Cold Chain Development for the Global Fresh Produce Trade (1950-2000)

1. ISO creates freight-container standards committee

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: ISO TC, Freight containers

   • ISO

2. Sea-Land opens first transatlantic container service

   Apr 1, 1966Labels: Sea-Land, Transatlantic service

   • McLean

3. ISO adopts early container-dimension recommendation

   Jan 1, 1973Labels: ISO 668, Container dimensions

   • ISO 668

4. Maersk orders 500 reefer containers

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Maersk, Reefer containers

   • Maersk

5. Hamburg Rules adopted for ocean cargo liability

   Mar 31, 1978Labels: Hamburg Rules, United Nations

   • UNCITRAL
   • Hamburg Rules

6. U.S. Airline Deregulation Act signed

   Oct 24, 1978Labels: Airline Deregulation, U S

   • FAA
   • ADA

7. ISO publishes thermal-container standard (reefer specs)

   Nov 1, 1979Labels: ISO 1496-2, Thermal containers

   • ISO

8. U.S. Motor Carrier Act deregulates trucking

   Jul 1, 1980Labels: Motor Carrier, U S

   • MCA

9. U.S. Staggers Rail Act deregulates rail freight

   Oct 14, 1980Labels: Staggers Rail, U S

   • Staggers
   • AAR

10. Vienna Convention establishes ozone-protection framework

    Mar 22, 1985Labels: Vienna Convention, Ozone protection

    • Vienna Conv

11. Montreal Protocol adopted, targeting CFCs/halons

    Sep 16, 1987Labels: Montreal Protocol, CFC phaseout

    • Britannica
    • UNEP

12. Hamburg Rules enter into force

    Nov 1, 1992Labels: Hamburg Rules, Carriage regime

    • UNCITRAL

13. USDA finalizes Pathogen Reduction/HACCP rule (meat/poultry)

    Jul 25, 1996Labels: USDA FSIS, HACCP rule

    • USDA FSIS

14. EurepGAP working group created (later GLOBALG.A.P.)

    Jan 1, 1997Labels: EurepGAP, GLOBALG A

    • GLOBALG A P

15. US DOT notes large-scale impacts of trucking deregulation

    Jan 1, 2003Labels: U S, Trucking impacts

    • FHWA