Commentary

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: MOL (America)

Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Chairman, President and CEO

One of the underestimated developments we saw in 2012 was further slow-steaming.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Metro Group Maritime

Marcus L. Arky, Principal

Collaboration will be the theme for the container steamship lines this year.

Aligning Your Supply Chain

Kevin Turner

Knowledge of the goods movement industry is a key element in the success of an industrial commercial real estate professional.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Surface Transportation Board

Daniel R. Elliott III, Chairman

Perhaps the most pressing issue facing the Surface Transportation Board this year is how to provide more meaningful access to rail shippers who challenge rail rates, particularly when the shippers have limited transportation options.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Seamen’s Church Institute

The Rev. David M. Rider, President and Executive Director

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 reached an important milestone last August when the 30th nation necessary for its coming into force ratified it.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Port of Tacoma

John Wolfe, CEO

Calls for a national freight strategy reached receptive ears this past year.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Port of Los Angeles

Geraldine Knatz, Executive Director

With the national election behind us, 2013 is an opportunity to roll up our sleeves and work with our federal and state officials to develop a freight infrastructure plan that will secure a stronger economy for generations to come.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Pisani & Roll LLP

Robert J. Pisani, Partner

If you enjoy roller coasters, 2013 should be your year.

Q&A: The Wrong Road to Getting Paid

Colin Barrett

Q: We’re a motor carrier and have been having trouble with a shipper in recent months.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: QuestaWeb

Felix Pekar, Chief Operating Officer

The outlook for 2013 is unpredictable, even with the presidential election behind us.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Prologis

David Twist, Vice President, Research

In our 2012 outlook, we concluded that despite the global economic “soft patch,” 2012 would bring economic growth and an improvement in the demand for global industrial real estate. We were right.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Procurian

Ed Sands, Global Practice Leader – Logistics

The most important logistics factor for 2013 isn’t what has changed, but what hasn’t: the high cost of fuel.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Oracle

Greg Smith, Industry Director for Freight & Logistics

As we enter 2013, we see technology permeating every sector of the economy and all facets of our professional and private lives. Innovative logistics service providers are launching service offerings for transportation planning and execution using next-generation transportation management systems, a trend we expect will gain momentum in 2013.

Annual Review & Outlook 2013: NTELX

Rob Quartel, Chairman and CEO

The re-election of Barack Obama, the approach of the fiscal cliff as these words are written and the fate of the global economy will have something to say about the U.S. government and economy, but when all is said and done, regulation will increase, federal expenditures will rise more slowly, more federal employees will retire, and the workload for those left behind will continue to swamp the bureaucracy.

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