Commentary

Recent announcements from ocean carriers give us a lot to consider. At a conference in Shanghai, two

In looking at the massive consolidation underway in the logistics world, shippers may look at commen

Rate-setting conferences for ship lines used to be a big deal. For more than a century, conferences

Nature abhors a vacuum. That was the first thought that came to mind last week when Sens. Patty Murr

As chairman of the National Industrial Transportation League, Mick Barr doesn't need much of a remin

In today's fast-paced transportation world, we often forget or neglect to review our partnerships, v

One of the more remarkable aspects of China's development is its ability to stay ahead of the curve

As I read the news from the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations, I am starting to do

Every now and then a particularly relevant current event or news article will pre-empt the topic I h

No clearance problem at Hampton RoadsI read with interest Peter Leach's Oct. 24 article "Up

An article in your publication Nov. 1 entitled, "Rail delays for Asia imports, no congestion for oce

An article in your publication Nov. 1 entitled, "Rail delays for Asia imports, no congestion for oce

Shippers, carriers and logistics providers searching for common ground in Anaheim this week at their

An article in your publication Nov. 1 entitled, "Rail delays for Asia imports, no congestion for oce

Last week's acquittal of two International Longshoremen's Association officials and a missing Mafios

Douglas Duncan has a right to be a contented man. As president of FedEx Freight, he's presiding over

The improbable dream of Chris Kritikos has finally become reality. In August, a container ship pulle

The government increases the minimum wage by 27.5 percent in one "giant" step. Overtime for hourly w

There are some things that really should be easy, but they're not. In our personal lives, we should

Next week the intermodal industry gathers at the annual Intermodal Expo. Representing the market seg

Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma cropped up frequently in conversations at last week's JoC Breakbu

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINELONDON -- A creaking transport infrastructure that hobbled Sov

Canada and the U.S. are not only neighbors, but we're good neighbors. In fact, the first person who

This week's annual Customs Trade Symposium is entitled: "Global Trade Security and Facilitation: Rea

In recent weeks, I have found myself involved in many conversations that revolve around a question j

Take a pencil and a blank sheet. If you could start from scratch, how would you design an ideal glob

Life teaches us lessons, good and bad. Most of us try to avoid repeating the not-so-good lessons, bu

Shippers were open about their frustration at a session at the Council of Supply Chain Management Pr

Paperwork reduction? What reduction?Once again CF 7501, that venerable customs form that pro

By all measures, Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster that FEMA has ever been called u

You didn't think the debate over hours of service would go away that easily, did you? From Boston to

Twenty-eight years ago, my wife and I paid $30,000 for our first house, a two-story structure on a n

Robert Bonner, the retiring commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, has served

Where will tomorrow's shipments come from? To hear the manufacturing industry tell it, those shipmen

Here are two statements of fact: One, the Department of Transportation was created in 1966 with a ma

For years United Arab Shipping Co., an outfit unique among container lines in being owned by a conso

The other day I received an announcement that Sen. David Vitter, R-La., was holding a press conferen

The other day I received an announcement that Sen. David Vitter, R-La., was holding a press conferen

On the morning of April 19, 1891, eastbound Express Mail Train No. 4 collided head-on with a westbou

Bonner will be missed by industryThe resignation of Robert Bonner as commissioner of U.S. Cu