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Port of NY & NY Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Containerization

Tuesday, April 26 marked the 60th anniversary of containerization. In 1956, trucking magnate, Malcolm McLean, frustrated over the inefficiencies of unloading trucks by hand and reloading cargo onto ships, acquired a World War II era tank ship, which was renamed the Ideal X. A metal platform was installed above the tank tops and piping so that the trailers, soon to be known as shipping containers, could be loaded onto the deck. At Berth 24 in Port Newark, McLean loaded 58 trailers on the deck of the Ideal X, which sailed several hours later on its maiden voyage to Houston, TX. Containerization had been born. ByRead More →

2016-05-05
On: May 5, 2016
In: Events
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