2004: The capsizing of two vessels rocks the project cargo industry.
1994: Those involved in response to the 600,000-gallon spill reflect on their efforts.
NASA hauls the longest heavy cargo delivery; Reefers run food to the Bahamas; Submarine cables connect the Virgin Islands.
1971: Londoners are able to buy American melons for the first time after test shipments to the U.K. proved successful.
We take a look back at the state-of-the-art technology that streamlined trucking in 1961.
1992: 2-D bar codes provide an almost infinite variety of codes, which could prove especially useful in international shipping.
2000: World container port throughput increased 7.8% last year to about 201 million TEUs — the first time volume exceeded 200 million TEUs.
1974: They may be the last hurdles in the way of renewed trade between the
United States and Cuba. An embargo failed to work and indirect business
has begun.
1991: The new system allows automobiles to move in regular intermodal containers instead of the multilevel railcards that now are the industry standard.
1999: eBay ushers in e-commerce’s most dramatic distribution channel disruption in decades.
