Containerization

It is hard to imagine life in the 1950s. Many things have changed in every aspect of life, not restricted to transportation. One area that is especially interesting related to transportation is the development of containerization and the idea of intermodal transportation. The idea of using containers to transport goods has been around since 1792, when the British and French used wooden containers and transferred them between railcars and horse drawn buggies. Around 1953, Malcolm McLean, a trucking

4426 APRIL 19, 2012 RICHARD G. HAMERMESH SUNRU YONG Meli Marine It was past midnight, but David Tian, CEO of Singapore-based Meli Marine, could not sleep. The next board meeting was just two weeks away in early February 2008. Edwin Chang, the founder of the company and chairman of the board, had called earlier to hear Tian’s assessment of a potential acquisition. “This could be the biggest turning point in Meli’s history,” Chang had said. “Are we ready to become a global player?” Tian

Containerization and the Effects on The Cities and Ports of San Francisco and Oakland The effects of containerization are arguably as far reaching as they are underappreciated. When considering technologies that changed the world, it is easy to quickly think of the internet and computers easing the speed of communication across the world. Although not as glamorous, the advent of the steel container is at the core of today’s global economy, responsible for accelerating the transfer of goods from

Introduction Canals are human-made and completely subject to the sovereignty of the state in which they are located. Canals are internal waters that have no right of innocent passage through canals. Typically, there are only two canals in the world - Panama Canal and Suez Canal. Panama Canal opened on 15 August 1914 with a total length of 80.5km (50 miles). Panama Canal is the integral link for shipping traffic from the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean in North U.S. (refer Fig. 1). Panama Canal consist

At Mesosphere, being Customer First is one of our core values. To us, being customer first is first and foremost our ability to listen deeply and empathetically to our customers, to truly understand what they need to be successful, and then work backward to help them achieve success. Throughout this process, we relentlessly strive to create Insanely Great products for our customers. Last Quarter, we held our inaugural customer advisory board meeting and we are proud to share a brief overview of

broadly discussed in several studies. To gain insight in such a broad subject as the container market, the subject container market is divided in some important parts:  Containerization.  Globalization.  Port efficiency.  Container handling capacity.  Port investments.  Port competition.  Market developments. 1.1 Containerization: To understand the container market, it is important to understand what the development of the container market has been. First of all, it is important to understand

Intermodal Containers Moving Freight The advancement in technology and imaginative techniques, the procedures and systems of how cargo is moved and handled is streamlined. Prior to containerization, moving freight from one location to another across the globe was a tedious practice and often took an extended amount of time. Manufacturers would use various configurations with dissimilar sizes and weights which led to additional time at each location being required to handle the different sized

Members of our CAB don't want to be behind like the Port of San Francisco in the 1960’s, getting left behind during the freight containerization revolution, but rather want to embrace automation just like the Port of Oakland. We are privileged to work with leading companies in virtually every industry vertical as they transform their industries. Every Mesosphere customer increases

With the global market becoming more connected and competitive, the United States supply chain needs to constantly evolve to survive. Advancing technology and E-Commerce allow customers to order products from literally anywhere in the world, resulting in a sudden emergence of strong global competition. To compete America needs to be able to provide the same goods faster and more efficient that their competitors. However many improvements in every branch of the American transportation supply chain

An organization’s strategy is the overall plan for an entire business that sets out how the organization will use its major resources. In other words, an organization’s strategy is a plan of action aimed at reaching specific goals and remaining in good attitude with clients and vendors. On the other hands, an establishment’s structure is the way the pieces of the organization fit together internally. Strategy focuses on the ways to be dynamic with an organised plan to achieve a goal or benefit within