Welcome to Cargo Quotes, where we delve into the world of logistics and transport through the lens of wisdom and insight. Whether you’re a seasoned professional in the cargo industry or someone simply intrigued by the intricate dance of goods across continents, you’ll find inspiration and thought-provoking perspectives here.
Cargo, in its myriad forms, traverses oceans, skies, and land, connecting distant corners of the globe and fueling the engine of global trade. Behind every shipment lies a story – of innovation, resilience, and the human touch that propels goods from one point to another. From the bustling ports to the quiet hum of warehouses, the logistics industry is a tapestry woven with challenges, triumphs, and endless possibilities.
In this collection of cargo quotes, we invite you to explore the diverse voices and viewpoints that shape this dynamic field. Whether you seek motivation for your next logistical endeavor or simply appreciate the beauty of eloquent words, these quotes offer a glimpse into the essence of transportation and the movement of goods. So, without further ado, let these quotes serve as guiding lights in your journey through the world of cargo.
It is an open secret that customs officers pay millions in bribes to secure the lucrative posting in the airport, cargo terminals or ports. Sucheta Dalal
Mr. Speaker, Delaware River’s regional ports handle approximately 58 million tons of cargo yearly. Robert Brady
Last year, customs officials screened only five percent of the 11 million cargo containers entering the United States. That rate is both unacceptable and dangerous to our national and economic interests. Allyson Schwartz
The ISS operates as the ‘anchor customer’ in low earth orbit to support new commercial space services, including delivery of cargo and, before long, crew transportation services. Ellen Ochoa
So while I was in college I did a little study on the freight industry, the air freight industry. And I looked at this company called Flying Tiger. And I actually put a thousand dollars in it and I remember I thought this air cargo was going to be a thing of the future. Peter Lynch
A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that ‘Silent Cargo’ is getting out there for people to see. Ellen Wong
You can’t tell what’s aboard a container ship. We carried every kind of cargo, all of it on view: a police car, penicillin, Johnnie Walker Red, toilets, handguns, lumber, Ping-Pong balls, and IBM data cards. Christopher Buckley
I think it is important also to recognize that our Customs border protection officers who secure our borders and conduct inspections of people in vehicles and cargo are also facing staffing shortages. Kendrick Meek
When I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I understand a ship to be made for the carrying and preservation of the cargo, and so long as the ship can be saved, with the cargo, it should never be abandoned. This Union likewise should never be abandoned unless it fails and the possibility of its preservation shall cease to exist, without throwing passengers and cargo overboard. Abraham Lincoln
The sensors have many potential practical uses – in Government buildings, train carriages, cargo containers, on a soldier’s lapel – and are a thousand times cheaper than current sensors that are used for the same purpose. Anne Campbell
Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent only are inspected – five to seven percent. Irwin Redlener
The story of the Underground Railroad is a thriller. These are people who are basically in a heist movie, and it’s the most precious cargo ever, your life. You’re fighting for your freedom. Misha Green
Fear is the major cargo that American writers must stow away when the writing life calls them into carefully chosen ranks. Pat Conroy
We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need another international airport for international cargo, international travel, international businesses. Richard M. Daley
We recognize that it is not only inbound but also outbound (cargo) that can pose a risk as well. Asa Hutchinson
Indeed, we’re strongest when the face of America isn’t only a soldier carrying a gun but also a diplomat negotiating peace, a Peace Corps volunteer bringing clean water to a village, or a relief worker stepping off a cargo plane as floodwaters rise. Colin Powell
Hyperloop can improve life dramatically for the 16 million people in the greater Moscow area, cutting their commute to a fraction of what it is today. Our longer term vision is to work with Russia to implement a transformative new Silk Road: a cargo Hyperloop that whisks freight containers from China to Europe in a day. Shervin Pishevar
The Slave Trade, though nominally abolished, is actively pursued here, eighty-three slaves having been landed just before my arrival, and another cargo during my stay. George Grey
By 2020, cargo loops should be working. By 2022, we should have people transport working. Shervin Pishevar
My father was the captain of a cargo ship. When I was about two years old, we used to sail with him. The crew of his ship would dress me up in fancy dress and make me dance for them. I was a performing monkey! Jim Sarbh
I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction. Nick Lampson
At that point, there will be the handover between the shuttle arm and the station arm so that the shuttle arm will take the cradle and put it into the cargo bay. Umberto Guidoni
At the decisive Boston town meeting of Nov. 29, 1773, while ships loaded with cargo from the East India Company idled in the harbor, Thomas Young was the first and only speaker to propose that the best way to protest the new Tea Act was to dump the tea into the water. Matthew Stewart
Cuban athletes represent the most expensive human cargo on earth. They are sitting on over a billion dollars of human capital if these boxers and baseball players would come over to any other field or ring in the world and begin to ply their trade. Brin-Jonathan Butler
I’ve been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer. Taylor Wilson
When we talk about ‘smart transportation,’ it is more than moving cargo from A to B. Digitization within transport and logistics means seamless service to our customers, visibility in the supply chain, and driving a more efficient business. Soren Skou
A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you’re one of the saps paying for the cargo. David Harsanyi
You can have the best technology, but you if have a corrupted, radicalized, bribed official that has access to the plane to put the bomb in the cargo, as what happened in Sharm el-Sheikh, that’s a real problem. Michael McCaul
There are few industries as defiantly opaque as shipping. Even offshore bankers have not developed a system as intricately elusive as the flag of convenience, under which ships can fly the flag of a state that has nothing to do with its owner, cargo, crew, or route. Rose George
If NASA is to reach beyond the Moon and someday reach Mars, it must be relieved of the burden of launching people and cargo to low earth orbit. To do that, we must invest more in commercial spaceflight. Bill Nye
And let us be frank, the security threats that emanate from our ports come from foreign cargo. Dana Rohrabacher
The reason we are doing these types of pat downs and using the advanced imagery technology is trying to take the latest intelligence and how we know al Qaeda and affiliates want to hurt us, they want to bring down whether it is passenger air craft or cargo aircraft. John Pistole
The re-use of a Dragon capsule is yet another example of how SpaceX uses cargo flights to prove out new technologies that can be later used on crewed flights, and is a key step toward a commercial return to the Moon. Bruce Pittman
In the early 1800s, both Spain and Portugal disseminated the smallpox vaccine throughout the Americas via the ‘arm to arm of the blacks,’ that is, enslaved Africans and African-Americans, often children, who were being moved along slave routes as cargo from one city to another to be sold. Greg Grandin
Life has obliged him to remember so much useful knowledge that he has lost not only his history, but his whole original cargo of useless knowledge; history, languages, literatures, the higher mathematics, or what you will – are all gone. Albert J. Nock
Although Customs and Border Protection analyzes cargo and other information to target specific shipments for closer inspection, it still physically inspects only a small fraction of the containers under its purview. Mike Fitzpatrick
We produce motor drive electronics; we produce cargo systems for large narrow-body and wide-body airplanes and, more importantly, the emergency escape chute that goes on these planes. Louis R. Chenevert
I always travel with my guitar. I take it myself – with me in my hand. I don’t like to send it by cargo because it’s dangerous. There is no way I would do that. Juanes
Cargo ships typically burn dirty fuel that releases pollutants like nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide, which can cause various cancers and childhood asthma for people living in port cities. Tatiana Schlossberg
The older I get and the harder it is to maintain a six pack, the more I wish I wore a tactical vest and cargo pants like Roman Reigns. Randy Orton
As we deliver airplanes and we enable global travel and global cargo delivery, it provides overall economic growth around the world as well. Dennis Muilenburg
Cargo shipping, cruising, mining, oil drilling, fishing – all these industrial activities could expand to the Arctic, one of the last remaining wild places, and with potentially devastating consequences. Tatiana Schlossberg
