Commentary

How ironic was it that on the day last week when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 778 points

As the presidential election approaches, Senators Obama and McCain are scrambling to keep up with --

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a grain shipper and have a large export

When I began my tenure with APM Terminals North America, I asked Nike and Target executives how one

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.We are entering what I think will almost certainly emerge

Here we are in late September and, clearly, the 2008 peak can be described, at best, as a blip, not

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Was it just a coincidence last week that while much of Wa

When Brian Maher began working in the Port of New York and New Jersey in 1969, containerization was

With the economy faltering and container lines complaining about poor productivity at marine termina

On Oct. 18, liner shipping conferences will become illegal within the European Union. What will be t

Was it just a coincidence last week that while much of Washington was overtaken by a headlong rush t

We are entering what I think will almost certainly emerge as one of the most interesting and challen

With purchasing decisions increasingly being made at the C-level executive or boardroom level and th

In the midst of a financial industry meltdown of historic proportions last week, the one figure of c

Twenty-six years ago, Johnson & Johnson set the gold standard for product recall risk management in

Container security is described as a multilevel strategy, with a diverse battery of defenses, from t

The intermodal world faces a rash of new local per-container user fees to fund needed infrastructure

Talk at last week's Trans-Pacific Maritime Asia conference in Shenzhen centered on events 12 time zo

Last week's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Christina A. Snyder refusing to halt the truck-conce

Since their introduction in 1936 by the International Chamber of Commerce, Incoterms have provided a

So Oct. 1 is the date. Barring a judicial reversal, that's when the ports of Los Angeles and Long Be

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a consignee that receives produc

A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. Thomas Hobson (1544-1630), a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.One of the truisms of business, one that just about every

BY JOSEPH BONNEYSpeaking at a recent Containerization and Intermodal Institute forum in Balt

In covering transportation and logistics since the early 1990s, one sees and hears a lot, but I neve

Global companies need to plan globally and act locally, which is another way to say that while they

The Olympics concluded two weeks ago among a combination of shock and awe. Many writers and media pe

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.I just wanted to say "hats off to you" for stating the un

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.I found your comparison between the past and present in T

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Last fall we shipped a 40-foot container of a c

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A federal judge will likely decide sometime this month on

Since 2004, the transportation industry has been warned about the challenges of "peak oil" - the poi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Since 2004, the transportation industry has been warned a

For many container importers, Oct. 15 will come and go virtually unnoticed. That's the day that seal

Credit crunch? What credit crunch? While banks continue to take a hit from bad mortgage loans, there

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Just a couple of years ago, when there was no talk about

Container dwell time is a growing challenge to the efficient operation of the marine terminal. It is

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A client just asked me the following question a

Presumably you have restarted normal breathing; that is, since the notice on July 28 that the Intern