Commentary

There's an old joke about hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. The punch line is that some pe

These are flush times for shipyards building container ships. According to reports, during the first

These days it seems that an airline reservation means only an intention to travel given the extended

Michael Ducker is a believer. As executive vice president, international, of FedEx, he's been watchi

The presidential campaign between Al Gore and George W. Bush has become an old-fashioned slugfest in

John Knapp's first job as a lifeguard required him to be fully trained and prepared before setting a

Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee makes his first state visit to Washington next week, his

In last week's column I commented that none of the people who served as Secretary of Transportation

We've all heard about cloning. They've done it with sheep and cows, but now it can be done with hard

Among the most confusing aspects of international trade are U.S. rules governing sanctions. Most exp

The Concorde tragedy and speculation about the Concorde's demise have sparked interest in the histor

One of the problems of being well-known is that you are always going to be susceptible to criticism.

This is a tale about Russians, U.S. Army tanks and rapid air mobility. The story also features conta

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has long been considered a leader among large American companies in te

I want my MP3s. Also my WMAs, WAVs and MIDs! I'm a music addict. In fact, if it makes a noise on a c

National transportation policy. These three little words are unlikely to be heard over the next two

The first rude awakening for thousands of companies that rushed to establish websites was on the ful

Our special report this week takes an in-depth look at the leading container lines. Ten years ago, t

The transportation industry is awash in some accurate and some flawed speculation regarding consolid

To some readers in the United States, the name Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia and its relevance for conta

The recent closure of the Port Newark terminal and associated shipping line relocations have caused

Many shippers view ocean carrier tariffs as an irrelevant anachronism. But try to do away with them,

Congress appears about to deliver its first major package of trade legislation since the heady years

If you're a software developer and you succeed in dominating your market, sooner or later the folks

What do rock stars, sports teams and exporters have in common? ''They should all carry an ATA Carnet

Last week, this column posed the question ''Who will run America's railroads tomorrow?'' I received

From his office window at the port of Varna's headquarters building, Georgi Georgiev looks over a gr

When the subject of international logistics arises, it's hard not to talk about United Parcel Servic

Before it was converted to a health club, the Union Pacific Railroad's museum was located on the fir

It's been an eventful week in the shipping business, and a few truths have been reaffirmed, underlin

Jim Amoss's 23rd-floor office has a splendid view of the Mississippi River as it makes a sharp right

All of a sudden ports have become a cool business, attracting the attention of Asian billionaires an

You've just picked out the perfect notebook computer, are next in line for the cashier and you're as

All of America's major railroads will undergo significant management changes in less than a decade.

In one of his very first acts as the new Secretary of Commerce, Norman Mineta has vowed to establish

''I have probably been misquoted a hundred times,'' laments Phillip C. Yeager, chairman of Hub Group

U.S. exporters may soon be enjoying a more level playing field with their foreign counterparts when

The notion that the road to hell is paved with good intentions was first attributed to St. Francis d

There was something strangely predictable about the way shipping companies began to charge exporters

In his column in the July 24-30 edition, Joseph Bonney laments, as we all should, the lack of a cohe