19th century? Well, yeah, the dockers seem to be yearning for the days of ropes, nets, slings and rolling barrels. And certainly none of that nasty roll-on-roll-off stuff. and why not pack the dynamite by the box? Yup, that should get them job insurance? Remember when these same geniuses blew Texas City all to bits with Ammonium Nitrate? They could do that again in Baltimore and nobody would notice?
🤦♀️ 😊 Trying to stop technical progress is like trying to sustain youth; one can accomplish just so much before time wins. Global ports are becoming more efficient; the U.S. will sink into 3rd world status if we reject modernizing - not going to happen IMO.