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Paying the Price of a Failed Shipper
Colin Barrett |
Q: I’ve read in your past columns that if the shipper fails to pay a carrier’s freight charges, the carrier may collect from the consignee, per Corpus Juris Secundum, 13 C.J.S.
Shadow Boxing
Peter Tirschwell |
There is a disturbing undercurrent in the chaotic scramble in Asia for slot capacity on ocean container lines, at least for shippers: a shortage of containers themselves.
Maritime
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Auctioning Off Arrow Trucking
William B. cassidy |
How do trucking companies exit the industry? One desk, chair and belt buckle at a time.<br /> <br />
Coping With Economies of Scope
Chris Caplice |
Wal-Mart Stores recently started an initiative to take control of the inbound transportation of products from its vendors to its own distribution centers and, in some cases, direct to its own stores.
Trucking News
Under the Bridge
Peter Tirschwell |
As the opening of an expanded Panama Canal nears, with the greater capacity carrying potential to change ocean trade currents between the Pacific and Atlantic, frustration at the Port of New York and
Maritime
Container lines
Weathering the Storm
Gary Ferrulli |
In considering service contract offerings, a consistent pattern emerged recently in the line of questioning among our clients: “Is Carrier X financially stable?
Container lines
Gulf Coast Special: Paradise Lost
Janet Plume |
The grief and anguish South Louisiana residents have experienced for nearly two months as their fragile coastline and its bounty of wildlife drown in BP Deepwater Horizon toxic black goo is as horrify
Convenience vs. Necessity in Cargo Liability
Colin Barrett |
Q: I had to contact you regarding your April 12 article discussing a Supreme Court case involving differences in maritime vs.
Maritime
Trucking News
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Value Chains
Paul Page |
It will not seem remarkable to many that AMR this month placed Apple at the top of its annual rankings for the world’s top 25 supply chains — it’s the third year the technology icon
Schneider’s Reinvention
William B. Cassidy |
Schneider National, one of the largest U.S. trucking companies, reached a 75-year milestone this week not just by surviving tough times but changing with them.<br /> <br />
Trucking News
Black Swans
Theodore Prince |
The term “black swan” has historically referred to something that was impossible.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Shortage Claims: Weigh the Evidence
Colin Barrett |
Q: In the March 8, 2010, issue you wrote about a claim involving palletized freight where the bill of lading prepared by the shipper showed piece count, but the driver signed only for pallets.
Spilling Oil
Paul Page |
The news last week that oil prices on world futures markets dropped further after sharp declines earlier in the month came oddly paired with the latest grim news from the Gulf of Mexico. <br />
Rolling Markets
Peter Tirschwell |
It is a weekly if not daily occurrence: Someone who has spent their career in container shipping or logistics says he or she has never experienced conditions worse, uncertain or more challenging than
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Payment Terms: Stick to the B/L
Colin Barrett |
Q: We’re a shipper, and have a case where our customer is billing us back-freight charges plus an administrative fine for sending a shipment collect when it should have been prepaid.<br />
Filed Doctrine
Paul Page |
You’d hardly know, from all the talk around the transportation world in recent weeks, that we’re living in an era of deregulation. <br /> <br />
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Filing Tariffs
Peter Tirschwell |
It is very LIKELY, although not certain, that by the end of this year most non-vessel-operating common carriers operating in the U.S. will no longer have to publish rate tariffs.
Ambivalence Comes to a Railhead
Tom Finkbiner |
Frustration and irritation are the two words most often used when describing railroad-customer relationships.
Rail News
Time to Get Intelligent
William B. Cassidy |
Business intelligence tools and accurate, integrated data will increasingly empower individuals and organizations in the emerging post-recession economy.
Andy Abbott on Ocean Carrier Service Contract Filing Rule
Peter Tirschwell |
In reporting my column this week on the ocean carrier service contract filing rule, I reached out to Andy Abbott, CEO of Atlantic Container Line, who believes the requirement is unnecessary.
Maritime
Building Confidence
Peter Tirschwell |
Three years ago, I was a speaker at an event in New Delhi called ConQuest, organized by the Indian daily maritime newspaper EXIM.
No Rest for the Weary
Barry Horowitz |
Just when it looked like it was safe to go back into the water, with the U.S.
Brokers, Shippers and Carrier Liability
Colin Barrett |
Q: In a recent speech to a group of 3PLs, a shipper representative spoke of liabilities shippers may face when they use 3PLs or brokers.<br /> <br />
Priced to Move
Paul Page |
The average spot rate for shipping a 40-foot container out of Shanghai to the U.S.
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Fat times for commodities
Joseph Bonney |
Consumer spending, housing starts, inventories -- there's no shortage of economic indicators.
Bailing Out
Paul Page |
The European Union celebrated Europe Day in Washington on May 8 by opening embassies to visitors who received free samples of the best the continent’s countries had to offer.
Honesty in Billing: It’s the Law
Colin Barrett |
Q: About 10 years ago when I did consulting work, I convinced my shipper clients there were legitimate and honest ways to make money on transportation.
Tracking Logistics
Peter Tirschwell |
If anyone doubts where North American freight transportation and logistics is headed, check out what is happening on the windswept plain west of Chicago.
Voinovich, Canada and the Kiwanis
William B. Cassidy |
How close is Sen. George Voinovich, Republican of Ohio, to Canada? Right now, “I feel very, very close to Canada,” he said May 12.<br /> <br />
Just Wrong?
Gary Ferulli |
You would think that after all of the verbal and written complaints of cargo interests in recent months that carriers would be doing everything possible to calm the waters, quiet the rhetoric and simp
Service in Contracts?
Joseph Bonney |
Annual shipper-carrier contracts in the trans-Pacific trade typically take effect May 1 but many cargo interests are still negotiating beyond that deadline, as they've done in previous years.
Trade Without Currency
By Marc Marling and John Erbach |
Consider for a moment the concept that currency is an irrelevant and unnecessary aspect of international sales contracts.
The Ethics of Confidentiality
By Colin Barrett |
Q: A major parcel/less-than-truckload carrier demands full confidentiality on just about all information regarding service agreements.<br /> <br />
Futures Shock
By Peter Tirschwell |
It’s a popular refrain heard amid the extreme container freight rate volatility over the past 18 months: How can this be prevented?
Give Air Cargo a Lift
By James Bacchus |
It took the eruption of a volcano in Iceland with an unpronounceable name to awaken us to what should already have been obvious: Air travel is indispensable to world trade.<br /> <br />
Finding the Right Fit
Ron Cain |
In good economic times, companies can throw money at the latest and greatest in innovations.
Recovery, With a Grain of Salt
Janet Plume |
Early summer is a time of optimism, and the bailout of Greece’s bankrupt economy tempts us to believe the global recession is behind us and the breakbulk sector is cycling into recovery.<br />
Forwarding
Know the Territory
Steve Evans |
One of my favorite musicals is “The Music Man,” which begins with a group of turn-of-the-20th-century salesmen complaining about how folks simply don’t know their territories, played
Forwarding
Lessons Learned?
By Gary Ferrulli |
First-quarter results offer encouraging news for the container shipping industry.
China Logistics Dos and Don’ts
Jon Leong |
In China, the Year of the Tiger is traditionally associated with unpredictability and change.
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