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Feeding frenzy

BY R.G. EDMONSON | Sep 14, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

It is time for the Federal Maritime Commission to fish or cut bait. Three large logistics companies

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Where's the peak season?

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Aug 31, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

carriers' predictions<br><br>It's late August in the eastbound trans-Pacific ocean container trade,

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Tariffs: Still a tool for shippers?

BY R.G. EDMONSON | Aug 31, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Searching for a tariff rate can be nearly as difficult as locating a left-hand monkey wrench. Such a

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Paper money

BY ANNU MANGAT | Aug 24, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

For ocean carriers, the recent rise in freight rates has added some luster to the U.S. wastepaper ex

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'Carriers' market' in trans-Atlantic

BY ANNU MANGAT | Aug 17, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

After several years of battling unfavorable market conditions, trans-Atlantic carriers are enjoying

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Back on the hunt?

BY ANNU MANGAT | Aug 10, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Interest is brewing in whether CP Ships, a savvy force for consolidation in container shipping, will

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The fight of his lift

BY JOSEPH BONNEY | Aug 3, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

After 16 years as president of the International Longshoremen's Association, John Bowers was ready t

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Agent of change

BY JOSEPH BONNEY | Aug 3, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

There's no love lost between John Bowers, president of the International Longshoremen's Association,

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Europe's antitrust review heats up

BY ANNU MANGAT | Aug 3, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

European regulatory authorities are casting a critical eye at longstanding rules that permit shippin

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Coming: new batch of mega-ships

BY ANNU MANGAT | Jul 20, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

The universe is expanding, the prevailing theory of physics says, and so are container ships. A new

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Sticking to script

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Jul 20, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Despite the growing number of large ships scheduled to enter service during the next three years (St

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Full-ahead for MSP

BY R.G. EDMONSON | Jul 6, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

What's remarkable about the new Maritime Security Program is the expedited treatment that Congress i

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Does the FMC mean business?

BY R.G. EDMONSON | Jun 8, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Does the Federal Maritime Commission really mean business? The federal agency that oversees liner sh

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Three weeks and counting

BY WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER | Jun 8, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Evergreen Marine and its customers will be weeks recovering from an International Longshoremen's Ass

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Eastern front

BY JOSEPH BONNEY | Jun 1, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Since John Bowers became president of the International Longshoremen's Association in 1987, the unio

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Still more to do

BY DAN BLEDSOE | May 18, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Six years after its founding as an amalgam of British and Dutch shipping lines, P&O Nedlloyd is the

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Let the public be heard

BY R.G. EDMONSON | May 11, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

The Federal Maritime Commission says it's just an adjustment in its procedural rules, but the action

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Warning: Tight squeeze ahead

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | May 11, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Sweeper ships" was industry jargon that became widely used during last year's trans-Pacific peak shi

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East and west

BY DAN BLEDSOE | Apr 20, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

Trans-Atlantic carriers say they're optimistic that they'll secure a substantial portion of the gene

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Rates going UP

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Apr 6, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT

The economy is sluggish. The nation is at war. Consumers are anxious. Retail stores and warehouses a

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Free time folly

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Mar 16, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

With several marine terminals in the U.S., Stevedoring Services of America suffers every time one of

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They won't be fooled again

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Mar 9, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

Last year, carriers in the eastbound Pacific had a shortage of space but failed to seize the opportu

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Who Will Prevail?

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Mar 2, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

When Sean Quinn heard the rate increase that trans-Pacific carriers are seeking this year, his react

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The FMC's new search engine

BY R.G. EDMONSON | Feb 23, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

Imagine a stack of paper more than 4,100 feet tall - three times the height of Chicago's Sears Tower

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Low bid, any value?

BY CHRIS DUPIN & ANN SACCOMANO | Feb 9, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

Once denigrated for putting price above value, the online auction business is an auction in name onl

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Capacity squeeze?

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Jan 26, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

As Mark Twain might have said if he were dropped into the body of a modern-day shipping industry ana

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For APL, rates need to improve

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Jan 26, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

Reduced capacity, cost cutting, increased attention to yield management and growth in logistics - th

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Maxed out

BY ROBIN EMMOTT | Jan 12, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

Within the business of ocean shipping, few stories stand out more than the growing relevance of the

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Jacobs is out at Neptune Orient

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Jan 12, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

In 1999, Flemming R. Jacobs stunned many in the shipping industry with his decision to leave A.P. Mo

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A pivotal year for P&O Nedlloyd?

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Jan 12, 2003, 7:00 PM EST

Look for a possible public stock offering and a major acquisition by the Anglo-Dutch container shipp

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Winter blahs in trans-Pacific

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Dec 22, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

service-contract negotiations<br><br>Trans-Pacific shippers and carriers pay close attention to U.S.

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Bracing for a storm

BY BILL MONGELLUZZO | Dec 22, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

Marian Duntley, corporate customs manager at Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., is confronting the same issu

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'It's not just a minor tweak'

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Dec 15, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

Six thousand miles long and heavily dependent on refrigerated cargo requiring specialized equipment,

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The quiet carrier

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Dec 15, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is finally living up to its name. For years, the company relayed cargo to

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Out in the cold

BY COURTNEY TOWER | Dec 1, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

Four decades after it opened, the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes navigation system remains one

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Europe dances around antitrust

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Nov 24, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

How big of a deal was the European Commission's decision this month to grant the Trans-Atlantic Conf

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Who was hit the hardest?

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Nov 17, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

As the queues of ships outside West Coast ports have diminished following the 10-day lockout of long

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Recovering costs of the slowdown

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Nov 10, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

The shutdown of West Coast ports last month has created tremendous congestion and additional costs f

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Senator Lines pares back

BY CHRIS DUPIN | Nov 10, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

Senator Lines, the shipping company formed in 1994 after the unification of Germany through the merg

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Ready, willing and able

BY R.G. EDMONSON | Nov 3, 2002, 7:00 PM EST

Less than 24 hours after West Coast ports reopened following the 10-day lockout of longshoremen, a H

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