It was the early 70s, so containers were in use on many ships. Our late arrival in Italy threw our plans so dramatically we ended up living in Greece for 2 yrs. I've heard the story many times but this is the first time my mom said it all would've been different if the cargo had been in containers!

(Prompted by discussion of one of the union demands that there be protections against automation). Support labor, always, if that has to be said.