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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. There are two ways to view the History of Shipping Containers. Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Malcom McLean and the History of Shipping Containers.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Malcom McLean.

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The Potential Impact on Shipping of a Global Recession

Intelligent Audit

The question now is what will the impact of such a recession be, particularly on shipping. In a sobering assessment, Morgan Stanley stated that we will be entering a situation that is “worse than the global recession of 2001.” What Happens to Shipping. Which, in turn, will drastically impact shipping.

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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. When the supplier has produced the goods, they send an advanced ship notice (ASN) to ZF via SupplyOn. Which ship are the components being shipped on.

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Successful Cargo Space Delivery

Freightos

Check out how you might have booked this shipment as a freight quote on Freightos. NASA awarded the company a commercial orbital transportation services contract in 2006, to design and demonstrate a launch system to resupply cargo to the ISS. Spacex’s cargo ship ‘Dragon’ Space Delivery As Science Fiction.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. And, some companies just instinctively followed the corporate crowd toward outsourcing. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S.,

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.18-3.22

Freight Plus

Carrier earnings begin to feel impact of softening trucking freight market. On Monday, Convenant Transportation became one of the first carriers to show the results of a depressed freight market as their first quarter earnings failed to meet expectations. The company has seen per tractor YoY revenues drop by 4.8%.