IIRC, the restriction applied to cargo consigned within a set number of miles of the port, beyond which the containers could move without unloading. That was a factor in locating distribution centers way inland for imported products: it helped Lipton decide to move from Hoboken to Flemington. Randy Brown - -------------------------------------------------------------- I've read that when containers were introduced to the PONY, there was labor action by the Longshoremen's Union, possibly a strike, because they felt the new technology threatened their jobs. To reach a settlement so as to get the goods moving again, the stipulation was that containers had to be unloaded by hand on the dock, then reloaded into trucks, which of course defeats the purpose of having a container. This nonsense lasted until the union realized that New York was losing business to ports where logic prevailed. Paul B The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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