FreightWaves Flashback 1972: Tropicana employs rail-sea shipping for its citrus exports
1972: Tropicana is now exporting around 70,000 shipping tons annually with 90% going to Western Europe.
1972: Tropicana is now exporting around 70,000 shipping tons annually with 90% going to Western Europe.
Shipments of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of Florida strawberries make their way to Germany via Boeing 707 jets.
Piper Executive Victor C. McCollum outlined how improvement in containerization could further benefit his company and its distributors abroad.
One Florida hatchery credits modern innovations and personal overseas visits to customers for its continued success.
The SS Tropicana routinely hauls 650,000 gallons of orange juice from Florida to New York every eight days.
17 years ago, the SARS outbreak topped the list of concerns for the international shipping industry.
An overflow of West Coast-bound vehicle shipments characterized one of the largest mini-bridge operations ever assembled for a single movement.
Forced out by Castro, some offshore Florida farmers look to grow their produce elsewhere.
America’s mission to put a man on the moon draws one step closer to reality.
News that made a splash 56 years ago.
Dive into this week’s flashback from 54 years ago.
Florida’s top port news 50 years ago this month.