Pirate Glass is the longest supply chain journey in history

Blythe Brumleve-Milligan

Oct 16, 2026

from coal-fired furnaces in the 1630s → merchant ships → shipwreck → your beach find. The longest, slowest delivery in supply chain history has to belong to pirate glass

About the Author

Blythe Brumleve-Milligan

Creative entrepreneur in logistics. Founder of Digital Dispatch, CargoRex, and host of Everything is Logistics. Co-Founder at Jax Podcasters Unite. Previously: Board member of Transportation Marketing and Sales Association, Freightwaves on-air personality. Annoying Jaguars fan.

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