[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3723-S3724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 454--HONORING MALCOLM P. MCLEAN AS THE FATHER OF 
                            CONTAINERIZATION

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Dole) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 454

       Whereas Malcom P. McLean is widely recognized as the father 
     of containerization;
       Whereas the innovative idea of using intermodal containers 
     suitable for rail, truck, and maritime transportation 
     revolutionized and streamlined the process of shipping goods, 
     allowed products to be moved to the market more quickly, and 
     reduced prices for consumers;
       Whereas the use of containerization in shipping practices 
     enabled the United States to increase international trade by 
     modernizing and globalizing the economy of the United States;
       Whereas Mr. McLean launched numerous successful 
     transportation businesses that were located in the Port of 
     Newark, New Jersey, including--

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       (1) the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company; and
       (2) Sea-Land Service Incorporated;
       Whereas those businesses were crucial to the growth of 
     shipping and industry in New Jersey;
       Whereas the innovations of Mr. McLean have enabled 
     businesses to create thousands of jobs that provide liveable 
     wages for the citizens of New Jersey and other citizens of 
     the United States;
       Whereas, on April 26, 1956, the first ship loaded with 
     goods to be transported from the United States in intermodal 
     containers, the Ideal X, set sail from Port Newark under the 
     direction of Mr. McLean;
       Whereas 2006 marks the 50th anniversary of that historic 
     event;
       Whereas the Containerization and Intermodal Institute in 
     Holmdel, New Jersey, has planned activities to commemorate 
     that occasion; and
       Whereas Mr. McLean was a transportation pioneer whose 
     remarkable achievements are worthy of recognition and 
     commemoration: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) celebrates the remarkable contributions of Malcom P. 
     McLean to the development of a new era of trade and commerce 
     in the United States through the containerization of cargo;
       (2) honors the 50th anniversary of containerization, and 
     recognizes the crucial role that containerization has played 
     in the modernization of--
       (A) shipping practices; and
       (B) the economy of the United States; and
       (3) encourages all citizens to promote and participate in 
     celebratory activities that commemorate that landmark 
     anniversary.

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