Historical background of continental bridge transportation

Continental bridge transportation is the product of container transportation. Appeared in 1967, when Suez Canal was closed, shipping was interrupted and Panama Canal was blocked. Maritime cargo ships between the Far East and Europe had to be diverted to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa or South America, which doubled the voyage distance and transportation time. In addition, oil prices have risen and transportation costs have soared. At that time, container transportation was on the rise. Under this historical background, continental bridge transportation came into being. At the end of 1967, the freight route from the Far East port to Europe was opened for the first time by using the American Continental Bridge, and the original whole sea transportation was changed into combined sea, land and air transportation. The trial results have achieved good economic benefits and achieved the purpose of shortening the transportation mileage, reducing the transportation cost and speeding up the transportation of goods.