Commentary

For those of you who missed it, two weeks ago was Boss' Day. Judging by the offices I have seen arou

While non-governmental organizations prepare massive demonstrations at Seattle against a new round o

The idea behind the House Republicans' bid to cut congressional salaries isn't a bad one: At a time

Cuba is a society in contradiction between its official ideology and its unofficial economic realiti

There is a critical issue that affects the maritime industry now and will affect it even more in the

E-commerce: simply put, the ability for someone you never see, talk to or know to sell you goods, si

No one is going to accuse Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., of patience when it comes to the Ocean Shipping R

The Food and Drug Administration has wisely decided to hold a series of public meetings this fall to

Since the Industrial Revolution, every decade has had its unique defining characteristics - innovati

Linda Paralez found an agency wrapped in red tape when she went to work for Seattle's Department of

European air transport, for long rigged by airline-owning governments, has an air of the Wild West a

Industrial espionage is an intangible problem that companies and governments are reluctant to admit

In Luxembourg until recent times, the Dancing Procession of Echternach, an annual religious pilgrima

I read with interest the article ''Alaskans prepare to tax cruise visitors'' (Oct. 12, Shipcard Sect

Ever since Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing's Communist leaders have been promisi

When will the railroad industry finally get it right?That question must be foremost in shipp

Prodded by the science establishment, the State Department has again expressed interest in acquiring

You wouldn't want to have been in Nicholas White's shoes earlier this month. But there's at least on

Last week I detailed the doings of China Shipping Group, that Shanghai-based organization with an ap

Does Asia matter?Eurocentrists ready to write off any promising growth future for Asia point

The new round of global trade negotiations expected to be launched late next month will provide a un

The battle between carriers and shippers over costs has generated an unintended side effect that cou

We're just five weeks away from America's largest trade fair ever - the trade ministers' meeting in

In fewer than 10 weeks the United States will honor its Panamanian treaty commitments by terminating

On the surface, it might appear that the Asian financial crisis had little effect on Hyundai Merchan

A campaign to seize control of dredging in the Port of New York & New Jersey reached a crescendo thi

Efforts to launch a new round of World Trade Organization negotiations are gaining momentum. A numbe

The sheer audacity of cental bankers occasionally takes the breath away.Michel Camdessus, ma

The Court of International Trade should be commended for standing up last week, in its ruling in the

When railroad people want to point out that there isn't much difference between one railroad and ano

The scandal over accusations of multibillion-dollar Russian money-laundering is having an impact in

All the international hand-wringing about the military coup in Pakistan has an air of hypocrisy abou

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have a crucial position in the Chinese economy. They are the key driv

EVA - economic value added - is rapidly becoming the preferred measure of how well a company is perf

The steamship industry is notorious for maintaining the status quo. Some people believe the industry

Normally, I'm pretty happy when I hear that yet another Web site is planning to become free, and ins

As promised, here are a few more cyberworld tidbits that intrigued me at the Internet:Press event ea

If nothing else, world trade will get high visibility in the United States as the Nov. 30-Dec. 3 tra

Considering the quantity of paper and ink and the volume of cheers that accompanied the implementati

It may not make friends, but it keeps peace in the family: More than a third of the deputies to Braz