Commentary

 
The will to act collectively isn’t something container lines are known for — just look at the rates and scarcity of profi
 
Container trades to and from Europe are showing little or no growth for 2012, but the situation is particularly apparent in the Asia-Europe trade.
 
We are seeing an energy revolution taking hold in the oil and gas fields of the United States.
 
Today we strive for more continuity than ever before.
 
The U.S. economy seems destined to continue its slow recovery, with market growth moving in a positive direction, albeit at a very tepid pace.
 
Q: As you wrote in a previous article, brokers often are reluctant to reveal thei
 
Rock historian Robert Santelli has described Bruce Springsteen’s ballad “4th of July, Asbury Park
 
As you know, each year has different challenges, but our mature industry is still attempting to define itself in our 21st century.
 
2012 was a year that saw carriers start to show some discipline as far as freight rates, despite supply and demand not being totally in our favor.
 
The state of some of the economies around the globe is a major challenge facing the maritime industry this year.
 
The maritime profession is ever changing, and never so rapidly as now.
 
As 2013 gets under way, one of the biggest lasting impacts of the recession — the change in the U.
 
When the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance agreed to extend their existing contract through Feb. 6, many East and Gulf Coast shipping interests thought their labor issues were behind them. After all, the big stumbling block — royalties — had been settled.
 
The Washington, D.C., agenda will shape international commerce and transportation in 2013.

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