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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. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss. Significance. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. 0 TEUs 0 meters long. 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. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss. Did You Know That …. Significance. From 1968, with intermodal container shipping proven, the container fleet rapidly expands.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

His insights and presence were most appreciated by everyone, especially given the snowfall we were experiencing in Raleigh last night! To have this capability, involves having the technology integration to make it look like my event…not somebody else’s event.