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All agree that it's an ambitious lawsuit. Too ambitious, say attorneys for the International Longsho

Recent news stories have illuminated the problems of state governments that are caught between the r

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In the July 9, 2007, issue, I discussed a female traffic

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals didn''t

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Although I agree the warehouse is not the consignee ("War

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Your editorial in Traffic World July 9 ("Anti Trust") app

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have necessitated tremendous efforts and attention toward cargo secur

Not that we needed further evidence in the current partisan political environment, but we are witnes

We've all heard what happens when you assume - you make an ASS out of U and ME. That saying should b

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Your editorial in Traffic World on public-private partner

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:As a freight bill auditor, I am filing a large

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In a transportation world in which shippers and carriers

As one marine terminal operator after another has been snapped up by in-vestment firms for extra-ord

Human beings are the only creatures who believe that they can predict the future. I say "believe," b

When we watch a movie based on historical events, it can be hard to distinguish fact from fiction. T

Two senior shipping executives that I know and admire have been in the news recently, discussing ess

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.One of the truisms in Washington is that getting the lang

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My question concerns section 7 of the bill of l

During the last 80 years, there have been 14 U.S. presidents, seven popes, eight chief justices of t

Cosco isn't leaving Port of SeattleI would like to clarify some remarks about intermodal car

An undervalued yuan offers Beijing great advantages but imposes significant costs on the U.S. econom

As the presidential race gets under way, candidates from both parties are being asked to articulate

The Department of Transportation was created 40 years ago with a mandate to develop a comprehensive

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I''m a woman. I''m also the top transportation

When professors Thomas Speh and Arnold Matz examined the import-warehouse industry in a recent repor

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It''s safe to ship candy canes again, at least this holid

Container lines often take criticism for things that go wrong, so it's only fair to give them credit

I rise in support of our industry, which is so vital to the world economy, and also to plead the cas

The announcement from Copenhagen late last month that A.P. Moller-Maersk was restructuring its top m

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We just got hit - again - by the old discount s

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The trucking industry plays a critical link in the econom

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.When Frederick W. Smith discussed the company''s outlook

Recent Journal of Commerce articles addressing our nation's intermodal infrastructure needs are part

Any time a big company replaces its chief executive, it's news. When two potential future CEOs also

At the Port of Portland, Ore., the numbers don't make sense. In a West Coast port range so starved f

The freight transportation industry has always revolved around numbers. With the increased focus of

The trucking industry plays a critical link in the economic interdependency among the United States,

In most cases, proposed container shipping terminals make sense. Many locations around the world nee

Amid the politics surrounding his departure as executive director of the Maryland Port Administratio

As we look to the future, we read and hear about projections for the doubling or tripling of freight