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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.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

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.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance. Loading costs plummet.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. parts per million, in comparison to the 1960 levels of 316.91

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

Below are the statistics as provided by Seabury, and reported in a Flexport article in mid-April: Capacity from Europe to North America is down by 52%. Capacity from Asia Pacific to North America – down by 17%. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. Intra-Asia capacity is down by 35%.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

and South America, collects, cleanses and commercializes logistics trade data from over 50 nations across 5 continents, including key markets in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the European Union. According to the press release: Datamyne, primarily operating in the U.S.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which impacted parts of Asia, North America and Europe in late 2002 and early 2003, has resulted to a contagion effect in Asia, a continent considered to be an electronics hub. SARS And Its Contagion Effect. Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3 million in the quarter, an increase of 7.1 NAFTA trade reached $96.5