Transport Atlas

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This dimension groups transport networks by the mode of transport they operate, rail, road, water or air. Wikipedia describes transport itself as "the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another," and every network exists to carry out that movement through one particular mode. Browsing by mode keeps a rail network separate from a bus network or an airline even when they serve the same city.

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1956 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Containerization
WikipediaContainerization, SS Ideal X voyage, Freight and Logistics Networks subcategory
Quote, Containerization, SS Ideal X voyage, Freight and Logistics Networks subcategory
The first truly successful container shipping company dates to April 26, 1956, when American trucking entrepreneur McLean put 58 trailer vans later called containers, aboard a refitted tanker ship, the SS Ideal X, and sailed them from Newark, New Jersey, to Houston, Texas.
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