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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Development of intermodal container shipping is impacting other transport modes. Significance. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Significance. Significance.

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Webinar On Demand Archives - Tompkins International - Tompkins.

Tompkins Blog

6870 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27616. |. (800) 789-1257. 800) 789-1257. info@tompkinsinc.com. Who We Are. Our Leadership. What We Do. Supply Chain Planning. Distribution Operations. Supply Chain IT Systems. Material Handling Integration. Special Services. Benchmarking & Best Practices Consortiums. Our Focus Industries.

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Get Ready for La Niña, With Snowy Winter in the Northern U.S.

DAT Solutions

Winter is on the way, and the coming season’s weather pattern represents a big question mark for transportation and logistics pros. During a La Niña event, stronger surface winds along the equator move warm water farther west than normal. La Niña in the U.S. – Dry in the South, Wet in Northwest and Midwest.

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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! Some of the issues impacted include manufacturing, catalog management, BI and analytics, pricing, order management, customer service, fulfillment and transportation, and many, many others.