Commentary

The democratization of the Internet in the mid '90s fueled a wave of e-commerce portals that aimed t

When shippers file an insurance claim, they can expect to receive a notice from their insurers, rese

Ask just about anyone who really knows the container shipping business if the vision behind the 1998

Carriers well-served in New York harborThank you very much for your editorial "Threat or Exp

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We ship a bulk product via pneumatic truck to a

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.It ain''t gonna last. Call me a pessimist but I d

The other day Shaul Cohen-Mintz received an envelope from the New York Police Department, containing

As policymakers move to identify strategies for dealing with the post-Saddam Iraq, many experts beli

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Our freight payment company recently either wen

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.If Sen. Edward W. Carmack, author of the Carmack Amendmen

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.In 2001, I was at a meeting of logistics professionals wh

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The trucking industry and the railroad industry called a

Buying a pair of sneakers last weekend, I was amazed by two things - the shoelaces, nearly as long a

LONDON - Transport companies are in pole position to exploit the European Union's expansion to the f

No region of the world has a greater need to seize the opportunities of global trade liberalization

Peter Tirschwell's column on duty drawback (May 26-June 1, page 6) notes that while Customs' retrenc

Airlines and freight forwarders have engaged in years of dialogue regarding the competitive threat f

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I have been importing products for almost 10 ye

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Reverse online auctions offer a less hostile buying envir

There are certain legitimate security risks: stowaways that enter the U.S. inside containers and the

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Surprisingly there are some elements in the airline trans

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Down in the fever swamps of South Carolina, the Transport

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Surprisingly there are some elements in the airline trans

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.With changes in global trade activities, the terms logist

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.It's been around since 1921. It focuses on "anticipating

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My purchasing department made a mistake and too

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.For nearly a century, the Carmack Amendment to the Inters

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The concept of trust funds in government financing sounds

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My purchasing department made a mistake and too

When I started teaching logistics at San Francisco State University, the demands of this one class s

Last Wednesday, the day this issue went to the printer, the strike against Evergreen America finally

Despite management's best efforts to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents in the workplace

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Asked about disreputable freight payment companies, Bob D

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:The company I work for is considering an agreem

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.All of us want to protect our nation's food supply. But o

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.As a member of the boards of directors of both the Nation

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.In what has proved to be a unique industry conference, th

An old solution that worksI read with interest the May 5-11 article "Bigger ships rock and r

If an award were given for carrier executive of the decade, Olav Rakkenes would get my vote. As chie

If you work for a firm or deal with a vendor that moves product in and out of the Far East, chances