‘The Box’ arrives in Yokohama

Although nothing unusual for the industry, this particular container (‘The Box’ – in bright red BBC livery) is being followed around the world for a year by BBC News to tell the story of international trade, globalisation and the world economy.

The Container Shipping Information Service (CSIS) is working in collaboration with the BBC on this project, and NYK, as a member of the CSIS, carried the box on its most current leg, from Santos, Brazil, across the Atlantic and round the Cape of Good Hope then on across the Indian Ocean to Yokohama.

Starting in Southampton, UK in September last year, ‘The Box’ has since travelled to a number of countries and on this particular journey, arrived filled with foodstuffs for one of Japan’s biggest food manufacturing companies.