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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. Readers' choice! Did You Know That ….

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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. Significance.

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A Logistics Conversation with Arcadia Cold, Part 1

BlueYonder

Another type of seafood can be shipped in a container from the U.S. over to Asia for example, where they further process seafood into a consumer-packaged unit and then it is shipped back to the U.S. One example is seafood: we could have seafood that is caught in the North Pacific that is brought to the U.S. for storage.

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Keeping Inventory Cool: Challenges of Temperature Control

RFgen

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. When e-commerce customers buy one product at a time, however, the cost of proper packaging is more than the item itself.

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Keeping Inventory Cool: Challenges of Temperature Control

RFgen

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. When e-commerce customers buy one product at a time, however, the cost of proper packaging is more than the item itself.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The technologies and business models supporting these platforms are also being applied to logistics and supply chain management, especially across activities such as warehousing, transportation, and shipping—with astonishing success. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share. 6) Shipa Delivery, Postmates, and Instacart.

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The Future of Inventory Control Software

RFgen

Partially, it means shipping products on time and having an efficient warehouse management system in place, but there are other factors, such as the return on investment. The goal behind this process of evolving and developing new tools is excellence in the supply chain industry.