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For many trans-Pacific shippers, September and October brings a familiar but unwelcome routine. Hars

The Federal Maritime Commission mailbag is overflowing. The commission received nearly 300 comments

Members of the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement received welcome news two weeks ago. The European

Capt. E.H. Krupicka tells the harrowing story of the ship's crewman who lost his leg trying to secur

Now that the Federal Maritime Commission has settled a case in which container lines were accused of

Large importers and national retailers are still kicking themselves for agreeing last spring to rate

Vern Hill, director of the Federal Maritime Commission's Bureau of Enforcement, said the commission

After 17 months of investigation, the Federal Maritime Commission's settlement with the Transpacific

It is time for the Federal Maritime Commission to fish or cut bait. Three large logistics companies

carriers' predictionsIt's late August in the eastbound trans-Pacific ocean container trade,

Searching for a tariff rate can be nearly as difficult as locating a left-hand monkey wrench. Such a

For ocean carriers, the recent rise in freight rates has added some luster to the U.S. wastepaper ex

After several years of battling unfavorable market conditions, trans-Atlantic carriers are enjoying

Interest is brewing in whether CP Ships, a savvy force for consolidation in container shipping, will

European regulatory authorities are casting a critical eye at longstanding rules that permit shippin

There's no love lost between John Bowers, president of the International Longshoremen's Association,

After 16 years as president of the International Longshoremen's Association, John Bowers was ready t

The universe is expanding, the prevailing theory of physics says, and so are container ships. A new

Despite the growing number of large ships scheduled to enter service during the next three years (St

What's remarkable about the new Maritime Security Program is the expedited treatment that Congress i

Evergreen Marine and its customers will be weeks recovering from an International Longshoremen's Ass

Does the Federal Maritime Commission really mean business? The federal agency that oversees liner sh

Since John Bowers became president of the International Longshoremen's Association in 1987, the unio

Six years after its founding as an amalgam of British and Dutch shipping lines, P&O Nedlloyd is the

Sweeper ships" was industry jargon that became widely used during last year's trans-Pacific peak shi

The Federal Maritime Commission says it's just an adjustment in its procedural rules, but the action

Trans-Atlantic carriers say they're optimistic that they'll secure a substantial portion of the gene

The economy is sluggish. The nation is at war. Consumers are anxious. Retail stores and warehouses a

With several marine terminals in the U.S., Stevedoring Services of America suffers every time one of

Last year, carriers in the eastbound Pacific had a shortage of space but failed to seize the opportu

When Sean Quinn heard the rate increase that trans-Pacific carriers are seeking this year, his react

Imagine a stack of paper more than 4,100 feet tall - three times the height of Chicago's Sears Tower

Once denigrated for putting price above value, the online auction business is an auction in name onl

Reduced capacity, cost cutting, increased attention to yield management and growth in logistics - th

As Mark Twain might have said if he were dropped into the body of a modern-day shipping industry ana

Look for a possible public stock offering and a major acquisition by the Anglo-Dutch container shipp

Within the business of ocean shipping, few stories stand out more than the growing relevance of the

In 1999, Flemming R. Jacobs stunned many in the shipping industry with his decision to leave A.P. Mo

Marian Duntley, corporate customs manager at Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., is confronting the same issu

service-contract negotiationsTrans-Pacific shippers and carriers pay close attention to U.S.