FreightWaves Flashback
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FreightWaves Flashback: Crisis on the Mississippi River
1976: A massive eight-day backup of barge traffic at Locks and Dam 26 on the Mississippi River results in shipping losses estimated as high as…
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FreightWaves Flashback: Ford reduces in-transit damage by 70%
1991: In-transit damage used to be a major problem for Ford, but the automobile manufacturer has amped up its hauling standards.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Oakland targets intermodal
2002: The Port of Oakland gears up intermodal capabilities to catch up with in-state rivals Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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FreightWaves Flashback: US may set aside 30% of oil for US ships
1974: Administration opposes HR-8193, but House sub-committee gives it an OK. Mountainous Bolivia asks 50% for its ships; others get 100% share of their own…
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FreightWaves Flashback: A simple error in measurement
1978: More than a decade ago, someone accepted the measurement given in a manufacturer’s advertisement at face value. The figure has been used since then…
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FreightWaves Flashback: How much bigger will box ships get?
2001: Several shipping lines are close to ordering the first container ships of 8,000- to 9,000-TEU capacity, but others in the industry are warning of…
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FreightWaves Flashback: Nissan, Ford test new Autostack system
1991: The new system allows automobiles to move in regular intermodal containers instead of the multilevel railcards that now are the industry standard.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Customs to X-ray your pallet
1992: U.S. Customs is contracting with a Massachusetts-based company to design and construct an X-ray unit that can examine the cargo inside a standard container…
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FreightWaves Flashback: Advance on the new Silk Road
2006: Istanbul-based freight forwarder Advance International has made use of international agency plans to re-establish reliable landbridge routes between the two continents.
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FreightWaves Flashback: US yards watching plans for floating electric generating vessels
1981: Plans to use offshore vessels for the generation of electricity by use of ocean water temperature differences could develop into a “good market” for…
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