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A few weeks ago I participated in a Web seminar that discussed the new radio-frequency identificatio

We must be prepared for terrorist attackImagine for a moment that it is 2009, only a few day

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.One of the biggest question marks hanging over the cargo

Anyone who has a vested interest in the development of a coherent, intelligent approach to cargo sec

LONDON - Transport is expected to get top billing at a European Union summit in December as leaders

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Where have we been lately? Well, we''re glad you asked.

When the Cold War ended, critics of the Export Administration Act argued that export controls - orig

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I recently had a conversation with a vice presi

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.For years, shippers have sought ways to reduce transporta

The U.S. is in the beginning stages of a debate about what is generally referred to as "short-sea" s

Insurers have been going through a number of mergers and consolidations, a trend I find troubling. E

Why pick on longshoremen?My office has a subscription to The Journal of Commerce as I'm sure

WASHINGTON -- The fate of the long-proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas may be decided this week

The global shipping industry during the last year has had to change systems and procedures to improv

This session of Congress is unusual in that all three transportation authorizations - highway and tr

No one was surprised when the United Steelworkers union endorsed Dick Gephardt for the Democratic pr

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My company is in the freight bill payment proce

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.John Schulz''s article in the Oct. 27 issue ("Trucking''s

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Thank you for your good work on the Nov. 3 article on the

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers gathering this week for the annual meeti

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.What will the logistics field look like in 10 years? The

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Petitioners operating as NVOCCs seeking the ability to do

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The Oct. 27 editorial ("Wild Things") offered great poeti

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Is there finally a recovery in the U.S. economy after a d

How would you define "supply-chain security?" Today whenever I ask that question of importers, the f

OTTAWA - Canada's shippers, ports and ocean carriers are finding out why waiting for the federal gov

Container ports are a national treasure. They efficiently handle low-cost imports that make American

I was recently asked a perfectly intelligent question: "A terrorist isn't going to tell you he's put

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I am a broker and have a customer who ships foo

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.John Gallagher''s article, "Network Builder" (Oct. 27), m

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The Carmack controversy that Traffic World has highlighte

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Perhaps the most telling thing about the praise for James

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.We journalists often are accused of not knowing nearly as

Following last year's 10-day lockout of West Coast dockworkers, one might think the International Lo

The recent introduction of terrorism insurance has created a backlog of unanswered inquiries from vi

The urgent need to "do something" after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks led to a flurry of new laws,

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.American manufacturing jobs may be being exported oversea

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The good news for some transport interests is that the Bu

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:This regards your July 7 discussion about wheth

McLean was ahead of his timeIn the Sept. 29 Journal of Commerce, you correctly noted the ind