Commentary

If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, supply-chain businesses are well advised to clarify wh

We talk a lot about how 3PLs, software providers and some shippers try to view logistics as a strate

Some people are disappointed that transportation was ignored in this year's election campaign. They

I'm bemused by recent regulatory inquiries, particularly in the state of New York, in matters concer

LONDON --- Europe's railroad operators are fast running out of time to stem the long-term decline in

A bill will come due soon, and indications are that it's one that will have to be paid. It's the bil

Wall Street securities analysts are quick to point out that intermodal growth appears to be slowing.

Short-sea shipping may be getting somewhere - it finally has its own acronym. Speakers at a Maritime

"Standing on a wharf with huge container ships behind him, the Democratic vice presidential candidat

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I read with interest your response to the lesse

Somehow I missed the story earlier this year that a NASCAR track is being proposed for New York's St

It's time to get moving again on supply-chain security. This has obviously been a subject of intense

Unless you've been in a cave the last two years, you've heard about radio-frequency identification t

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Recently, FedEx Corp. released its earnings results for i

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Confidentially speaking, it''s time for the Federal Marit

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.This has turned out to be such an exciting year for trans

One of the most likable characters in the U.S. shipping business has set sail for a new destination.

The Maritime Security Conference and Expo, held last month in New York, has attracted increased turn

At 2:17 on a Wednesday afternoon, the container ship XYZ enters the outer harbor of the Port of Long

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a freight broker and received an invoice

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Years ago, I attended a sales presentation that the distr

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.In reading both submissions to your Sept. 13 letters colu

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.As a professor in transportation and logistics for the pa

For customers of Atlantic and Gulf ports, Oct. 1 turned out to be a lot like . . . a normal Friday.

WASHINGTON -- With scarcely a blink of an eye, the United States and 33 other countries have missed

All but overlooked by the recent courtroom jousting over implementation of the new International Lon

A solution to port delaysThe situation in Southern California ports is now beyond ridiculous

Although baseball may no longer be America's pastime, come October, the nation's attention will turn

International logistics faces enough problems as it is - with surging trade volumes stressing the po

The presidential campaigns are in full swing, and this brings to mind the question of which candidat

Industry would gain from better dataTed Prince's "Counting your costs" column in the Sept. 6

Hurricanes this month have claimed lives and created an expensive mess in the Caribbean, Florida and

In the international trade and logistics world, two new words have been slowly making their way into

Shippers increasingly seek all-in-one logistics providers that can package, assemble, store and tran

U.S. truck transportation was generally deregulated with the passage of the Motor Carrier Act of 198

Why not futures for cargo volumes?Bill Mongelluzzo's mention of the "brightest minds" in the

When I toiled for the Associated Press years ago, I always looked forward to Labor Day. Not because

In recent days, important information about supply-chain security has come to light, and it should b

Transportation is more fragmented than many other industries. Does it pose security risks? If so, ho

Just as no congregation builds a church large enough to seat all those who want to attend services o