Commentary

I've always admired those who have the ability to connect the dots, to take apparently random, unrel

A lot has been said about the speed with which CSX rebuilt its Gulf Coast rail line after Hurricane

When UPS announced its package flow technology investment in 2003, it justified the $600 million cap

Every couple of months, usually during dinner, I get a phone call from somebody in South Dakota or I

The DP World-P&O flap has refocused attention on security problems in foreign and U.S. ports. While

As much attention as the Dubai Ports uproar brought to the maritime industry, it was undeniably dama

Few people have watched developments at the Panama Canal as closely as C. Thomas Burke, senior advis

As a group, the 535 elected senators and representatives in Congress don't have a great reputation f

Some 66 years ago, collaboration filled the news. Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway on April 6, 1940

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers who thought there something of a war over transp

A 150-year chart of the U.S. railroad industry's fortunes would look something like this: A generall

Making predictions that run contrary to popular thinking in the maritime industry can be fun and rel

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Our terms of sale are f.o.b. origin and we ship freight c

Just before Christmas, the State Department published case details of selected companies charged wit

Few people in today's shipping industry know the name of Keith W. Tantlinger, and that's a shame. As

It seems painfully obvious and repetitive to say it, but if there is one word that still comes to mi

The 2005 hurricane season brought the transportation industry some of the worst problems it has enco

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I am having great difficulty in the area of pro

The seeming national pastime (forgive me, baseball commissioner Bud Selig) of complaining about rail

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The freight industry needs no reminding that infrastructu

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers looking for a green lane to speed their imports

The freight industry needs no reminding that infrastructure capacity constraints hamper operations a

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I am an attorney. I was contacted by an out-of-

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A key retail industry official called last week for a nat

You can't be in the international trade field today and not be alarmed at Lou Dobbs. Somehow the con

Question 1: Which of the following is a true statement?The Department of Homeland Security:<

Before Sept. 11, much of the security at U.S. ports focused on the detection of economic contraband

The Memorial Day rush at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport would begin early on the

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We purchased some goods at a delivered price fr

The year is barely 3 months old and the international transportation arena has received more nationa

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.There''s a tendency among shippers and their transport an

In the throes of the DP World uproar, it seemed like there was no telling where it would lead. It wa

It was impossible to watch the events surrounding the DP World purchase of P&O without wondering who

The photos were stunning. The cost will be even more so. Early estimates are that the spectacular ex

If there is a silver lining to the DP World debacle, it is this: Congress is focused on improving "p

Container terminals still vulnerableI read with interest Joseph Bonney's "DDD and ADD" in th

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which handled about 13 million TEUs in 2004, will grow to 5

It's taken a month of political foolishness and misinformed commentary, but the Dubai ports uproar i

A new intermodal route is being called the Kansas City Bypass, only it doesn't go through Kansas. I'

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a brokerage. A few weeks ago we contract