Commentary

The lead editorial in the Jan. 26 Wall Street Journal begins, "This week the world learned that econ

Pigs flew over New Jersey's capital the other day. The helium-filled balloons were a publicity stunt

Proposed legislation that would impose a new tax on all imported freight and that would dedicate the

If you analyzed the requirements and the reasons why one would join the Customs-Trade Partnership Ag

For the first time since 1928, the presidential election lacks an incumbent president and vice presi

Like thousands of New Jersey residents and business owners, Gov. Jon S. Corzine's debt restructuring

The White House has never had a particularly rosy view of transportation, but the latest federal bud

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Like thousands of New Jersey residents and business owner

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.For some reason Colin Barrett is either forgetting about

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Your Jan. 14 editorial, Taxing Tom, suggests that the cur

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters makes herself par

Longtime readers of The Journal of Commerce recall when we were a daily newspaper and published page

Left to their own devices, longshore labor and management at West Coast ports would likely have aver

2008 is barely a month old, and I think I just heard the first shots of the year fired. There is the

Pete Banaszak recalls his first day at Crowley Maritime Corp. Dick Simpson, the company's vice presi

The excellent article "Fuel Fight" in the JoC's Annual Review and Outlook may have left the impressi

Pessimism, optimism, concern, creativity, honesty - it all comes through in the pages of the JoC's A

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a company that manages multiple shippers

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.At a particular state Department of Motor Vehicles site a

At last summer's Inter-national Longshoremen's Association convention, retiring ILA President John B

Last June, a grand jury indicted 10 companies and six individuals for allegedly conspiring to import

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We had six ocean containers arrive from China i

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers and transportation operators may be at odds over

For the trade community, it might be a foregone conclusion that, as Washington lawyer Peter Friedman

Maersk restructuring carries riskI read with interest Peter T. Leach's article "Change in co

Nothing Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters wrote in her dissent from the National Surface Tr

The port industry is still buzzing over the billion-dollar-plus prices that investment groups paid i

For the past couple of years, Ron Widdows has worn two interconnected hats, the CEO of container lin

One thing that can be said about the intermodal business is that it is changing constantly. While in

In a recent Journal of Commerce article, an Association of American Railroads spokesman highlighted

For importers and logistics companies, it will be nothing short of a new era. Such is the magnitude

The New Jersey Turnpike has been the butt of countless jokes. Bordered for much of its length by ref

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Please lend us your opinion regarding the prope

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The barriers against an increase in the federal fuel tax

The Dec. 10 Journal of Commerce article "What's a 3PL?" addresses the current debate at Customs and

Where is 2008 headed for those who participate in global trade? Are there big changes coming? New or

When we started planning The Journal of Commerce's 6th Annual North America's Marine Highways Confer

Several potential issues are looming over the global trade environment that may disrupt supply chain

If you were given a blank sheet and told to design the most efficient South Atlantic port system pos

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the Nov. 19, 2007, issue you responded to a