Container shipping has changed how the whole world does business, but it was invented in New Jersey. This fascinating study reveals Port Newark’s role as the birthplace of containerization, then takes us behind the scenes to meet the pilots, crews, and Coast Guard officers who help this complex global operation run smoothly.
Container shipping has changed how the whole world does business, but it was invented in New Jersey. This fascinating study reveals Port Newark’s role as the birthplace of containerization, then takes us behind the scenes to meet the pilots, crews, and Coast Guard officers who help this complex global operation run smoothly.
ANGUS KRESS GILLESPIE is a professor of American Studies at Rutgers University. His many books about the cultural implications of civil engineering include Looking for America on the New JerseyTurnpike (1989), coauthored with Michael Aaron Rockland, recognized by the New Jersey State Library as one of the ten best books ever written about the state.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Michael Aaron Rockland Preface Introduction 1 Early Historical Background 2 The Post-World War II Era 3 The Invention of Containerization 4 The Rapid Growth of Containerization 5 From the Ocean to the Docks 6 Navigation 7 Pilotage 8 Tugboats 9 The Contemporary Port 10 Moving the Freight 11 The Seamen's Church Institute 12 The Future Acknowledgments Notes Index
Foreword by Michael Aaron Rockland Preface Introduction 1 Early Historical Background 2 The Post-World War II Era 3 The Invention of Containerization 4 The Rapid Growth of Containerization 5 From the Ocean to the Docks 6 Navigation 7 Pilotage 8 Tugboats 9 The Contemporary Port 10 Moving the Freight 11 The Seamen's Church Institute 12 The Future Acknowledgments Notes Index
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