Commentary

An particularly important event took place in late September in Oxford, England. The Oxford Internat

With just a couple of Class 1 railroads still to report their third-quarter results, there appears t

With just a couple of Class 1 railroads still to report their third-quarter results, there appears t

Bernie Dolling, a corporate recruiter for Menlo Logistics, says that as the logistics business has g

Like many containership operators, Zim Israel Navigation Co. is profiting from a prolonged growth in

The U.S. economy continues its longest-ever period of strength. Experts agree we have technology and

On behalf of the American Association of Exporters and Importers, I'm writing to express our disappo

On one level, all seemed well at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., on

At first glance, there didn't seem to be any connection between two topics - the crisis in the Middl

It's almost six months since Vladimir Putin took over as Russia's elected president, promising, amon

Have you ever thought about what computing would be like without sound? No beeps, bonks or oinks to

Watch out, America - here comes P&O Ports. In fact, ports and ship lines throughout the world should

Less than two years ago, the World Trade Centers Association launched TradeCard, a response to assoc

As the presidential campaign enters its final weeks, the ''spin doctors'' are feverishly working to

Last Sunday I took a two-hour drive to Felixstowe for a reception commemorating the maiden call of Y

There is one certain way to tell if the leaders of the container shipping industry believe they are

A lot of serious students of the U.S. railroad industry like to say that the business model is broke

Dear Mr. Armbruster: The Federal Express Corp. was deeply disappointed and frankly surprised with yo

In the world of word-smithing, there is an expression: ''round words.'' It's usually used in a derog

It's the middle of the night. You hear a noise. Your wife nudges you, because there's no way she's g

I just spent three days out of the office. As expected, I missed numerous voicemail messages and cam

U.S. companies are optimistic about Latin America. In the first half of this year, they pumped over

No matter how sophisticated logistics becomes, transportation companies must execute it correctly. B

The latest in a series of presentations to journalists by P&O Nedlloyd executives responsible for in

Importers and customs brokers should be very concerned about the loss of the field national import s

If Benny Holland and Clyde Fitzgerald hadn't become officials at the International Longshoremen's As

In an article titled 'Competition goes global' (JoC Week, October 2-8), the headquarters of Global F

Exporters, on guard! More free-trade agreements are on their way.Ordinarily, that would seem

Finally, a CD writer that won't turn your discs to coastersThey've always been there, loomin

As baseball's regular season comes to an end and post-season play commences, much discussion is focu

Few deny that when it comes to processing international parcels, the U.S. Customs Service is far les

As the JoC Group's 11th annual Breakbulk conference opens in New Orleans, there are certain things t

With the summer doldrums over, and even the British forming an orderly queue to return to their desk

Welcome to Breakbulk Week. I have taken the liberty of nicknaming this issue of JoC Week in recognit

Rail customers, investors, executives and others on Tuesday will get a good idea about what the futu

Some good might yet come from the sinking of the Greek ferry Express Samina off the Aegean island of

A new U.S. air carrier will be able to start flying to China next April 1. Four carriers - American

Now that I'm addicted to my Palm IIIc, I've begun searching for ways to turn it into more of a compa

Canadian National Railway has received a lot of attention for improving its ratio of expenses to rev

A major barrier to global e-commerce has been the difficulty of offering an all-inclusive, delivered