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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.
Two ships in 1975 traveled between Mediterranean and U.S. ports on a fixed 14-day schedule. But they also caught attention because they were able to carry different types of cargo, including containers as well as liquids. The post Special 1975 ‘4-ships-in-1’ design serves route between Mediterranean, US appeared first on FreightWaves.
So much of the history of the United States can be traced back to Route 66, including major growth in the trucking industry.
The U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers.
In 1952, a C-124 flew straight into a remote Alaskan mountaintop, killing all aboard. Here’s the story of what it’s taking to bring them home.