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There has been hope in recent months that a major goal of U.S. importers -- separating Customs' rele

As online markets for business-to-business use continue to pop up, they're discovering that they nee

If you're shipping products by air from the United States to Europe, the rock-bottom rates you have

Airbus, the European aerospace consortium, is expected this week to approve the commercial launch of

Invensys, a manufacturer of automation equipment, plans to buy Baan Co. NV, the financially struggli

If you've ever met Howard Finkel and suspected there was a wild man behind that shaved head and must

The business of import-export trade facilitation over the Internet is already competitive, but get r

It's cherry-shipping season - time for Los Angeles freight forwarder Dave Moore to organize his annu

While there may be tension over priorities between the ILWU's leadership and its rank and file, no U

A major reason Brian McWilliams is having trouble connecting with his younger membership with tradit

Charles W. Winwood is no longer ''acting'' as deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs. Commissioner Raym

China Shipbuilding Corp., the largest in Taiwan, is seeking a rescuer but making itself less attract

No wonder shippers don't trust the Surface Transportation Board to regulate fairly when it comes to

Alex Fong, a senior official in the Hong Kong government, has a cost-saving tip for U.S. companies t

Peru this week will restart the process of granting a 30-year concession to operate Lima's internati

Air passenger and freight traffic is expected to grow by around 5 percent a year in the coming decad

Airplanes flying through U.S. airspace will be charged for air traffic control services, even if the

David. J. Tolan, chairman of the Carriers Container Council and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, and M. B

THOSE ANGLING to strip container lines of antitrust immunity did not get the boost they hoped for fr

Peter Scott, a slim, fast-talking Englishman in a well-cut suit, doesn't look like a revolutionary.

That long-awaited new Atlantic alliance structure that involves two separate alliances with no less

TNT, the express delivery and logistics subsidiary of TNT Post Group, has announced a range of servi

Although intermodal service exists in Mexico, a single multimodal agent who accepts responsibility f

A loyal U.S. Customs employee, Don Luther likes to emphasize the agency's positive side. But as a st

ShipLogix, a logistics software company, has formed an alliance with Cleveland-based Commercial Tran

The International Longshoremen's Association and East and Gulf coast employers will open contract ne

Greece has hired Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. to be its financial adviser for the sale of a mino

Scandinavian Airlines System this week will begin auctioning off some of its cargo space on its webs

Indications are growing stronger by the day that Panama intends to go forward with a massive project

Imagine an 18,000-TEU containership - 1,300 feet long and 195 feet wide, with more than twice the ca

Brian McWilliams, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was classically hims

Alpha-Trans, the German associate of global logistics group U-Freight, has opened a second office in

In a move to solidify a major Hinterland connection, the port of Hamburg's top stevedore company, th

Circle International said it has opened expanded logistics facilities in Los Angeles, Dallas, Ediso

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV and British Airways PLC are reportedly examining the possibility of a me

The average size of the world's container ships is growing by the month. For carriers the bigger shi

REP. HENRY HYDE, R-Ill., and Rep. Asa Hutchinson sent a letter to House colleagues urging them to su

Every airline passenger who's ever missed a connecting flight knows the downside of hub-and-spoke sy

Amid the volcanic eruption of transportation dot-coms, one idea already seems to have turned to ash