Commentary

Shippers appear to be expecting higher price increases and carriers, from all appearances, appear to

Robert C. Bonner, retiring after four years as commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, is rec

Speed is not the only factor in logistics, or even the most important one. Nothing illustrates that

You need to spend time in a Washington courtroom to get a sense of what the trade and transportation

A devastating hurricane striking New Orleans was one of three catastrophic events envisioned by gove

A devastating hurricane striking New Orleans was one of three catastrophic events envisioned by gove

Once upon a time in transportation, the property broker was a shunned entity. Legend has it that a p

The software niche known as transportation management systems, or TMS to techies, has for years oper

In a speech before the United Nations earlier this month, President Bush pledged that the U.S. would

Who's next? Which carrier will buy out another? Certainly CMA CGM and China Shipping have their eye

For the last five years, container traffic through the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been slight

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINEFor those who engage in dispute resolution both in the United

Just when transportation managers were breathing a sigh of relief that last year's West Coast port c

We were just waking from our customary afternoon nap the other day when we received the most extraor

This year has not been easy for shippers. Rising fuel costs, trucker strike at the Port of Vancouver

For three weeks, all eyes have been on New Orleans, the first major U.S. city to be officially decla

From all indications, there is about to be some genuine movement in the area of supply-chain securit

Critics frequently point to the 19th century command and control structure as something that railroa

It's Monday, do you know where your fuel surcharge is? As fuel costs rise and pricing pressures put

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there has been much finger pointing and blaming of federal au

Four years after 9-11, is the Department of Homeland Security prepared for a big terrorist attack?

This much we know for sure: Hurricane Katrina left behind the worst devastation from any natural dis

A common thread of common sense seems to have woven itself through recent admiralty opinions of the

With the energy bill and the highway bill now signed into law, it's time to reflect on what transpir

For several years, there have been complaints that the Department of Homeland Security, that unwield

This week our nation observes the fourth anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks of Sept. 1

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINEShippers moving freight through the nation's ports should lear

This is a great time to be in shipping, any kind of shipping. Demand is high and vessel capacity tig

Sig Shapiro was thereYou have published numerous scholarly articles by M. Sigmund Shapiro, m

There was a time when the container shipping industry might have been interested in the latest issue

Have you read the 9-11 Commission report? As we consider the public- and private-sector response to

While the grim and weary survivors of the worst hurricane to hit the United States in two generation

It's a little remembered fact that Labor Day has its roots in transportation. President Grover Cleve

One month into the PierPass program for night and Saturday operation of port terminal gates at Los A

This is the second of a two-part column.Even among tall ships, arguably the most beautiful v

The Six Represents? Why this awkward, seemingly grammatically incorrect title? When former Chinese P

California, particularly Southern California, is a chokepoint in the flow of commerce in and out of

Shippers and carriers hoping for resolution of the dispute over trucking's hours-of-service regulati

President Bush recently signed the six-year $286.4 billion transportation bill into law, providing f

To the Editor:We read with interest the Aug. 24 article "U.S. wins Mexico sugar tax ruling."