History
The original SeaLand was founded by Malcom McLean, an American trucking entrepreneur who revolutionized the shipping industry by packing goods in uniform containers ( containerization) which could be transported quickly and seamlessly between different modes of transportation. This process offered companies significant time and cost savings that facilitated distribution and expanded international trade. On April 26, 1956, McLean introduced the world's first container ship, , which sailed from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas with 58 aluminum trailers (containers) on its deck. In April 1960, the company name was changed from Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation to SeaLand Service, Inc., an American international shipping company. From 1967 to 1973, SeaLand became notable for delivering 1,200 containers a month to the Indochina peninsula during the Vietnam War, resulting in $450 million in revenues from the U.S. Defense Department. From January 1969 to 1999, SeaLand was owned by R.J. Reynolds Co., CSX Corporation and others.Recent history
In March 1999, CSX separated SeaLand into three entities: an international shipping company, a domestic shipping company, and a terminal operator. In December 1999, Maersk Line's parent company A.P. Moller – Maersk acquired the international container shipping business while retaining the SeaLand name. In 2000, Maersk Line changed its commercial name globally to "Maersk SeaLand" as a result of SeaLand’s acquisition in the previous year. In 2003, the Carlisle Group bought the domestic shipping line from CSX and changed the name to