The city's residents were amply employed by the shipping trade, but containerization needed more land than would ever be available in the city: In April, pirates commandeered the Alabama and took its captain, Richard Phillips, hostage in a lifeboat One of President Obama's first mortal decisions as Commander in Chief was ordering Navy snipers to shoot Phillips's captors. The crew of the QM 2 at least tie up in closer proximity to New York City's attractions than do cargo ships parking in New Jersey.
... (ILA) and employer organizations in the shipping industry which were adopted in response to the tec...Page 447 U.S. 490, 494. containerization, a technological innovation which has had such a p...
The introduction of container shipping in the late 1950s and early 1960s has received little attention from historians, but it represents a major technological advance with significant economic consequences. By dramatically lowering the cost of freight handling, the container reduced the need for factories to be near suppliers and markets and opened the way for manufacturing to move out of urban centers, first domestically and then abroad. This impact was particularly intense in New York City, where the container revolution began. Containerization had a devastating impact on New York City's economy, and was a major contributor to the collapse of its industrial base between 1967 and 1975.
...The Tonnage Clause B. The Shipping Act C. Plaquemines. Courts' Exacting Standard Unde... recognized with the advent of containerization in 1956. See Impact of Containerization on Laws Co...
Technology has made moving cargo from Point A to Point B so much faster and easier that few people are nostalgic for the bygone era when shipping freight meant manhandling boxes and checking lading lists with a clipboard. Today, cargo is often containerized, microchipped and seamlessly tracked from one shipper to its destination, across oceans and land masses. Sometimes overlooked, however, is that the same technology that streamlines the process for shippers also has provided thieves with unprecedented opportunities to use technology for their ulterior motives. Containerization has made it easier for criminals to steal millions of dollars' worth of goods at once. To stay ahead of the thieves who target cargo, those who own the goods and those who take custody of them in transit need to...
... of a technological breakthrough in the shipping industry known as containerization. In particular,...
... containers owned or leased by marine shipping companies that otherwise would be loaded or unload... union after the advent of "containerization" had drastically reduced the amount of longshoreme...
The primary subject matter of this case concerns two U.S. domestic maritime enterprises engaged in liner shipping and interacting in a regulated market. Secondary issues examined include U.S. Cabotage Laws, market contestability, government regulation and potential domestic entrants. The case has a difficulty level of four, appropriate for senior level. The case is designed to be taught in one class hour and is expected to require three hours of outside preparation by students. The case is designed for use in either the Managerial Economics or Business Policy and Strategy (otherwise entitled Corporate Strategy or Strategic Management) course.
..., Matson introduced freight containerization, revolutionizing Pacific cargo shipping in the 195...
...shipping operations estimated they could cut labor costs by...Containerization also led the way to Ro/Ro (roll-on/roll-off) ships...
Their story is told in "The Box That Changed The World" (Commonwealth Business Media; 261 pages; $59.95), a richly illustrated coffee-table history of 50 years of container shipping by Arthur Donovan, a professor emeritus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., and Joseph Bonney, editor of The Journal of Commerce in Jersey City. Their tome is one of three new books occasioned by the 50th anniversary of the first shipment of containerized cargo.
...Containerization has made shipping not only cheaper, but faster and...
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