Inevitably, there comes a time in every parent's life when they are called upon by their progeny to explain the fundamentals of containerized transportation. For Telstar Logistics, that moment arrived about a week ago, when our junior executive (now age 3.75) asked about all the big metal boxes she's noticed aboard many of the big ships that sail in and out of San Francisco Bay.
Since it was Saturday, and we had nothing else planned, we piled into the fleet vehicle for a trip across the Bay, to the Port of Oakland, to watch the operation of a major container terminal first-hand. It was a very successful foray: We saw lots and lots of big metal boxes, of course, but also trains, and trucks, and ships, and giant cranes, and an assortment of weird machines. She enjoyed the tour, and we came away with a tidy collection of photos to show for the trip:
PHOTOS by Telstar Logistics
the number of big metal boxes have been increasing along with the economy. It is nice to see more of them at the Port and it is nice to see the site current. Missed ya
Posted by: John C | 16 May 2011 at 01:33 PM
Is it a free-for-all to go to the port and take a look? Does one have to sneak in?
or did you manage to finagle special permission to go in?
i'd love to go sightseeing!
Posted by: Toli Kuznets | 18 May 2011 at 06:30 PM