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Container day in toronto. Yesterday was container day in Toronto featuring the opening of the new marine container distribution centre, Torport, on Ch(...)
Container day in toronto. Yesterday was container day in Toronto featuring the opening of the new marine container distribution centre, Torport, on Ch(...)

Container day in toronto. Yesterday was container day in Toronto featuring the opening of the new marine container distribution centre, Torport, on Ch(...)

Date9/17/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Container day in toronto. Yesterday was container day in Toronto featuring the opening of the new marine container distribution centre; Torport; on Cherry St.; and Containerization '70; a trade show in the Queen Elizabeth building. Trade show featured odd-shaped containers including these to be used for air cargo by Air France in jumbo Jet. Model is Suzanne Lanterne. Torport was opened by Donald MacDonald; M.P.
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Special crane lifts huge new container units from flatcars at the Canadian National container terminal at Keele St
Special crane lifts huge new container units from flatcars at the Canadian National container terminal at Keele St
6/7/1971
Huge waterfront crane. This huge crane is being assembled at the new Torport container distribution centre on Toronto's waterfront. Built in Dusseldor(...)
Huge waterfront crane. This huge crane is being assembled at the new Torport container distribution centre on Toronto's waterfront. Built in Dusseldor(...)
5/31/1971
Image shows loading containers in progress.
Busy season: The number of containers moved through Marine Terminal 51 more than doubled this year from 1986, helping give the Port of Toronto its best shipping season in six years
4/9/1986
The, Gottwald Container Cargo Crane lifting 22 Tons of Toronto Harbour & Iceland boat Tours, vessel, into the water for the opening of the Tour season, April 25
The, Gottwald Container Cargo Crane lifting 22 Tons of Toronto Harbour & Iceland boat Tours, vessel, into the water for the opening of the Tour season, April 25
4/22/1987
392 pounds of evidence: Peel Regional Police and OPP officers held a news conference yesterday to announce the seizure of nearly $6 million worth of hashish oil found in 43 vegetable oil containers
392 pounds of evidence: Peel Regional Police and OPP officers held a news conference yesterday to announce the seizure of nearly $6 million worth of hashish oil found in 43 vegetable oil containers
11/24/1987
There were some suspicious-looking containers at Exhibition Stadium yesterday as baseball fans tried to keep cool in the summer-like weather. When the(...)
There were some suspicious-looking containers at Exhibition Stadium yesterday as baseball fans tried to keep cool in the summer-like weather. When the(...)
4/12/1977
Showing off, British-made Lansing Hermes 25 will lift 55,000-pound containers into ships' holds but yesterday Derek Mathews of Lansing Bagnall of Cana(...)
Showing off, British-made Lansing Hermes 25 will lift 55,000-pound containers into ships' holds but yesterday Derek Mathews of Lansing Bagnall of Cana(...)
10/16/1978
A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)
A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)
5/31/1972
Manchester concept, largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes, is unloading in Toronto
Manchester concept, largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes, is unloading in Toronto
5/30/1972
Now that's storage! Ralph Devine says he originally started out renting his huge shipping containers to the growing number of families stuck for storage space because they have to move out of their old homes before the new ones are ready.
Now that's storage! Ralph Devine says he originally started out renting his huge shipping containers to the growing number of families stuck for storage space because they have to move out of their old homes before the new ones are ready.
11/18/1986
Two for the price of one, Canadian National says its new deep flat cars can handle twice as many containers now
Two for the price of one, Canadian National says its new deep flat cars can handle twice as many containers now
11/27/1985
Image shows a few people watching a container crane in operation.
New container crane in operation
7/12/1971