FreightWaves Flashback
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FreightWaves Flashback: Bombproof air cargo containers
1996: The FAA says it’s ready to start testing new designs of air cargo containers built to withstand terrorist bombs, but the industry worries the…
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FreightWaves Flashback: Bills of lading in a bar code
1992: 2-D bar codes provide an almost infinite variety of codes, which could prove especially useful in international shipping.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Almost eight years in the Great Bitter Lake
The “trapped” crews found many ways to pass the time, including holding their own Bitter Lake Olympiad, in celebration of the Tokyo Olympics of 1968.
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FreightWaves Flashback: World ports reach 201 million TEUs
2000: World container port throughput increased 7.8% last year to about 201 million TEUs — the first time volume exceeded 200 million TEUs.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Castro and Nixon have 1 thing in common
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…
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FreightWaves Flashback: E-shipping blues
1999: eBay ushers in e-commerce’s most dramatic distribution channel disruption in decades.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Whose flag is the most convenient?
1986: Liberia fights to remain a leading flag of convenience as competition increases.
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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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