New Jersey commemorates the 70th anniversary of the SS Ideal X's first sailing.
This resolution commemorates the 70th anniversary of the sailing of the SS Ideal X, the first commercially successful container ship. The SS Ideal X set sail from Port Newark on April 26, 1956, marking the beginning of the containerization era. This innovation revolutionized the transportation of goods, with seaborne trade making up over 80 percent of goods traded worldwide by volume. The Port of New York and New Jersey remains a key player in this industry.
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