Commentary

Ship 'monstrosities' don't make senseYour article on ships' behavior and parametric rolling

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Let''s start where I left off last week, giving you a pre

There is a concept in the international trade lexicon called drawback. It allows a company to obtain

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.A couple of months ago I attended Yellow Freight''s Trans

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The article "Retooling the Gateway" in your May 5th issue

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Mike Regan''s commentary, "Get Career Insurance," (April

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Thanks for your coverage of our recent research into the

Ocean freight rates in 2003 will be much higher. As many companies are concluding their annual contr

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a freight forwarder distributing copiers

Some of us on the leading edge of the Baby Boom may remember that Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon had a

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a lumber dealer. We buy a carload of lum

If I had a nickel for every time someone claimed to have founded, been part of, or had the answer to

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.It''s time for my movie trailer of just a few of the comi

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.What do companies want in a logistician? Have those needs

Clarification on APL China caseThe reference in the last paragraph of "Bigger Ships? Rock an

LONDON - Their airline customers are being sucked into a SARS-driven crisis even as they lick their

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The effect of Sept. 11 still echoes across the country. T

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I read with interest Mike Regan's commentary, "Get Career

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.It was fascinating to read Mr. Pickering's April 21 lette

To what extent is Canada a reliable partner of the U.S. in matters of trade security? With Canada th

The dawning of the so-called Air Cargo Age occurred in 1945, immediately after the end of World War

There's a saying in the shipping industry that "freight doesn't vote." Well, I certainly don't expec

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I just finished reading your April 14 column ab

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.In its zeal to portray remote control operations as unsaf

WASHINGTON - Some good news: there's an agreement in the works between the Bureau of Customs and Bor

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My group is conducting an intensive post-audit.

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The maritime industry made great strides at West Coast po

Big ships aren't always better Peter Tirschwell nailed it in his column in the April 7-13 is

My friend Don Chakas sent me an item from one of the final Blue Star Line internal newsletters last

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have a shipper that is subject to an off-bil

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Can''t We All Get Along?As a former railroad empl

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Just when the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Postal

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Do you believe in the importance of insurance? Do you hav

Not a victimless offenseI have read Peter Tirschwell's column in the March 31-April 6 Journa

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Woo-hoo, we''re No. 6! All right, I''d rather be No. 1. B

A significant change will occur next year in global textile and apparel trade. The U.S. must elimina

Two weeks ago in this column we began delving into the biggest question in regard to security of int

After nearly a five-year period during which property and casualty premiums declined dramatically, b

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I am compelled to challenge the conclusions set forth in

It was only a single comment, but it said a lot. Asked in a congressional hearing last month about h