Commentary

The article ''U.S. Customs Could Learn from Canadian Cousin'' (March 22, Page 9) is so true. A perfe

There is talk of a miracle on Red Square. Russia, after years of disarray, is about to enter a new e

ou know that cargo security has come into the mainstream once Hollywood gets into the act. The theft

ustoms in the weeks ahead will reach out to the trade community to build support for a proposed prog

One can see how hopes would have been high as Rep. Henry Hyde's full Judiciary Committee hearing on

Undeniably, there are deep social, cultural and economic ties between the United States and the Euro

The International Monetary Fund has just concluded a bruising five-month battle over who should succ

American interests at home and in South America have been increasingly threatened by ongoing, interr

The public is being fed a diet of misleading and downright wrong information and analysis by many so

t first blush, the notion of developing a shipyard in Brooklyn seems as preposterous as New York May

sia appears to be back on a stable economic keel, but there are some worrying problems just below th

The Transportation Research Board, along with the U.S. departments of Defense and Transportation, he

There is a positive story about Africa that deserves to be heard amid the reports of war, famine, di

The World Water Forum, which just opened in The Hague, Netherlands, has once again focused attention

In trade, as in everything else, it's a waste of time bolting the barn door after the horse has bolt

I probably shouldn't be getting general business information from the New York Daily News, a newspap

n deciding to impose a 15-month moratorium on mergers involving major railroads, the Surface Transpo

As one who has been involved in the maritime industry for more than 55 years, much of it in New York

These three little words can give you nightmares, especially if you're not equipped to deal with the

ne of Europe's last lingering monopolies, the state postal service, is facing certain death at the h

Sometimes, things really are as they appear to be.I reached that conclusion after sitting th

he Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today on a case with far-reaching potential for U.S.

Last year's publicized reports of disclosures of sensitive national-security information from Los Al

Every weekday, in morning and evening rush hours, urban motorists all over Western Europe sit in tra

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have come under attack from a panel of economists

We read with interest your editorial of March 13, ''Tankers and safety'' (Page 6). The Chamber of Sh

t was a mark of economist Geoffrey H. Moore's professionalism and dedication that he kept working pr

Dinner is about to begin. The hostess steps to the right of her chair and looks at the man waiting b

he election of Chen Shui-bian as the new president of Taiwan is a milestone. For the first time in 5

As Congress prepares to approve more than $1 billion in military aid to Colombia for the ''war on dr

A casual two-line press release issued by China Ocean Shipping Co. several weeks back has got tongue

The fable is told by an ancient Sanskrit writer of the small crow that disposed of its enemy, the bi

dozen Asian nations agreed this month to take a more coordinated approach in their efforts against a

bold majority of Brazilian lawmakers just stood up unflinchingly for one thing they believe in: nepo

Trade laws, especially the anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws, were once thought of as the so

The Internal Revenue Service says 83 percent of Americans pay their taxes voluntarily. While that ma

Taiwan holds its national election for president Saturday. Although this should be heralded as one o

We in the shipping industry operate in a business environment of increasing regulatory requirements

f you subscribe to the school of thought that says there are no problems, only opportunities, then t

t isn't exaggerating to say that a new era may be dawning in the long and often tense relationship b