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Commentary
Finding the Right Fit
Ron Cain |
In good economic times, companies can throw money at the latest and greatest in innovations.
Driving Away Trade
Stephanie Nall |
President Obama says increasing exports would increase employment. He’s right. Jobs tied to exports of goods or services pay more than average.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Taking Stock
By Paul Page |
It may be the most pressing question in the goods shipping business today, more important than concerns over pricing or capacity and probably even direction of your 401(k).
Y2K + X
By Ted Prince Theodore |
Ten years ago, the world avoided the feared electronic Armageddon of Y2K. For many, however, the joy was short-lived.
Crime and Punishment
By Colin Barrett |
Q: I think I may be in trouble.<br /> <br />
Dirty Air
By Peter Tirschwell |
In advance of this week’s congressional hearing on a bill to amend federal law to allow ports to implement the type of overarching local regulation of trucking proposed by the Port of Los Angele
Coming Clean?
Peter Tirschwell |
You have to wonder what Federal Maritime Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr.
Cautious Optimism
William B. Cassidy |
A quick survey on the eve of NASSTRAC’s 2010 conference and exposition found “cautious optimism” replacing the exuberant pessimism of 2009.
Eruption and Disruption
Peter Tirschwell |
The clouds of volcanic ash that all but shut down European airspace were just the latest reminder of the unpredictability in supply chains.
Air Cargo
Air Cargo Carriers News
The Intermodal Revolution: Phase II
Tom Finkbiner |
Every 30 years or so, since the early 19th century, rail transportation sees evolutionary changes that come together to push the industry into a new era.
Rail News
Air’s Premium
Paul Page |
One of the more common, devalued words in the transportation, logistics and shipping world is “solutions.” <br /> <br />
Air Cargo
Air Cargo Carriers News
Calming the Seas
Barry Horowitz |
OK, everyone, it’s time to calm down, take a few deep breaths, close your eyes for a moment and just chill.
Maritime
Container lines
Forwarding
Exceptions to the Rule: Electronic Signatures
Colin Barrett |
Q: We are a manufacturer that ships mostly to grocery warehouses via truckload or less-than-truckload carriers.<br /> <br />
Ash Refugees
Paul Page |
In Kenya, exporters in the country's huge flower shipping industry are said to have burned 400 tons of flowers over the weekend because they could not get flights to Europe and the flowers were going
End the Booking Madness
Peter Tirschwell |
If I book A FLIGHT with an airline and then don’t show up, I forfeit the fare. If I book a flight and then have to change it later, I pay a fee.
Maritime
Forwarding
Customs’ Vigilance and Vagaries
Susan Kohn Ross |
At a recent trade association luncheon, a senior Customs manager from the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach provided some statistics and background about Customs operations. <br /> <br />
North American ports
Deep Enough?
Paul Page |
The great global downturn of 2008-2009 may have been the steepest, most widespread economic decline the world has seen in 60 years, but don’t tell that to Seaspan’s Gerry Wang. <br />
Maritime
Container lines
Deceptive Advertising? Do the Math.
Colin Barrett |
Q: The promotional practices of 3PLs — brokers, if you will — seem to me to be taking some strange and maybe illegal turns.<br /> <br />
Blaming Game
Paul Page |
When Maersk Line Chief Operating Officer Marcus Engelstoft opened a shipping conference in London by saying a look back to assess the industry’s economic pain over the past two years was “
Maritime
Container lines
Communications Failure
Gary Ferrulli |
There is a famous scene in the 1967 movie “Cool Hand Luke” in which Strother Martin as the sadistic prison camp warden tells Luke, played by Paul Newman, “What we’ve got
Damn Lies
Paul Page |
Benjamin Disraeli is supposed to have said there are three kinds of lies: “lies, damn lies and statistics.” Mark Twain is the one who says Disraeli said that, however, and some very solid
Container lines
Air Cargo
Shorter Seas
Peter Tirschwell |
Altogether, the threat of global warning, pollution and highway congestion seem to create a tailor-made situation for trucks to be diverted to barges on waterways.
Carmack Vs. COGSA
Colin Barrett |
Q: I’ve read there’s a case before the Supreme Court on whether carrier liability for a railroad move under an international through bill of lading involving connecting maritime service sh
Blogging the Marine Highway
William B. Cassidy |
The nation's top transportation official is making a big push for marine highways, in speeches, in interviews and now online.<br /> <br />
Transportation Health
Theodore Prince |
The drama surrounding health care reform seems to have raised the volume of political discourse in the U.S. while lowering civility.
Growing Small
Peter Tirschwell |
If an iPod can hold a bookcase full of CDs and a Kindle a small library of books, how long will it be before fewer trucks and containers are needed to move these and countless other products that are
Letters
x |
<strong>Different Companies, Separate Labor Laws</strong><br /> <br />
Taxes and Reported Freight Charges
Colin Barrett |
Q: In the Jan. 11 and Feb.
Armageddon Now?
Paul Page |
When a Journal of Commerce reporter went to a Senate Finance Committee hearing last week on the pressing issue of what needs to be done to improve the United States’ exporting capabilities, he c
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Revisiting Kirby — Shippers and NVOs
Marc G. Marling and Michael Hipps |
The U.S.
Trade Ambassador
Paul Page |
Anyone wondering where questions surrounding U.S.
Bankruptcy by Numbers
Colin Barrett |
Q: I read your column in the Feb.
TIGER’s Big Leap
Peter Tirschwell |
When Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the TIGER grant awardees on Feb. 17, those who have long wished for a national freight transportation policy might have had reason for optimism.
Economy Chips Away at Wood Chips
Hakan Ekstrom |
The international financial crisis put a damper on the global trade of wood chips used for pulp manufacturing in 2009.
Forwarding
Do You Need DSU?
Jason Gibbons |
Among the many issues to consider during the planning and transportation of project cargo, insurance is sometimes a last-minute consideration.
Forwarding
New Suit
x |
<em>“Got a bran’ new suit<br /> Got a bran’ new tie<br /> Got a bran’ new twinkle in my eye<br /> Do you know the reason why?…”</em><br /> <br />
Forwarding
Schneider's 'Green Wheels'
William B. Cassidy |
Schneider National is looking for fuel savings close to the road — from its wheels.
TPM’s Passion Play
Barry Horowitz |
While I haven’t seen the results from surveys taken at this month’s Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference, I think it’s safe to say most of the 1,400-some attendees not only enjoyed the
Peak Planning
Paul Page |
The peak shipping season that seemed so chaotic and confused last fall is making more sense as companies view 2009 from a greater distance, and the greater perspective on one of the most difficult yea
‘Trashing’ Freight Claims
Colin Barrett |
Q: About a year ago I submitted the following question to a well-known lawyer specializing in freight claims: For what period of time must we, as a 3PL handling loss/damage claims on behalf of our cli
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