Often times one may hear of stories, gossip or rumors when it comes to the contents of a cargo shipping containers but it is rare when a longshore worker actually gets a glimpse of the transported merchandise. The truth is the average port worker has no idea what exists in the regular 40 or 20 foot steel container being moved to or from the vessel.
This doesn't mean that symbols or a system doesn't exist to notify personal of the cargo being moved. A complex placard information system is in place but to notify of dangerous and hazardous materials that exist but the rest of the commodities are a mystery.
I myself have heard of the story of animals that have traveled through the Los Angeles ports but wouldn't have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes. The images accompanying this post are of cattle that were transported from Hawaii. It was definitely strange to the senses. To smell them first then finally see them in their mobile home and to hear their out of place "Moos" in a location that is usually absent of animal life.
After this reality was absorbed some questions immediately followed: Why are cows being moved from Hawaii to California, final destination unknown, when there are some neighboring states that are famous for their beef? How are the cows cared for during their voyage at sea?
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