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Commentary
Foreign Forwarder Should Register in US
Colin Barrett |
Q: I am a lifelong forwarder, born and raised in a major European port. In 1986, I became an owner of a company.
Demanding Discipline
Peter Tirschwell |
How many times have you sat in an industry conference and heard a carrier executive say the words, “Rates are unsustainable.
Intermodal’s New Frontier
Ted Prince |
The intermodal industry will convene next week for the annual Intermodal Expo in Anaheim, Calif. — literally in the shadow of Disneyland.
Whose Exports?
Paul Page |
Anyone looking for a true economic recovery in business landing on U.S. shores may be looking in the wrong direction.
Cargo We Don't Want
William B. Cassidy |
Hundreds of idled container ships may be picking up a different kind of cargo — invasive species that could be spread around the globe when those ships go back into service.<br /> <br />
Maritime
One Well-Connected World
William B. Cassidy |
Economic research is proving it's not a small world, after all, just a well-connected one. <br /> <br />
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Missed Opportunities
Barry Horowitz |
One of the more unfortunate consequences of our industry’s deep downturn is the waning attendance at industry conferences.
Solid Track
Paul Page |
CSX was the first large transportation company to release its earnings in this fall’s financial reporting season, and that’s as it should be given what has happened to the economy over the last two ye
Bankruptcy or Not, Shipper Must Pay
Colin Barrett |
Q: We’re a freight bill auditing and payment service. Our shipper client was asked by the consignee to ship collect via their selected carrier.
Devaluing the Yuan Dynasty
Peter Morici |
As the dollar falls against the euro, yen and other major currencies, China and other emerging economic powers holding lots of dollars and U.S.
Repairing the Damage
Peter Tirschwell |
Is there a better way for ocean container carriers and shippers to do business with one another? The answer has to be yes.
Liability: Does Illness Absolve Carrier in Wreck?
Colin Barrett |
Q: We recently lost a shipment in a truck wreck. The truck crashed into a highway bridge support when the driver lost control.
Rebrokering: Why Risk It?
Colin Barrett |
Q: In several recent columns you’ve suggested pretty strongly that shippers should forbid their carriers, and their brokers, from brokering or rebrokering shipments.
Calendar Flip
Paul Page |
Welcome to 2010.
Diversion Options
Peter Tirschwell |
Has the diversion of containerized imports from West Coast to East Coast ports come to a halt? Probably the most discussed trend in U.S.
Due Diligence Gets Its Due
Susan Kohn Ross |
Customs brokers and importers have long operated under the reasonable-care standard. Exporters and freight forwarders have been required to meet the you-cannot-self-blind standard.
"In 100 Yards, Hit the Bridge"
William B. Cassidy |
Trucks have rammed into low bridges 46 times this year in Westchester County, New York, doing enough damage that New York state is considering severe penalties against truckers.<br /> <br />
Trucking News
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Dangerous Liaisons
John McLaurin |
During this economic crisis, while port tenants are fighting for survival and the City of Los Angeles is furloughing workers, the Port of Los Angeles continues to operate in a world of its own —
Maritime
Recovering Exports
Paul Page |
Sitting at the back of the room at last week’s annual East Coast Maritime Conference organized by The Journal of Commerce, one shipper had a clear view of an economic recovery coming from a direction
Screening Needs a Stimulus
John Knab |
The 9/11 Commission Act’s mandate that 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft be screened for explosives by August 2010 reflects a critical security need of the U.S.
Clean Victory
Peter Tirschwell |
If there was a single, overwhelming piece of evidence arguing against changing federal law to allow ports to regulate trucking, it came last week at a press conference on the occasion of the one-year
Slow Steaming
Gary Ferrulli |
I see several business articles each week from the U.S., Europe and Asia reporting one optimistic piece of information or another, most giving the impression that we are at or near the bottom of the e
Is 'Supply Chain' Obsolete?
William B. Cassidy |
<blockquote> <div>“Don’t shackle yourself to the notion of a chain.”</div> </blockquote><br />
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Hawaii's Harbor Problems
William B. Cassidy |
Plans to renovate Hawaii's harbors could cause headaches for Aloha State shippers and shipping lines.
Maritime
Acting as Broker Puts Forwarder in a Bind
Colin Barrett |
Q: As a domestic freight forwarder, I have been informing shippers that because my company is considered by law to be a motor carrier, and deemed “a carrier to the shipper and a shipper to the carrier
Letters to the Editor
JOC Team |
Long Beach Welcomes Owner-Operators
Seeking Civility
Ted Prince |
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the level of civility in our society.
Intermodal’s Lure
Peter Tirschwell |
Intermodal, the movement of cargo domestically in containers via rail, is sensitive to fuel prices as shippers are drawn to its low fuel costs compared to over-the-road trucking.
Execution Strategy
Paul Page |
When the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals held its 2008 annual meeting almost exactly a year ago, the banking industry’s meltdown was spreading across Wall Street and sent an almost pa
Plugging into Electric Trucks
William B. Cassidy |
It's been almost a century since electric trucks were a common sight on city streets, but they may be poised for a comeback.
Trucking News
New Money
Paul Page |
For four years, as Congress and the Bush administration failed to deal realistically with transportation infrastructure, there's been a loud and insistent call for leadership on the need for investmen
Out of the Woods? No Way
Barry Horowitz |
As industry chatter picks up about possible diversion of cargo away from West Coast load centers, it’s not as clear to me as it is to some that West Coast port volume will continue to decline in favor
Squealing Tires
Peter Tirschwell |
China’s visceral reaction to President Obama’s imposition of 35 percent tariffs on Chinese-made tires and the attention it attracted in the media made it appear as if the mother of all trade wars was
Taxes: Are Stolen Cigarettes Exempt?
Colin Barrett |
Q: I work for a motor carrier. I have a shortage claim for 17 cases of cigarettes from an import container that our company delivered to a U.S. location.
Survivor: Container shipping
Joseph Bonney |
Conventional wisdom has been that the current crisis in container shipping will produce a shakeout of global carriers. Will it? Don't be so sure.<br /> <br />
What goes around comes around
Joseph Bonney |
Shippers have always talked about the need to maintain relationships with carriers in good times and bad. Lately we're seeing signs that some of them mean it.<br>
CSCMP Plans 'Lab of the Future'
William B. Cassidy |
With its current annual conference under way, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is looking ahead to next year with plans for a live lab where attendees can test the latest technolog
Delivering Total Costs
Peter Tirschwell |
When the price of a barrel of oil briefly spiked to $147 last year, the concept of near-sourcing gained instant currency as the far-flung and circuitous supply chain that had become a hallmark of glob
New Normal
Paul Page |
With the peak shipping season here and activity barely causing a ripple in global transportation networks, attention among shippers and carriers alike is already turning to next year and what the busi
Destroyed Goods, No Calls
Colin Barrett |
Q: We are a broker who hired a carrier that had an accident in a truck hauling six pallets of merchandise for our customer.
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