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Breakbulk 'rides the wave'
Joseph Bonney |
The mood at The Journal of Commerce's Breakbulk Europe conference in Antwerp wasn't giddy -- probably a good sign -- but it didn't have the gloom that surrounds most container shipping gatherings th
ESC: high and dry
Joseph Bonney |
Now that the International Chamber of Shipping has added its backing to a new international agreement governing liability for cargo lost or damaged at sea, the European Shippers' Council looks increas
More on the trans-Pacific
Peter Tirschwell |
I thought I'd pass along these thoughts from Drewry's Neil Dekker in response to <a href="http://www.joc.com/node/411597"><u><strong>my column </strong></u></a>last week on the deteriorating eastbound
Maritime
Container lines
Reporting on Piracy
William B. Cassidy |
This week the JoC launched its online special report on piracy, featuring stories by JoC staff and links to external resources. <br /> <br />
Maritime
Q&A: Liability of Carrier for Piracy
Colin Barrett |
<strong>Q: Ocean piracy </strong>has been in the news a lot lately because of the activities of Somali-based pirate gangs off the northeast coast of Africa.<br /> <br />
Give Small Business a Bigger Voice in Trade Talks
William B. Cassidy |
Small businesses that want a bigger voice in trade policy may soon get a break.<br /> <br />
Winds of change
Joseph Bonney |
As go oil prices, so goes the breakbulk industry. That's an exaggeration, but there's more than a grain of truth to that statement.
Uptick in consumer confidence
Peter Tirschwell |
Those watching container shipping from Asia are taking note of this week's uptick in consumer confidence.
Maritime
Container lines
Rolling TARP
Paul Page |
William Zollars sent a bit of a bombshell through the trucking industry and the larger world of freight transportation last week when he said his troubled company, YRC Worldwide, would seek $1 billion
Trucking News
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Counting ships in Singapore
Joseph Bonney |
The New York Times reported a few days ago that a recent count showed 735 ships jamming anchorages in Singapore and its environs, an indication of the state of the shipping market.
Piracy: Mapping a Shift
William B. Cassidy |
Two maps from the International Maritime Bureau clearly depict a shift in the worldwide battle against piracy. <br /> <br />
Maritime
Mark Warner on Transportation
William B. Cassidy |
As governor of Virginia, Mark Warner often wondered why Congress, with 535 members, couldn’t come up with a national transportation policy.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
White Paper: The Global Infrastructure Boom of 2009-2015
Eric J. Gerritsen |
In response to the financial crisis of 2008, governments around the world have pledged to spend trillions of dollars over the next few years on what is loosely called “infrastructure” and
Supply Chain Drivers
Paul Page |
One of the favorite pastimes for most business leaders, after the profits are counted, is lamenting how deeply the government misunderstands the needs and the drivers of business.
Should the Feds Help YRC?
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide's reported request for $1 billion from the federal bailout fund is sending shock waves across the trucking world. <br /> <br />
Trucking News
LTL
Hey, Supply Chains are Fun!
William B. Cassidy |
Angel Mendez knows a secret about supply chains not many logistics managers will share: they’re fun.<br /> <br />
China Still Rising, But More Slowly
Peter Tirschwell |
As an addendum to my column in the May 11 JoC exploring the critical question of whether China will maintain its market share as a source of U.S.
Forwarding
For whom the road tolls
Joseph Bonney |
One victim of the recession has been toll-road privatization, according to an article in this week's <a href="http://online.barrons.com/public/main" target="_blank"><strong>Barron's</strong></a>.<br /
Cleaning truck programs
Paul Page |
It’s time the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach started paying attention to cleaning up truck pollution at the ports.
Trucking News
Port was there first
Joseph Bonney |
At the edge of New Orleans' French Quarter, the Gov. Nicholls Street Wharf occupies a site that's been in continuous maritime commerce since shortly after the city's founding in 1718.
Unionizing TSA
William B. Cassidy |
Card check isn't the only labor issue on the table in Washington. Airport screeners checking baggage for the Transportation Security Administration may soon win the right to unionize, the Federal
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
A pulse, but that's it, in real estate
Peter Tirschwell |
I Spoke this morning with Blaine Kelley, senior vice president focusing on industrial/distribution center real estate at broker CB Richard Ellis.
Forwarding
Industrial Real Estate News
Air and sea
Joseph Bonney |
In his maritime blog, attorney Dennis Bryant notes a news release from the Washington State Department of Ecology, which stated that a commercial airliner jettisoned approximately 5,000 gallons of jet
Maritime
Another Hearing and a Video on Piracy
William B. Cassidy |
Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips will be back for a second round of testimony on Capitol Hill May 5, when a Senate subcommittee takes on "Piracy on the High Seas." <br /> <br />
Maritime
High Speed
Paul Page |
We’ve all heard of the law of unintended consequences, of course. It means actions taken in one area have an unforeseen, usually very negative, impact somewhere else.
Rail News
Words Vs. Action
Peter Tirschwell |
To say the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have made a big deal out of truck pollution would be an understatement.
Maritime
Six Steps to Prepare for a Pandemic
William B. Cassidy |
The swine flu virus will have a significant impact on global supply chains, a consultant with supply chain management services firm Ariba warns.<br /> <br />
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Schedule integrity has never been more critial
Peter Tirschwell |
Shippers have run inventory stocks down so low that their demands for on-time performance by their carriers are at an extreme high. Any disruption could lead to a dreaded stock-out.<br /> <br />
Container lines
International ports
Preparing for 'The Great Comeback'
William B. Cassidy |
Supply chain consultant and blogger Jim Tompkins is increasingly bullish about the prospects for economic recovery, despite the bad news of the first quarter.<br /> <br />
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
An Optimistic View of Container Stocks
Peter Tirschwell |
I met this morning with Tom Kim, the Hong Kong-based transport analyst for Goldman Sachs, and learned more about his upbeat assessment of container shipping companies.
Maritime
Container lines
Swine Flu Infects Supply Chains
William B. Cassidy |
The swine flu outbreak in Mexico is rattling supply chains across the globe, Adrian Gonzalez writes on ARC Advisory Group's Logistics Viewpoints blog.<br /> <br />
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Clearing air at ports
Joseph Bonney |
Environmental issues have become top priority at ports.
Maritime
Grounding Capacity
Paul Page |
For most shippers, the transportation landscape is a lot like the landscape outside an airplane window — it may change in the details, but rarely enough to notice.
Long Road to Recovery
Peter Tirschwell |
The Trans-Pacific Maritime crowd was in a black mood, convening in early March at what may end up being the bleakest point of the recession.
Wood or plastic?
Joseph Bonney |
Providers of wood and plastic pallets are in a bitter argument over which kinds of pallets are best.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
CII awards go bicoastal
Joseph Bonney |
The Containerization and Intermodal Institute's Connie Award luncheon, held annually in early December, invariably draws capacity attendance. This year, in addition to its Dec.
Maritime
The Coast Guard Rebuilds Rail Bridges
William B. Cassidy |
It's not just states that are getting funds for "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects as part of the federal stimulus package. <br /> <br />
Maritime
North-American rail
Earth Day on the High Seas
William B. Cassidy |
As noted in yesterday's blog post on environmentally conscious wine shipping, container ships can offer a relatively carbon-friendly means of moving goods around the planet. <br /> <br />
Maritime
Container lines
Finding Wine's 'Green Line'
William B. Cassidy |
If you plan on celebrating Earth Day with a bottle of wine, you might want to pay as much attention to its carbon footprint as its taste.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Another container shortage?
Peter Tirschwell |
Could a new shortage of containers for U.S. exports be emerging? One steamship executive thinks so. <br /> <br />
Maritime
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