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Commentary
Will Trade for Work
Stephanie Nall |
Losing Ted Kennedy’s seat to the Republican Party is stirring deep angst in the White House and among Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Reality Check
Theodore Prince |
The 1972 song “Stuck in the Middle With You” was a one-hit wonder by Stealers Wheel.
Shippers Rocked and Rolled
Peter Tirschwell |
It’s not every day that I’m minding my own business and my phone rings, and on the other end of the line is the logistics director for one of the world’s largest retailers.
Shipper’s on the Hook After Broker Goes Bust
Colin Barrett |
Q: A broker accepted our load and gave it to another carrier, who is a carrier of ours anyway. The broker went bankrupt since accepting our payment in full, but has not paid its hired carrier.
Predicting Unpredictability
Barry Horowitz |
The first month of any year is typically a time for predictions — predictions about the direction of the stock market; predictions on the outcome of political elections (remember to register and
Inventory Managed
Paul Page |
For the first weeks of January, at least, 2010 is shaping up as the year of inventory for everyone in the supply chain.<br /> <br />
The Humanitarian Logistics Gap
William B. Cassidy |
The chaos in delivering aid to Haitians more than a week after the Jan. 12 earthquake is all too familiar to José Holguín-Veras.
Selling Growth
Peter Tirschwell |
The U.S. economy will gain strength over the course of this year. The United States will get a value-added tax. Home improvement retailers will see a couple of good years.
Parcel Pricing’s Rocky Weight Breaks
Colin Barrett |
Q: A major parcel company offers a big customer discounts and incentives on ground and express service at a modest level — let’s say 10 percent — for weights of one through 20 pounds
Binding Boxes With Red Tape
Susan Kohn Ross |
Over the last year or two, we heard a good deal about fusion centers, locations where the federal government electronically shares details about individuals with state and local governments (which als
Greener Shoots
Paul Page |
There have been some welcome reports of improvement in general shipping trends at the start of 2010, but the more important signs that dark economic clouds may be clearing may be coming far from truck
Incoterms Update: Revision No. 8
Frank Reynolds |
The eighth revision of the Incoterms, the International Chamber of Commerce shipment and delivery terms, is well under way. <br /> <br />
Forwarding
Executive Outlook
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NOW THAT THE NEW DECADE IS UPON US, it’s important to know what breakbulk and heavy-lift industry leaders are seeing in their crystal balls.
Forwarding
Two Winds of China
Sue St. Germain |
The wind turbine market in China needs to be considered from two perspectives, domestic and exports, to fully appreciate its magnitude.<br /> <br />
Goodbye to All That
Janet Plume |
It’s difficult to say whether the 2008-2009 global economic recession will leave the shipping industry with the kind of imprint that World War I left on the British poet Robert Graves, author of
Forwarding
Logistics: Haiti's Lifeline
William B. Cassidy |
Logistics is both the most important factor and the biggest obstacle facing a massive international aid operation rushing emergency supplies to Haiti.
Maritime
Bottom Dollar
Peter Tirschwell |
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, which sent U.S.
Antitrust Law and Inbound Traffic
Colin Barrett |
Q: Some time ago, you answered a question about whether it was legal for consignees to require shippers to use certain carriers to deliver purchased product to their facility or whether this was restr
The West Coast Hangover
Mike Jacob |
Although we all hope for a strong economic recovery in 2010, it is increasingly clear West Coast ports and the trade industries that depend on them won’t be recovering to their previous peaks an
Happy New Year?
Gary Ferrulli |
A few clients and several business friends have asked for my views on where 2010 is heading, and my stock answer is, “If I knew that, I’d bottle it, sell it and be very active in the buyin
Political Checkpoints
Paul Page |
It’s often said that incidents such as the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight provide a wake-up call.
2020 Vision
Marty Graham |
With the rising cost of operations, tough decisions lie ahead for the entire air freight industry that will affect capacity on a global level. However, as the U.S.
Regulatory Watch List Raises Threat Level
Susan Kohn Ross |
It may be easier to talk about the things we know will happen in 2010 than to try to guess what might be coming.
Warehouse Walls Closing In
Jon DeCesare |
Battered by the economic downturn, the U.S. industrial real estate market faces its greatest challenges in decades.
Sea of Red Must Give Way to Sea Change — or Else
Neil Dekker |
Simply put, 2009 was the worst year in container shipping history.
Third-Party Hangover
Dick Armstrong |
For the first time since Armstrong & Associates began tracking the U.S. third-party logistics market in 1995, revenue declined on a year-over-year basis.
Painting a New Cyclical Landscape
Lakshman Achuthan |
Following the cyclical upturns in ECRI’s leading indexes, the U.S. economic revival has begun to gain strength despite lingering skepticism about its viability.
The Impact Delayed
Paul Page |
This year’s Annual Review & Outlook comes at a critical time not only in the transportation and shipping world but also in the broad trading economy.
Deregulation Celebrates a Dubious Anniversary
Tom Finkbiner |
Under attack from seemingly every side, is 2010 a Waterloo for the freight transportation industry? <br /> <br />
The Second Wave
Peter Tirschwell |
Geraldine Knatz, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, was referring only to seaports but could just as easily have been speaking for the entire industry when she wrote in her commentary for
Wal-Mart's Direct Purchasing Challenge
William B. Cassidy |
Wal-Mart Stores is quickly setting the tone for the shipping industry in the New Year by working to cut even deeper into its transportation and logistics spending.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
100 Percent Right
Peter Tirschwell |
The idea of scanning 100 percent of ocean containers coming into the country didn’t get what could be termed a ringing endorsement recently.
Why Insure, or Not?
Colin Barrett |
Q: As a long-time reader of your column, I must admit I rarely disagree with your advice and assessment of a question.
Rate Game Theory
Ted Prince |
The celebration of the new year is a time-honored tradition across centuries, going back at least 4,000 years to ancient Babylon.
Stimulating a Better Plan
Peter Morici |
American workers face a jobless recovery, and more stimulus spending won’t fix what’s broke.<br /> <br />
Tipping Scales
Paul Page |
Transportation is all about scale, right? It’s a basic lesson buyers, sellers and even a few journalists learn about the fundamental mathematics of shipping. <br /> <br />
Trusting Carriers
Peter Tirschwell |
When Europe deregulated liner shipping in late 2008, some shippers hoped the U.S. would quickly follow suit. They trusted the U.S.
Contract- vs. Common-Carrier Insurance
Colin Barrett |
Q: I’ve read with much interest your columns regarding so-called BMC-32 motor carrier insurance, because I recently tried to invoke payment of a claim under the BMC-32 endorsement.<br />
Transport’s Generation Next
Tom Finkbiner |
Human generations are defined in 25-year increments. That is the average time it takes for each generation to mature and start the next generation.
Uncommon Regulatory Customs
Susan Kohn Ross |
As 2009 winds down, many trade professionals wonder what 2010 will hold in terms of regulating the movement of goods in and out of the country.
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