Green Shipping Line was the first to transport Mustangs in containers across the Atlantic and unload them in Bremen. In 2016, Green Shipping Line entered into negotiations with Ford Motor Company to transport Mustangs from the U.S. to Europe in containers. See the photo gallery below.
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Watch Green Shipping Line’s kit assembly line in real time below.
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Box cars are an aging technology that is still relied upon by many shippers. Steve Raetz, from the Transportfolio blog, described in depth the situation in his recent post. Here’s a portion of the article: The story of the disappearing boxcars seems to be one that is best understood through the data and in the
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Truck drivers are the backbone of the economy, without them it would simply not be possible to distribute goods to their desired locations. The trucking industry in America delivers more goods than the train network, planes or even the massive cargo ships. In reality it is almost impossible to get any product delivered without using
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In America, the average bridge is 42 years old and the average dam 52. In comparison, one in three railway bridges in Germany is over 100 years old, as are half of London’s water mains. It is hard to exaggerate the decrepitude of infrastructure in much of the rich world. One in three railway bridges
Written by ELIZABETH RHODES Alarmed by a record 17 accidents involving METRORail trains, pedestrian and automobile drivers in one month, officials have reemphasized a safety campaign to help prevent future incidents. The agency’s “See Tracks? Think Train!” initiative includes a rail safety video from the U.S. Department of Transportation illustrating risky actions some pedestrians and drivers take along the rails that
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Shortly before reopening Interstate 10 on Friday, officials announced that it will take about two months and $5 million to rebuild a fallen bridge near Desert Center. “Our goal is to expedite the design and construction, open and operational by the end of September,” Caltrans Interim District Director John Bulinski. Despite the ambitious two month
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Written by Pat Roche Did you know that by utilizing a transportation infrastructure that combines trucks, trains and ships we can take back the #1 spot in global commerce? With short sea shipping, we will be able to add efficiencies to the trucking companies that will add jobs, and much needed revenue to the truck companies allowing
Written by Pat Roche Today maritime trading is a worldwide network of commerce handling approximately 90% of the world’s non-bulk cargo. Most of the world has already returned to the roots of ocean trading by redeveloping “Short Sea Shipping” networks, which increase the speed of goods transported as well as alleviate road congestion. John Cabot,
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The shoddy state of the nation’s roads cost the average driver $515 in extra operation and maintenance costs on their car, according to the latest analysis from TRIP, a national transportation research group. Meanwhile, the Highway Trust Fund is about to become insolvent, and congressional lawmakers can’t agree on a temporary fix that experts say
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