Commentary

On July 6, the International Olympic Committee, meeting in Singapore, will select the site for the 2

With few ships available to charter, ocean carriers have been in a holding pattern on all-water serv

What's the state of logistics? More and more, that depends on where you stand. Are you a buyer or a

Maersk deal: More than meets the eyeSome random thoughts on Maersk's purchase of P&O Nedlloy

When A.P. Moller-Maersk announced plans to buy P&O Nedlloyd, the news touched off speculation about

A show of hands, please: How many readers heard the term "critical infrastructure" used to describe

Some time in the next few weeks, or perhaps a little longer, a thud will be heard somewhere deep wit

The country's Class 1 railroads are all but slapping high-fives over improvements in service and an

LONDON -- Europe's drum-tight supply chain could snap anytime over the coming months as its ports st

The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism has been the focus of much attention in recent month

The lines in the sand in Congress over the highway bill have grown a bit hard to read given how ofte

Column's opinion on rail trailers is off trackBefore Roger Miller was traveling the rails lo

When it comes to tackling vexing issues of port congestion, grand visions don't mean a lot. For all

For more than a year, Union Pacific has been struggling with a surfeit of riches. Customers want to

Two news stories caught my attention last week. One was on the opening in November of the first phas

It's hard for me to believe that in just a few months we will observe the four-year anniversary of t

Flash back to June 2004. Exactly one year ago this week, the International Longshoremen's Associatio

Something we know about importing from Asia via ocean container is that given the opportunity, shipp

What do telephones, truckers, clothing stores, warehouses and logistics providers have in common? Th

American Freightways, Viking Freight System, Roadway Express, New Penn Motor Express, USF Holland, U

Anyone looking for signs of the critical importance of the highway bill should go to Canada, where M

The Japan-Mexico free-trade agreement came into force on April 1 after more than two years of negoti

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has made a subtle but important shift in its public

Forty years ago, the British invasion of American music was well under way. While bands such as the

Robert C. Bonner probably wishes he could wave a magic wand and produce airtight supply-chain securi

Since we spend most of our time here asking questions, it's interesting and even informative to be o

Customs pendulum swings toward enforcementAbout five years ago I wrote a piece for our compa

Tom Adamski has been in port trucking over 40 years, long enough to know the score. He's heard all t

It is always a pleasure to be in the presence of someone at what is for them a moment of crowning ac

Globalized production, combined with U.S. demand for low-cost goods, is taxing our ability to handle

What can Brown do for you? With its $1.25 billion purchase of Overnite Transportation, UPS is provid

A.P. Moller-Maersk's bold acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd has focused attention on the gradual consolida

Freight savings won't ensure profitsI read with interest Joe Bonney's May 2 column citing th

Consider what will happen at the Port of Charleston on June 1. On that date, Charleston will begin c

Risk is calculated as a function of two primary factors: the likelihood of an event taking place and

LONDON -- It takes something special to miss out on the biggest boom in European transport for deca

Steamship lines are increasingly seeking to own or control marine terminals, and there is an importa

China's real GDP increased from $181 billion in 1980 to $1.6 trillion last year. During that same pe

A lot has been said and written about capacity limitations in the intermodal supply chain. Critics a

Where in the supply chain does logistics begin? It may seem something of an esoteric question but it