n March 1976, the Mississippi River was logjammed for eight straight days, causing massive shipping losses with an estimated 100 towboats and 900 barges stuck by the riverbank. The event spurred serious reform for operation on this vital route. The post Mississippi River crisis disrupted freight markets in 1976 appeared first on FreightWaves.
snapshot of ports in 1991 reveals the importance of a new radio-frequency technology launch at the time, when a terminal in Honolulu first received the tech. The post Radio-frequency technology was cutting edge at terminals in 1990s appeared first on FreightWaves.
In an article published in 1992, American Shipper details the first use of barcodes for shipping Chrysler vehicles. The post How barcoding changed vehicle shipping in 1992 appeared first on FreightWaves.
Pricing in ocean shipping was done much differently in the 1970s compared to today. To simplify things, a group of executives created a game around the concept for workers to play. The post ‘Brain trust’ used game to teach workers how to price shipping in ’70s appeared first on FreightWaves.
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