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National Defense March 2009 Matthew Rusling	After Six Years, Still No Tamper-Proof Shipping Containers After a six-year search for a tamper-proof shipping container, no product has been fielded and one major vendor has dropped out of the race, citing a lack of progress by the Department of Homeland Security.
BusinessWeek May 1, 2006 Michael Arndt	Globalization In A Can "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" makes a strong argument that without the box, the global economy might not exist today.
Smithsonian January 2004 Fen Montaigne	Policing America's Ports The 19,000 cargo containers flowing into the United States each day pose a needle-in-the-haystack challenge to security officials worried about hidden terrorist weapons.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Moon Ihlwan	Monsters on the High Seas As China's exports swell, Korea and Japan are launching gargantuan container ships.
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Kyunghee Park	A Trade Rebound Launches Bigger Boats As Asian trade swells, demand for large container ships booms.
Food Engineering October 1, 2008	Accumulation conveyor DCC's 1.90-ZPA zero-pressure, stainless steel accumulation conveyor accumulates packages or containers without crushing boxes or damaging product.
InternetNews September 22, 2005 Tim Gray	IBM, Maersk Open Shipping Lanes The companies teamed to create a real-time global tracking system. The initiative incorporates IBM's hardware and software technologies alongside Maersk Logistics' global supply-chain expertise.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Homeland Security Policies Overlook Essential Issues, Says Shipping Executive Security industry soothsayers have been sounding alarms about the prospect of a nuclear or biological weapon reaching U.S. shores in a shipping container.
National Defense March 2009 Matthew Rusling	Study Blasts Container Scanning Process A new study adds fuel to an ongoing dispute between Congress and the Department of Homeland Security. The issue: screening U.S.-bound shipping containers.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A RAE Of Sunstroke A small-cap sensor maker gets hammered on disappointing earnings.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Steel of a Chinese Stock Beijing's General Steel could be worth it's weight in gold.
BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 Keane & Park	The Terrorist Threat in Cargo Containers By 2012, all U.S.-bound cargo containers must be scanned for terrorist threats. Today, fewer than 1 percent are.
Food Engineering February 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins	More Strength, Less Resin Less can be more in container performance when basic architectural principles are brought to bear. At least, that's what Ropak Packaging Corp. contends.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chaparral's Riveting Growth The steel producer notches strong profits and revenues in its second quarter of going it alone. Investors, take note.
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson	Former Customs and Border Protection Chief Slams Congress As deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection in the Bush administration, Jayson Ahern was the primary target of Congress' ire when it came to a mandate to screen 100 percent of all shipping containers bound for the United States for nuclear materials.
Technology Research News April 6, 2005	Tough Material Gets Functional A University of California at San Diego researcher has made several useful versions of a metallic material that is as stiff as steel but only half as dense.
National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson	Plan to Protect U.S. Ports Homes In on Contraband The challenge facing the DHS, importers and the shipping industry is to prevent weapons of mass destruction, would-be illegal immigrants and contraband from entering U.S. ports -- including overland traffic from Canada and Mexico -- without disrupting the flow of goods.
Food Engineering January 10, 2006	Packaging machinery Packaging machine eliminates the need for case-erecting machinery, replaces manual labor and reduces floor space requirements.
CIO July 1, 2001 Ben Worthen	(Not Sitting on a) Dock of the Bay How IT helps the shipping industry bring its goods to market...
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Schnitzer Sees Slowdown Steelmaker reports big profits, disturbing trends.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2001 Megan Rowe	Steel Warrior AK Steel predicted a downturn in the U.S. steel market and prepared by diversifying its products...
Industrial Physicist Edward J. Staples	Technology Safeguarding ports with a new chemical-profiling system that samples the vapours inside cargo containers.
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 Josh Cable	Market Watch For March 2009: Material Demand An overview of common commodities.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Solidity in Steel Schnitzer Steel Industries serves as an industry barometer as it still manages to earn itself, and its investors.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	X Is Still in a Good Spot Perhaps not the best steel company, U.S. Steel nevertheless looks pretty solid. The company is worth a good look from anybody looking to add steel to his or her portfolio.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Tom Taulli	Steel Is Still a Steal After many decades, the steel industry has gotten some shine back and is, interestingly enough, looking like a growth sector again.
Food Engineering May 1, 2005	Increasing the safety of the global food supply The US Bioterrorism Act may be the most familiar legislation to address the safety and security of the global food supply, but it is certainly not alone. There's also the CBP, C-TPAT, FAST, AMR, OSC, SST, WCO, and other European Union and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation activities.
Food Engineering June 4, 2007	Not Your Mama's Sensor More rugged, adaptable and reliable sensors are being deployed in industrial automation. And the fact they're taken for granted attests to how well they perform.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Steel Technologies' Solid Outlook Steel Technologies expects to report a windfall from rising steel costs.
National Defense November 2005 Harold Kenneddy	U.S. Customs Goes High-Tech for Cargo Security The gritty docks along the Dundalk Marine Terminal, in Maryland's Port of Baltimore, are among the last lines of defense in the multi-layered, global effort by the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arm to intercept illegal cargo.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Lack of Standards Is Slowing Adoption of RFID for Cargo Security The U.S. government has been slow to issue any kind of mandate regarding the implementation of RFID on cargo containers.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Heavy Mittal's U.S. Tour Steel juggernaut debuts on the NYSE. In comparison with Nucor and U.S. Steel, Mittal is selling for a pretty sizable discount.
Fast Company April 2012 Matt McCue	How G3Box Turns Shipping Containers Into Clinics Arizona State students Gabrielle Palermo and Susanna Young are converting freight containers into mobile clinics - when they can find the time.
National Gardening	Getting Started with Container Gardening Here's a look at some of the benefits of container gardening and choosing the right containers for your plants.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Steel Technologies Seeks Stability Suddenly softening conditions in the steel industry hurt results, but management hopes the end is in sight.
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Bhatia & Nightingale	Why the Rising Cost of Shipping Matters The price charged by owners of container ships are up about 75 percent since December, a sign that global demand is climbing, but they're still a long way from their peak.
National Defense September 2004	Army Eyes Operating Room in a Box The 8-foot by 8-foot by 20-foot operating room is packed in a standard shipping container. When needed by medical personnel in a combat zone, it can be deployed at the push of a button, the Y12 National Security Company claims.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Nucor Notches Greater Profits This steelmaker's performance remains red-hot. Investors, take note.
National Defense February 2011 James R. Giermanski	Military Supply Chain Tracking System Both Inefficient and Dangerous The U.S. system of technology and regulations falls apart because the Defense Department uses RFID systems to control and monitor its global container movement. The application of this technology to track cargo overseas is inefficient, dangerous and fundamentally flawed.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	AK Not OK AK Steel's valuation seems pumped up on talk of buyouts. Investors would be wise to put their dollars elsewhere.
National Gardening	Annuals and Perennials for Containers Learn the differences between annuals and perennials, and use this guide for planting and caring for them in containers.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	If Ports Are Attacked, U.S. Lacks Plans to Deal With Aftermath The lack of a plan indicates the complexities of handling threats against maritime targets, and the government's emphasis on taking care of airline security and monitoring containers over planning a response in the event of a sea-based attack.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Scrapping Steel Technologies A warning of a major miss for the next quarter sends investors scrambling to the exits.
CFO August 1, 2005 John Edwards	Sensors Working Overtime Wireless tracking devices are radically transforming how businesses monitor vital equipment.
Chemistry World August 2006 David Walt	Comment: Common Sense for Sensors Designing sensors for manufacturability must be performed at the outset rather than as an afterthought. Only when we develop such reproducible sensors will they become pervasive tools for improving our quality of life.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Market Watch December 2007: Material Demand Diesel fuel and steel prices edge up, while corrugated containers continue four-month climb.
National Defense November 2009 Wright & Magnuson	Government Ignores Cargo Scanning Law, Port Operator Says The Department of Homeland Security is ignoring a law that calls on it to monitor, by 2012, every container that enters a U.S. port, an executive at one of the world's leading port-operating companies charged.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Has China Caused a Metal Meltdown? Supply outgrows demand, prices plummet, and iron and steel stocks struggle.
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