Commentary

For shipping policy wonks, few decades can match the 1990s. Those years were filled with arguments a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We filed a claim with Carrier A, which originat

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.It can be hard to find something positive in the numbingl

About 4 p.m. on Oct. 16, 1997, my phone started ringing. The callers were reporters from general-cir

In the face of the staggering U.S. trade deficit, Congress has approved legislation that has a chill

In a recent letter to the editor of The JoC, Glenn English, chief executive of the National Rural El

In one of my previous lives, the second half of April was one of the most interesting two-week perio

CTI deserves credit for putting CEVA in South AmericaThe April 7 article on industrial real

". . . CBP needs to withdraw this proposal . . ."- Hallock Northcott, president and CEO, Ame

The financial rail bed for the railroad industry shifted just a bit last week. The Surface T

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the Feb. 11 issue you had a question from a

There is something worth noting about a port that has grown much larger than what its local populati

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The figures in the illustration on the first page of our

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Regardless of industry or size, almost every business rel

As anyone involved with global trade knows, Congress has mandated that by July 2012, all containers

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Here''s hoping you can advise me on another cla

Regardless of industry or size, almost every business relies on trucks in some way to move products.

A gloomy outlook for the economy coupled with even higher fuel costs in the near-term endangers the

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As domestic retail fuel prices surge, the pain at the pum

On April 1, many independent truckers participated in a one-day work stoppage to protest fuel prices

Advocates of short-sea shipping along U.S. coasts say the concept has great potential. Yes, skeptics

On March 5, President Bush declared that the U.S. has to "get off oil" to reduce dependence on forei

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As names for rail lines go, the "Container Express" doesn

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.B:I have a question about one of the finer points

Industry conferences - decisions on attendance and the selection and budgeting of where and when to

The possibility of another storied steamship line, Hapag-Lloyd, becoming the next chapter in contain

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The pain of paying $4 plus per gallon for diesel is goadi

The big story in shipping right now is Hapag-Lloyd, the German carrier that's the world's fifth-larg

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Captive rail shippers are lobbying Congress to trim the r

Over the course of the last 10 years, whenever the word "convergence" was mentioned in a business co

Captive rail shippers are lobbying Congress to trim the railroads' antitrust immunity - but oddly en

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I audit freight bills for a company that ships

Captive shippers left out in the coldThe railroad industry today finds itself in what many b

The tear gas has dissipated, the injuries have healed, and the criminal charges have been dismissed,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.One of the most common criticisms of the U.S. Department

Two years after the DP World controversy, a new confluence of forces is returning foreign direct inv

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:This addresses a claim that was paid in full, b

One thing that was clear from this month's Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference was this: Six-and-a-hal

Clarifying importer bondsThe article "Old idea is new again" in the March 3 JoC incorrectly

The year is barely 2 months old and interesting issues are already emerging as a trend.Talk