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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Readers' choice!

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Significance. Significance.

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Four Risk Mitigation Actions for Weathering a Stormy Market

TMC

Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. East Coast or West Coast, for instance, requires shippers to weigh various factors such as the type of cargo, the required transit time, and the potential cost savings. As expected, the Canal’s increased capacity provides more routing options for shippers in the U.S. – Labor unrest in U.S.

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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

Elementum

As recently as Fall of 2014, the Lorenzo Cardenas-Houston route handled an average of only 10-20 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a week. In a survey of shippers conducted by JOC earlier this year, less than 1% of responders said they planned on shifting cargo away from U.S. freight imports anytime soon.

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Disappointing April Container Volumes Keep LA and Long Beach In The Red For 2015

Elementum

3% fewer containers in 2015 compared to 2014. Port of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield claims that year-to-date shipping volumes have likely dropped off because cargo ships have not returned to normal schedules after February’s delays. percent increase over April 2014. As a result, the West Coast ports’ share of total U.S.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. Hunter has worked at Loadsmart for one and a half years now as VP or Product Management. Christoph Seitz.