Commentary

NVO service contracts: Does anyone care?I find it fascinating that the issue of service cont

It's easy to think of today's international logistics world in terms of the modern jargon and concep

Twenty years ago, the International Longshoremen's Association had a monopoly and acted like it. Emp

President Clinton signed the Maritime Security Act of 1996, establishing the Maritime Security Progr

Although trade security now encompasses a number of initiatives, the Customs-Trade Partnership Again

The intermodal industry will gather this month for its annual trade show, the Intermodal Expo, in Sa

Copyright 2004, Air Cargo World MagazineTo listen to some in the air freight industry tell i

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a third party logistics provider that co

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Onsite demonstrations are an essential component of the d

Don't kill cargo preferenceI read with interest the opinion piece by John Graykowski in the

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Have you bought a gallon of milk lately? The jug that cos

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a third party logistics provider that co

If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, supply-chain businesses are well advised to clarify wh

We talk a lot about how 3PLs, software providers and some shippers try to view logistics as a strate

Some people are disappointed that transportation was ignored in this year's election campaign. They

I'm bemused by recent regulatory inquiries, particularly in the state of New York, in matters concer

LONDON --- Europe's railroad operators are fast running out of time to stem the long-term decline in

A bill will come due soon, and indications are that it's one that will have to be paid. It's the bil

Wall Street securities analysts are quick to point out that intermodal growth appears to be slowing.

Short-sea shipping may be getting somewhere - it finally has its own acronym. Speakers at a Maritime

"Standing on a wharf with huge container ships behind him, the Democratic vice presidential candidat

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I read with interest your response to the lesse

Somehow I missed the story earlier this year that a NASCAR track is being proposed for New York's St

It's time to get moving again on supply-chain security. This has obviously been a subject of intense

Unless you've been in a cave the last two years, you've heard about radio-frequency identification t

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Recently, FedEx Corp. released its earnings results for i

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Confidentially speaking, it''s time for the Federal Marit

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.This has turned out to be such an exciting year for trans

One of the most likable characters in the U.S. shipping business has set sail for a new destination.

The Maritime Security Conference and Expo, held last month in New York, has attracted increased turn

At 2:17 on a Wednesday afternoon, the container ship XYZ enters the outer harbor of the Port of Long

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a freight broker and received an invoice

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Years ago, I attended a sales presentation that the distr

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.In reading both submissions to your Sept. 13 letters colu

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.As a professor in transportation and logistics for the pa

For customers of Atlantic and Gulf ports, Oct. 1 turned out to be a lot like . . . a normal Friday.

WASHINGTON -- With scarcely a blink of an eye, the United States and 33 other countries have missed

All but overlooked by the recent courtroom jousting over implementation of the new International Lon

A solution to port delaysThe situation in Southern California ports is now beyond ridiculous

Although baseball may no longer be America's pastime, come October, the nation's attention will turn