Commentary

Exporters, as we have been reporting all year, are agitating for more space on ships and greater acc

Today, the bottom line tends to dominate business concerns. However, firms can enjoy tangible saving

Can trade sanctions ever be an effective weapon of U.S. security policy? However much faith we may h

Get on with the work on cargo securityI enjoyed Peter Tirschwell's column "10+2 should be a

I like to follow the trends in rates in major trades as published by a couple of sources. The one I

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a consignee that received product that w

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The Department of Transportation released a report last w

We have all received those last-minute calls from the office, calls that are somewhat of an annoyanc

It's been a busy summer for shipping news. The ILWU negotiations, fuel surcharges, increased exports

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Dumb question here.If a mistake is made

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.There are few disciplines quite as meaningful these days

Recent news out of the West Coast shows why some container gateways are in decline while others are

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a third-party logistics company and have

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Higher fuel prices and the war in Iraq are two of the mos

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters is trying, as she

Three months from now, carrier conferences in European liner trades will fade into history. It will

As many of the nation's largest retailers, including Wal-Mart, have embraced inland ports accessed v

The sky is falling because of globalization's failings. Headlines such as "The China Misconnection"

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Traffic World''s interview with Transportation Secretary

Benjamin Disraeli, the great 19th century British prime minister, once said, "There are lies, damned

Last month's House subcommittee hearing on U.S. regulation of international shipping doesn't mean Co

As much as Alaska's infamous "bridges to nowhere" costing hundreds of millions of dollars came to ep

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We ship rail carloads of a raw material from th

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers, truckers and others facing skyrocketing fuel co

In early 1970s, at the Copenhagen headquarters of A.P. M_ller (Maersk Line's parent), N.J. Iversen,

Transportation industry insiders frequently complain about the lack of infrastructure and capacity b

A vice president of logistics for a major North American manufacturer knows his company is spending

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:There has been made mention over the past few m

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A vice president of logistics for a major North American

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.There''s finally some good news in the contentious,

On her maiden voyage in 1952, when she won the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing ever by

Last week in this space, we speculated on the impact of soaring oil prices on international supply c

Congress recently overrode a presidential veto of the Farm Bill, which focuses primarily on U.S. agr

We live in a world strongly influenced by cycles of various descriptions: the circadian rhythm of da

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.They say a rising tide will lift all boats, but what if y

The traditional U.S. opposition to any free-trade agreement involves the export of manufacturing job

One river barge can carry as much as 70 trucks, but inland towing probably commands one-seventieth a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are the consignee and my carrier (used for y

What does $150-per-barrel oil or $5-per-gallon diesel mean for the international supply chain? What

This is typically the season when high anxiety courses through the U.S. trade and transportation ind