Commentary

Dear Mr. Armbruster: The Federal Express Corp. was deeply disappointed and frankly surprised with yo

In the world of word-smithing, there is an expression: ''round words.'' It's usually used in a derog

It's the middle of the night. You hear a noise. Your wife nudges you, because there's no way she's g

If Benny Holland and Clyde Fitzgerald hadn't become officials at the International Longshoremen's As

U.S. companies are optimistic about Latin America. In the first half of this year, they pumped over

I just spent three days out of the office. As expected, I missed numerous voicemail messages and cam

Importers and customs brokers should be very concerned about the loss of the field national import s

In an article titled 'Competition goes global' (JoC Week, October 2-8), the headquarters of Global F

No matter how sophisticated logistics becomes, transportation companies must execute it correctly. B

The latest in a series of presentations to journalists by P&O Nedlloyd executives responsible for in

Exporters, on guard! More free-trade agreements are on their way.Ordinarily, that would seem

Finally, a CD writer that won't turn your discs to coastersThey've always been there, loomin

With the summer doldrums over, and even the British forming an orderly queue to return to their desk

As baseball's regular season comes to an end and post-season play commences, much discussion is focu

Few deny that when it comes to processing international parcels, the U.S. Customs Service is far les

As the JoC Group's 11th annual Breakbulk conference opens in New Orleans, there are certain things t

Welcome to Breakbulk Week. I have taken the liberty of nicknaming this issue of JoC Week in recognit

Some good might yet come from the sinking of the Greek ferry Express Samina off the Aegean island of

Rail customers, investors, executives and others on Tuesday will get a good idea about what the futu

A new U.S. air carrier will be able to start flying to China next April 1. Four carriers - American

Now that I'm addicted to my Palm IIIc, I've begun searching for ways to turn it into more of a compa

Sometime next month, Canadian Pacific will issue its third quarter earnings report. Let me offer you

Although President Clinton has deferred any decision about an anti-missile system, the debate about

While the queues continue to form at gasoline stations in Britain for that precious propellant, it m

In the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans is a replica of a ''Higgins boat'' - one of the thousand

By the end of this month, the Department of Transportation is expected to award 10 new weekly flight

Canadian National Railway has received a lot of attention for improving its ratio of expenses to rev

A major barrier to global e-commerce has been the difficulty of offering an all-inclusive, delivered

Let's toast the world economy. This year and next, International Monetary Fund economists forecast,

There was some interesting testimony offered by witnesses representing railroads and rail customers

Traffic managers working for companies 'going global' for the first time often find themselves havin

Every computer magazine I pick up has been raving about it! Everyone that's using it believes it's t

The idea is hardly revolutionary - focusing international transportation decisions on transit time o

In the article, ''Pacific Coast Ports Weigh in,'' (JoC Week September 4-10, Project Cargo special ad

In many older port cities, no one is surprised when you say you are headed to the piers to go shoppi

The U.S. Customs Service is feeling your pain. As a result, the onerous process of import compliance

What a sorry spectacle recently off the coast of Canada: The Ukrainian crew of the Katie - a former

Europeans put out the fire, but more trucking revolt likely down the roadThe European trucke

Next week the Council of Logistics Management holds its annual conference in New Orleans. The topic

They say the Atlantic spells turbulent waters for some, and whether that remark centers on battles o