Peter Tirschwell, Senior VP Strategy | Jan 21, 2013 9:25AM EST
As 2013 gets under way, one of the biggest lasting impacts of the recession — the change in the U.S. chassis model — remains far from being resolved. Although ocean carriers have been tenacious in unshackling themselves from an unprofitable and inefficient asset while starting to bring the U.S. in line with practices in other regions, the question of who will bear the cost of providing chassis in the future remains up in the air.