Commentary

My column of Nov. 9, in which I suggested that perhaps it's time to sunset the Surface Transportatio

Shocking as it may seem, relations between the world's two biggest business partners - the United

Many moons ago, there was a flurry of activity at a small booth at Comdex as the folks at Immersion

While the bureaucrats discuss the ins and outs of China's pending membership in the World Trade Orga

The July acquisition of Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. trade compliance operations by Vastera, the trade mana

What are the key issues in container shipping? There is a litany of answers. Some seem to be rewound

While the bureaucrats discuss the ins and outs of China's pending membership in the World Trade Orga

The July acquisition of Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. trade compliance operations by Vastera, the trade mana

What are the key issues in container shipping? There is a litany of answers. Some seem to be rewound

Next week, 'Black Friday' will mark the traditional opening of the retail holiday season. Today, how

Next week, 'Black Friday' will mark the traditional opening of the retail holiday season. Today, how

Life is full of ironies, and the liner shipping business is certainly no exception. Look what's happ

LONDON -Europe's railways are close to throwing in the towel in the fight to claw back freight from

Life is full of ironies, and the liner shipping business is certainly no exception. Look what's happ

Increasingly, I am hearing thoughtful executives from the rail customer world and from the railroads

Increasingly, I am hearing thoughtful executives from the rail customer world and from the railroads

Next week is 'Beach Week' for the intermodal industry. The Intermodal Association of North America w

Is the container line-financed Internet portal announced this week by Maersk Sealand and four other

The emergence of companies like TradeCard, a business-to-business e-commerce firm that links interna

Every now and then, it's good to sit back and take a broader view of the container shipping business

Next week is 'Beach Week' for the intermodal industry. The Intermodal Association of North America w

Every now and then, it's good to sit back and take a broader view of the container shipping business

Is the container line-financed Internet portal announced this week by Maersk Sealand and four other

The emergence of companies like TradeCard, a business-to-business e-commerce firm that links interna

What do you know about Kuehne & Nagel? I admit that my understanding was quite limited. PIERS stat

I read the article regarding the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement's latest 'idea' abou

Anyone that takes part in the Sunday televised football ritual has seen what professionals can do wi

What do you know about Kuehne & Nagel? I admit that my understanding was quite limited. PIERS stat

I read the article regarding the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement's latest 'idea' abou

Anyone that takes part in the Sunday televised football ritual has seen what professionals can do wi

All of a sudden ports have become a glamour business, offering high growth, handsome margins and glo

All of a sudden ports have become a glamour business, offering high growth, handsome margins and glo

Let's hear it for the 106th Congress! However exasperating its final days of election-inspired parti

Let's hear it for the 106th Congress! However exasperating its final days of election-inspired parti

I've been playing with Lexmark's new Z52 Color JetPrinter ($179) and have discovered that all is not

I've been playing with Lexmark's new Z52 Color JetPrinter ($179) and have discovered that all is not

What does it take to slow a person down? For some, to lose control of a business they built a caree

For starters, let's turn the spotlight on the New World Alliance/Maersk Sealand combo, which appears

As we report in this issue, the much-ballyhooed effort by Rep. Henry Hyde to strip ocean carrier ant

America's next president undoubtedly will help set -- or at least shape -- public policy for years t