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Handling containers

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Tilbury Container Terminal: positioning a crane over a container in stack shed.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H4149
Description: Moving goods from the shed to the quay by crane at the Tilbury Container Terminal in 1971. The contrast with the legions of warehousemen who used to perform such work is striking. The terminal has seven ship-to-shore cranes and vital direct road and rail links.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1971-10-29
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
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