October 12, 2025
If we want to get a precise picture of the tariff impact, we can just count the drop in cargo containers entering U.S. ports.
May 8, 2025
Looking at product history, we can see how goods and services are tangible signposts that identify economic growth.
September 20, 2024
With East Coast dockworkers threatening a port strike, their concerns take us to the job and cost dilemmas of automation.
August 29, 2023
Starting with the middle of the 20th century, as transport costs have shrunk, a slew of complementary innovations made shipping even cheaper.
September 26, 2022
Even from the best ideas, like what container ships did for our transportation infrastructure, we can have unintended consequences.
June 8, 2022
Because of a huge wave and massive container ships, we wound up with a gargantuan number of Lego pieces becoming The Great Lego Spill.
January 29, 2021
