Commentary

There is no doubt that President Bush's tax cut plan will continue to spark debate about whether his

We are rapidly approaching the two-year anniversary of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, implemented on

Is shipping sexy? Who wants to work in shipping? What image does a career in shipping conjure up?

The Clinton administration, in its closing months, negotiated a free trade pact with Jordan but it

The nation's railroads owe a big 'thank you' - if not hugs and kisses - to the folks running the var

Only a week or so ago, reporters were dubbing Robert Zoellick the 'virtual' U.S. Trade Representati

Centralized distribution is at the heart of a turnaround strategy for Peapod Inc., a struggling Inte

After reading JoC Week's annual Review & Outlook issue cover to cover, some 150 industry viewpoints

Events like the New York Traffic Club dinner earlier this month make you sit back and wonder if ther

Much has been said within the industry and the media about the rapid growth of China Shipping Group

Much has been said within the industry and the media about the rapid growth of China Shipping Group

Centralized distribution is at the heart of a turnaround strategy for Peapod Inc., a struggling Inte

After reading JoC Week's annual Review & Outlook issue cover to cover, some 150 industry viewpoints

Events like the New York Traffic Club dinner earlier this month make you sit back and wonder if ther

European governments are getting serious about boosting the railroad industry's share of the contine

Last week I wrote about overcapacity in the container shipping industry, and argued that the concern

Efforts to reform Customs got a big boost last month when an ad hoc group of companies and trade ass

John Bradford, corporate transportation manager for testing equipment manufacturer Teradyne Inc., he

These are pivotal times for the U.S. Export-Import Bank. So says James Harmon, the bank's departing

The University of Michigan issued its periodic Consumer Satisfaction Index last week. While the ind

It's a busy time right now for shipyards and shipowners. The pace at which new ships are coming off

Destination: Cuba Crowley Liner Services is not the only company that has filed applications with th

The U.S. government lost one of its most capable export control specialists this month when Roger Ma

When two of the grand old names of American shipping announced recently that they had merged, there

The Clinton administration had barely taken office in 1993 when a report from a commission on reinve

A restaurant I knew and liked recently closed its doors. That's too bad, because I liked the food, a

Last week's column on the lack of a national transportation policy drew tart response from JoC Onlin

CP Ships' acquisition of a minority stake in FastShip has been heavily reported by the press in rece

International letters of credit can be vexing, time-consuming and costly. And, according to Roy Beck

You're likely to hear a lot of debate in the coming weeks about President Bush's plan to implement t

Today's ocean transportation is a far cry from the era of iron men, wooden ships and cargo that had

The gathering crisis in Europe's airline business claimed another big scalp this past week with the

Trade Scene by Richard Lawrence A resurrection of 201 in '01?Section 201 of U.S. trade law

Joseph Miniace, president of the Pacific Maritime Association, made a very intuitive statement rece

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case that is of major importance to the U.S. importing com

The transportation world, if not the entire United States, still is waiting for a national transport

It's been a long time, but finally there is confirmed word that CP Ships is about to enter the Asia-

Pop quiz: Which South American country grew the fastest in 2000? Brazil would be a popular guess. A

What's the real story? It's always interesting to watch the evolution of a fast-breaking news story.

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