ed25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aadc440\" data-id=\"3aadc440\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dfe74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00dfe74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We now have at our fingertips a legion of goods we can order from countries outside of our own. Books, snacks, clothes, you name it. They can all be delivered straight to our doorsteps within a matter of days with just a few clicks online. As consumers, we may occasionally marvel at the spanking pace at which our goods arrive, or the ability to place an order straight from our smart devices, but rarely do we think about a fundamental development in the global market that has changed trade forever: the birth of the shipping container.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>A standard shipping container looks remarkably unimpressive, but for trading companies, it is one of the most important tools for doing business. It\u2019s typically built with corrosion-resistant steel and measures about 2.4 meters wide, 2.6 meters high, and either 6 or 12 meters long. About 90 percent of world trade is said to take place at sea, with container ships responsible for the transport of most manufactured goods. This means without the neatly stackable container boxes global trade would come to a standstill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a87d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55a87d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUxODUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8xXzEtNC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-4.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-4-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc828b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fc828b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Birth of the Shipping Container<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bfa4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69bfa4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of the innovative box dates back to 1956. An American entrepreneur Malcom McLean, who owned a trucking and shipping company at the time, had long envisioned creating a giant box that could be packed with small crates, loaded onto a flatbed truck, and directly placed onboard a ship.<\/p><p>Having spent time as a truck driver when he was young, McLean understood how immensely inefficient it was to load and unload a cargo ship. Trucks would first gather at ports with their cargo. Dockworkers would then unload all of the crates and boxes one by one and carry them up onto the ship individually, where someone would in turn sort and place each crate. It was said to take up to two weeks to load or unload the ship, and theft and injuries were all too common in this process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67c0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c67c0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaxport\/35879170112\/in\/photolist-WEw8gf-Xn2vVW-K6Bb8T-WjR4dh-qDPEuM-kVigHJ-r1Xbi3-4os5oi-dzF8Vp-4ow8gN-oG4mUD-dzLBVE-VGTmV5-DeAXXx-7Xf2Fm-ch779C-9NGKrb-8vwp2X-9Nvxqd-dvMHym-7aqhz6-rtBLfc-7Xf3tY-8awTVA-7XbNM6-7XbNB6-86N5V6-d4d3kh-7hDDHC-W7x758-eJjmNs-ecNt6L-dnwecq-9NApiT-7hzH7i-bfumF-dnwav4-7uy5Kp-7XbNRZ-9NBBMn-k6T5f-9mh7tA-jH1aDJ-dkP5Pk-9Nv8dj-2m5Rq8-eJjjnd-5LABDc-2m5Rse-TcXw86\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Generator-worth-2-million-moves-through-JAXPORT-by-JAXPORT-is-licensed-under-CC-by-2.0-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Generator-worth-2-million-moves-through-JAXPORT-by-JAXPORT-is-licensed-under-CC-by-2.0-.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Generator-worth-2-million-moves-through-JAXPORT-by-JAXPORT-is-licensed-under-CC-by-2.0--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Generator worth $2 million moves through JAXPORT by JAXPORT is licensed under CC by 2.0\u00a0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abfc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9abfc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Trade Explodes with Containerization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3061ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3061ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So you can understand why the invention of the container box was considered revolutionary. It not only made the entire shipping process significantly more efficient, but also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/economist-explains\/2013\/05\/economist-explains-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut down costs\u00a0<\/a>dramatically. McLean estimated that for his first shipment, it cost only US$0.16 per ton using his container boxes to load as opposed to US$5.83 with manual labor. In terms of volume, in 1965 dockworkers could only haul up to 1.7 tons an hour, but five years later, with shipping containers, they were moving 30 tons in that same hour.<\/p><p>Containerization, as it\u2019s called, paved the way for the exchange of global goods at a pace never foreseen. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/economist-explains\/2013\/05\/economist-explains-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0published earlier this year goes as far as projecting that containerization has helped boost global trade by more than all global trade agreements combined over the past half-century.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640f52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"640f52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/3_1-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUxODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8zXzEtNC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/3_1-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/3_1-4.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/3_1-4-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e6e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3e6e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Steel Box Still Evolving<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fb0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86fb0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shipping container has no doubt secured an unrivaled position in the trading industry in this era of cross-border integration. But what may add to the wonders of this simple innovation is the potential of being able to fold up these corrugated steel boxes. Korean researchers announced earlier this year that they had successfully created a shipping container that collapses into a fourth of its size. Korea Railroad Research Institute said it has patented the box, and that its goal is to launch commercial production in 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf71f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf71f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/New-shipping-containers-can-be-folded-top-down-or-side-to-side-then-stacked-to-reduce-costs-and-improve-efficiency.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUxODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC9OZXctc2hpcHBpbmctY29udGFpbmVycy1jYW4tYmUtZm9sZGVkLXRvcC1kb3duLW9yLXNpZGUtdG8tc2lkZS10aGVuLXN0YWNrZWQtdG8tcmVkdWNlLWNvc3RzLWFuZC1pbXByb3ZlLWVmZmljaWVuY3kuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/New-shipping-containers-can-be-folded-top-down-or-side-to-side-then-stacked-to-reduce-costs-and-improve-efficiency.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/New-shipping-containers-can-be-folded-top-down-or-side-to-side-then-stacked-to-reduce-costs-and-improve-efficiency.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/New-shipping-containers-can-be-folded-top-down-or-side-to-side-then-stacked-to-reduce-costs-and-improve-efficiency-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New shipping containers can be folded top-down or side-to-side then stacked to reduce costs and improve efficiency<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60aa856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60aa856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the introduction of these new boxes, the railroad institute believes global shipping costs will drop drastically because empty containers can be transported much more efficiently.<\/p><p>Global trader Samsung C&amp;T Trading &amp; Investment Group\u2019s corporate logistics planner Angelo Park says that given the fact that roughly 20 percent of containers at sea and 40 percent of those transported by road are empty, folding boxes would be transformative. \u201cUsing foldable containers would be a groundbreaking solution, because not only would you be able to reduce costs to a fourth, you could minimize damage to equipment as well,\u201d he adds.<\/p><p>Park expects one of the biggest challenges in deploying these containers globally will be finding the most efficient way to install heavy equipment to fold the containers and dispatch workers who will oversee that process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087896c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"087896c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Up-to-4x-more-shipping-containers-can-be-loaded-when-folded-and-stacked-together.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUxODksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC9VcC10by00eC1tb3JlLXNoaXBwaW5nLWNvbnRhaW5lcnMtY2FuLWJlLWxvYWRlZC13aGVuLWZvbGRlZC1hbmQtc3RhY2tlZC10b2dldGhlci5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Up-to-4x-more-shipping-containers-can-be-loaded-when-folded-and-stacked-together.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Up-to-4x-more-shipping-containers-can-be-loaded-when-folded-and-stacked-together.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Up-to-4x-more-shipping-containers-can-be-loaded-when-folded-and-stacked-together-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Up to 4x more shipping containers can be loaded when folded and stacked together<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0eeca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0eeca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smarter Boxes, Smarter Trade<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f9297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f9297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While companies look for added efficiency, shipping containers will continue to inch their way into other parts of our daily life. They\u2019ve become popular options for temporary offices and homes and are even transformed into cafes and restaurants.<\/p><p>For now, the evolution of the shipping container looks likely to continue. Major shippers are already adding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/stories\/smart-containers-listen-and-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smart technology<\/a>\u00a0to certain boxes like refrigerated containers, also known as reefers. This allows companies to monitor the exact location and operational conditions of each box at any given time. Some boxes are even being outfitted specifically for the transport of hard-to-ship products like solar panels. With these kind of increased capabilities, containers are expected to further enhance global trade and integrate markets in our already tightly connected world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c53884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c53884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUxOTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC82XzEtMy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35190\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-3.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-3-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We now have at our fingertips a legion of goods we can order from countries outside of our own. Books, snacks, clothes, you name it. They can all be delivered straight to our doorsteps within a matter of days with just a few clicks online. 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