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

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

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.Years ago, I attended a sales presentation that the distr

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.

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

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

International logistics faces enough problems as it is - with surging trade volumes stressing the po

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

The presidential campaigns are in full swing, and this brings to mind the question of which candidat

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

Shippers increasingly seek all-in-one logistics providers that can package, assemble, store and tran

Industry would gain from better dataTed Prince's "Counting your costs" column in the Sept. 6

Hurricanes this month have claimed lives and created an expensive mess in the Caribbean, Florida and

In the international trade and logistics world, two new words have been slowly making their way into

U.S. truck transportation was generally deregulated with the passage of the Motor Carrier Act of 198

Transportation is more fragmented than many other industries. Does it pose security risks? If so, ho

When I toiled for the Associated Press years ago, I always looked forward to Labor Day. Not because

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.In reading both letters in last week's Traffic World (Sep

Just as no congregation builds a church large enough to seat all those who want to attend services o

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Taken in isolation, the rail industry performance data pu

In recent days, important information about supply-chain security has come to light, and it should b

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a surface freight forwarder. A few weeks

Why not futures for cargo volumes?Bill Mongelluzzo's mention of the "brightest minds" in the

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.The Department of Homeland Security doled out an impressi

LONDON -- These are nail-biting times for the entire transport sector, from container shipping lines

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have contracted with a drayman to bring load

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.The findings of the Deloitte security study discussed in

Give them credit. Though the European Liner Affairs Association still defends the principle of rate-

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Regarding the article "Logistics' Identity Crisis" (Aug.

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.We were expecting a spirited defense of logistics service

There is an argument to be made that in the area of maritime security, at least from a policy point

The day after the 9/11 Commission released its much-anticipated report, The New York Times featured

While both presidential candidates embrace the goal of free trade in the Americas, major differences

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:You recently answered a question about whether

There must be smiles all around at SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. CP Ships attributed its re

Does it matter where in the world you operate your business? In today's global market, an incident o

Don't count on that $1,000 yetI have read where Rep. Edward Case, D-Hawaii, is calling for t