New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey AR151: Sailing of SS Ideal X-commemorate 70th anniversary
Status: In committee, September 14, 2026
Commemorates 70th anniversary of sailing of SS Ideal X.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:
AR151 ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 151 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 Sponsored by: Assemblywoman AURA K. DUNN District 25 (Morris and Passaic) SYNOPSIS Commemorates 70th anniversary of sailing of SS Ideal X. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. An Assembly Resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the sailing of the SS Ideal X. Whereas, Malcom McLean and Keith Tantlinger developed the modern intermodal shipping container for the purpose of storing goods transported by sea and efficiently transporting goods from a ship to a train or truck; and Whereas, McLean fitted a former World War II tanker with equipment to carry shipping containers on deck and rechristened the ship the SS Ideal X; and Whereas, On April 26, 1956, the SS Ideal X set sail on her first voyage from Port Newark, New Jersey to the Port of Houston, Texas, carrying 58 shipping containers; and Whereas, The SS Ideal X was the first commercially successful container ship, marking the beginning of the containerization era; and Whereas, The rise of containerization revolutionized the transportation of goods at the Port of New York and New Jersey and around the globe and gave rise to the proliferation of container ships like the SS Ideal X; and Whereas, According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, seaborne trade makes …
Sponsors
- Aura K. Dunn (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF ACE
Subjects: COMMEMORATIONS
Common questions
- What is AR151?
- AR151 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Sailing of SS Ideal X-commemorate 70th anniversary.
- What does AR151 do?
- Commemorates 70th anniversary of sailing of SS Ideal X.
- What is the status of AR151?
- In committee as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF ACE (September 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored AR151?
- Aura K. Dunn (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for AR151?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/AR151
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