In 1773, a group of an estimated 116 patriots snuck into Boston Harbor and dumped what today would be worth $1.7 million of the East India Company’s tea into the water. But what was the logistics behind the operation? Find out in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time and learn other...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-logistics-of-the-boston-tea-party
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A book detailing the history of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been published to mark 75 years since the adoption of the IMO Convention, creating for the first … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/do-you-know-the-history-of-imo/
Logistics and transportation have a long, storied past with countless anecdotes that can be both gripping and informative. This year, FreightWaves Classics covered many of these stories and we plan to continue in the new year!
In case you missed some, we’ve compiled a list of the most read articles of 2023.
The deadliest bridge collapse in modern history
Was Gordon Lightfoot’s song about the Edmund Fitzgerald accurate?
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a 6.5-minute tune about the sinking of a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-10-freightwaves-classics-of-2023
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As 2023 comes to a close, so does the inaugural year of the Tracks Through Time podcast.
The podcast is an audiovisual version of the history-focused FreightWaves Classics column, spotlighting interesting and lesser-known stories in history. We’ve had so much fun bringing you these stories all year and can’t wait to share more in 2024!
To close out the year, we’ve compiled a list of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-10-tracks-through-time-episodes-of-2023
A wise old bird who was given the unenviable task of teaching me to drive a supply boat told me early in the process that I should never take the boat into any situation unless I could see at least two ways to get out of it again when things went wrong. It was excellent […]
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Did you know the same company has delivered the holiday tree to Rockefeller Plaza in New York City since 1982?
This year the famous Christmas tree that lights up Rockefeller Plaza is from Vestal, New York. The tree has been a tradition in the plaza since 1931. But how are the logistics of delivering such a massive tree even possible?
Find out in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time, in which FreightWaves TV host Mary O’Connell takes a turn telling Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel some of the...
These two specialised but nevertheless very interesting books should be read successively, as their subjects, but not their foci, are closely related and their ideas are closely linked. Maritime archaeology really only came of age after the Second World War, but it has since become a very popular...
This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com.
The Wright brothers flew into history on Dec. 17, 1903, achieving the once-unheard-of feat of powered flight. Although debated, the accomplishment is globally accepted as the first flight of its kind. While the Wrights earned a place in the spotlight as daring aviators, one key figure is often overlooked: mechanician Charles Taylor.
An introduction
There is a fantastic book, “Charles E. Taylor: 1868-1956 The Wright Brothers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-first-aircraft-mechanic
In almost 250 years of service, the U.S. Postal Service has tried out scores of vehicles and methods of delivery. Some of the most unusual ones were experiments and inventions of the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.
In digging through the archives of the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, we found interesting photos of these inventions.
Check out some of the unusual ways the United States delivered mail back in the day.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/early-20th-century-mail-delivery-took-unusual-forms