Yellow Corp. calls out Teamsters union officials for negotiating in bad faith and says it has the votes to push through its proposed operational changes.
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.
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 new containers could add weight, be expensive and reduce available cargo space.
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.
1986: Liberia fights to remain a leading flag of convenience as competition increases.
1991: In-transit damage used to be a major problem for Ford, but the automobile manufacturer has amped up its hauling standards.
2002: The Port of Oakland gears up intermodal capabilities to catch up with in-state rivals Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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 trade.
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 to compute ocean freight rates on certain chemicals. Who is liable? The shipper or the carrier?
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 the associated risks.
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 in about three minutes.
