This week​, Craig takes a deep dive into the most predictable structural failure in global trade: the shipping container.

​We ignore the thrilling drama of cargo pirates and instead focus on the chemical inevitability of decay. This episode analyzes Corten steel, the supposedly "self-healing" material designed to resist corrosion, and why that system fails catastrophically when introduced to simple salt water. We dissect the difference between benign surface rust and aggressive saline pitting, before moving to the most compelling conclusion: why it is cheaper, more efficient, and structurally necessary to simply let the container fail than to try and save it. It’s a guaranteed losing battle—and global trade has already done the math.

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