Home›Freight and Logistics Networks›Status›OperatingBrowse ByOperatingFactsOperatingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1956 CE 1OperatingFilter Results11 entriesModeAllAir Cargo (2)Freight Rail (2)Maritime Transport (4)Oil Pipeline Transport (1)Road Freight Transport (2)Network TypeAllParcel and Trucking Carriers (4)Pipeline Operators (1)Rail and Port Freight Operators (6)Headquarters CountryAllChina (1)Germany (2)Mexico (1)Russia (1)Singapore (2)United States (4)Founded YearAll1885 (1)1907 (1)1961 (1)1963 (1)1964 (1)1969 (1)1971 (1)1978 (1)1983 (1)1993 (1)2003 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11DHLOperatingFedExOperatingGrupo MexicoOperatingHamburger Hafen und LogistikOperatingJ.B. Hunt Transport ServicesOperatingJurong PortOperatingPSA InternationalOperatingShanghai International Port GroupOperatingTransneftOperatingUnited Parcel ServiceOperatingWatcoOperatingSources1. Wikipedia: Containerizationtier 2WikipediaContainerization, SS Ideal X voyage, Freight and Logistics Networks subcategoryQuote, Containerization, SS Ideal X voyage, Freight and Logistics Networks subcategoryThe 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.