Commentary

Overshadowed by grander themes in an impassioned speech on global poverty and peace the other night

Fidel Castro this week stuck his rhetorical thumb in the United States' eye once again.Some

While non-governmental organizations prepare massive demonstrations at Seattle against a new round o

For those of you who missed it, two weeks ago was Boss' Day. Judging by the offices I have seen arou

Two recent cases regarding the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, known as OPA '90, will have a significant

The idea behind the House Republicans' bid to cut congressional salaries isn't a bad one: At a time

Good bye, Glass-Steagall. Hello to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.It seemed like it woul

Cuba is a society in contradiction between its official ideology and its unofficial economic realiti

It seems like such a simple idea. Make it so there's just one place where importers and exporters ca

The Food and Drug Administration has wisely decided to hold a series of public meetings this fall to

Linda Paralez found an agency wrapped in red tape when she went to work for Seattle's Department of

There is a critical issue that affects the maritime industry now and will affect it even more in the

E-commerce: simply put, the ability for someone you never see, talk to or know to sell you goods, si

Since the Industrial Revolution, every decade has had its unique defining characteristics - innovati

No one is going to accuse Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., of patience when it comes to the Ocean Shipping R

European air transport, for long rigged by airline-owning governments, has an air of the Wild West a

Industrial espionage is an intangible problem that companies and governments are reluctant to admit

When will the railroad industry finally get it right?That question must be foremost in shipp

Ever since Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing's Communist leaders have been promisi

I read with interest the article ''Alaskans prepare to tax cruise visitors'' (Oct. 12, Shipcard Sect

In Luxembourg until recent times, the Dancing Procession of Echternach, an annual religious pilgrima

Last week I detailed the doings of China Shipping Group, that Shanghai-based organization with an ap

Prodded by the science establishment, the State Department has again expressed interest in acquiring

Does Asia matter?Eurocentrists ready to write off any promising growth future for Asia point

The battle between carriers and shippers over costs has generated an unintended side effect that cou

You wouldn't want to have been in Nicholas White's shoes earlier this month. But there's at least on

The new round of global trade negotiations expected to be launched late next month will provide a un

We're just five weeks away from America's largest trade fair ever - the trade ministers' meeting in

The Court of International Trade should be commended for standing up last week, in its ruling in the

Efforts to launch a new round of World Trade Organization negotiations are gaining momentum. A numbe

The sheer audacity of cental bankers occasionally takes the breath away.Michel Camdessus, ma

In fewer than 10 weeks the United States will honor its Panamanian treaty commitments by terminating

On the surface, it might appear that the Asian financial crisis had little effect on Hyundai Merchan

A campaign to seize control of dredging in the Port of New York & New Jersey reached a crescendo thi

When railroad people want to point out that there isn't much difference between one railroad and ano

All the international hand-wringing about the military coup in Pakistan has an air of hypocrisy abou

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have a crucial position in the Chinese economy. They are the key driv

Normally, I'm pretty happy when I hear that yet another Web site is planning to become free, and ins

The scandal over accusations of multibillion-dollar Russian money-laundering is having an impact in

EVA - economic value added - is rapidly becoming the preferred measure of how well a company is perf