Charlie Stross@danjac Containerization cut the cost of international freight shipping by 98-99% in the 1970s-80s. Hence it made global economies of scale possible in many centralized industries. Shipping the raw materials to lots of local factories is going to end up more expensive. You can in principle run container ships by burning synthetic fuels manufactured using renewable energy inputs, but those cost a lot more than the fossil stuff.
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