Commentary

After this edition, The Journal of Commerce will take on a new form. The daily print version will gi

The Three Stooges had three famously ineffective methods of arranging what to say or do in unison. T

News that Canadian Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have invested in Arzoon - a priv

he ocean transportation community should take a lesson from the successful effort to win approval in

fter this edition, The Journal of Commerce will take on a new form. The daily print version will giv

Internet access becomes easier every day as hardware manufacturers begin to roll out simple, no-fril

President Clinton recently made history by being the first president to announce a federal governmen

The European Union has invested so much politically in the single-currency idea that the less-than-s

The Journal of Commerce has consistently represented the shipowners' and stevedoring companies' view

To say that Americans generally know very little about Asia may be understating the obvious.

The revolution upending business today is not simply the Internet or the genesis of thousands of dot

nited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan started out with warm words last week when he addressed a

overnments usually cheer when former national state monopolies transform themselves into successful

On Dec. 31, the Panama Canal was transferred to the government of Panama in compliance with the Cart

There is a high-octane issue stirring at the port of New York and New Jersey that has generated few,

Never in its history has the International Monetary Fund faced such strong criticism on so many fron

Daniel McCosh's May 15 article ''Navistar adjusts to LTL problems'' (Page 3) highlights the challeng

Why is Sierra Leone, a country blessed with diamond riches, disintegrating into social chaos despite

t's not over yet, not by a long shot.The 237-197 vote in the House of Representatives Wednes

For months now, Russia's government ministers have not exactly been singing the famous song of those

I'm about the biggest fan there is of distributing information digitally, but I have to admit that I

hile attention has been focused on the proposed merger of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Canad

he Federal Reserve has increased the federal funds rate by 1.75 percentage points in less than a yea

A recent profile of Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, talked about his interest in Ayn Rand.

Despite the claims of advocates, permanent normal-trade-relations (NTR) status is only one element o

Much of the transport world is focused on the dramatic court battle being waged over the 15-month ra

It takes a licking, but keeps on ticking. No, I'm not talking about a Timex watch. I'm referring to

Europe has been afflicted by a bout of soul searching, handwringing and navel gazing as it contempla

t may have looked as if Swiss voters were just acting in their own self-interest the other day when,

Policy-makers know that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. The problem with histor

ew Jersey's largest newspaper just invited the governors of New York and New Jersey to a summit meet

It will launch a ''new era'' of U.S. trade with Africa and the Caribbean, says President Clinton. It

We've seen a great deal of controversy recently about whether states should be able to collect sales

In response to Carroll A. Campbell Jr.'s article, ''Does Congress want to shut the door to China?''

Only in a world where AIDS can be declared a national-security issue could you expect to hear so muc

Uneasy lies the head that wears the Internet crown.Mere months after the business-to-busines

on't jump to conclusions when your waiter fails to get your order right. He may not be looking down

hese are troubling times for liner shipping conferences. The conference system is under sustained re

here's a growing sense that Congress, in a critical vote this week, will grant China the same kind o

The May 5 opinion article by Helen Atkinson (''Warning: Beware of geeks armed with Web sites,'' Page