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There has been a growing emphasis of late on mandating extended gate hours at marine terminals as a

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Is the era of free trade over before it really st

Although the Department of Homeland Security is working hard to shore up protection against terroris

I recently attended the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's fourth annual Trade Symposium, whi

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Even though you may have touched on similar mat

Three years after selling Fritz Cos. to UPS for $437 million, Lynn Fritz can go where he wants to go

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have been purchasing product from a vendor i

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I was looking in the special Intermodal section of your S

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Regarding the Back Page item "Stormy" (Nov. 24), you use

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I appreciated your Nov. 17 "Owning Solutions" editorial.

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Regarding your story "UPS Basically Postal" (Nov. 17), yo

Public discussion about the economics, affordability and effectiveness of supply-chain security is o

A few weeks ago I participated in a Web seminar that discussed the new radio-frequency identificatio

We must be prepared for terrorist attackImagine for a moment that it is 2009, only a few day

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.One of the biggest question marks hanging over the cargo

Anyone who has a vested interest in the development of a coherent, intelligent approach to cargo sec

LONDON - Transport is expected to get top billing at a European Union summit in December as leaders

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Where have we been lately? Well, we''re glad you asked.

When the Cold War ended, critics of the Export Administration Act argued that export controls - orig

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I recently had a conversation with a vice presi

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.For years, shippers have sought ways to reduce transporta

The U.S. is in the beginning stages of a debate about what is generally referred to as "short-sea" s

Insurers have been going through a number of mergers and consolidations, a trend I find troubling. E

Why pick on longshoremen?My office has a subscription to The Journal of Commerce as I'm sure

WASHINGTON -- The fate of the long-proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas may be decided this week

The global shipping industry during the last year has had to change systems and procedures to improv

This session of Congress is unusual in that all three transportation authorizations - highway and tr

No one was surprised when the United Steelworkers union endorsed Dick Gephardt for the Democratic pr

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My company is in the freight bill payment proce

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.John Schulz''s article in the Oct. 27 issue ("Trucking''s

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Thank you for your good work on the Nov. 3 article on the

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers gathering this week for the annual meeti

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.What will the logistics field look like in 10 years? The

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Petitioners operating as NVOCCs seeking the ability to do

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The Oct. 27 editorial ("Wild Things") offered great poeti

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Is there finally a recovery in the U.S. economy after a d

How would you define "supply-chain security?" Today whenever I ask that question of importers, the f

OTTAWA - Canada's shippers, ports and ocean carriers are finding out why waiting for the federal gov

Container ports are a national treasure. They efficiently handle low-cost imports that make American

I was recently asked a perfectly intelligent question: "A terrorist isn't going to tell you he's put