Chapter 8. Takeoff

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xvii
5. Chapter 1. The World the Box Made 1
6. Chapter 2. Gridlock on the Docks 21
7. Chapter 3. The Trucker 47
8. Chapter 4. The System 72
9. Chapter 5. The Battle for New York’s Port 102
10. Chapter 6. Union Disunion 135
11. Chapter 7. Setting the Standard 170
12. Chapter 8. Takeoff 202
13. Chapter 9. Vietnam 230
14. Chapter 10. Ports in a Storm 254
15. Chapter 11. Boom and Bust 285
16. Chapter 12. The Bigness Complex 310
17. Chapter 13. The Shippers’ Revenge 329
18. Chapter 14. Just in Time 355
19. Chapter 15. Adding Value 375
20. Notes 391
21. Bibliography 465
22. Index 491