Commentary

When something momentous happens in the container shipping field, it is usually predictable, like th

The joy of the Internet is that information can be passed easily, quickly and cheaply all around the

Though its name is deceptively benign - carousel - it's nothing less than a new psychological weapon

It's rare when you come across something that's truly unique. And finding more than one is almost im

The railroad world - carriers, stockholders, analysts and customers - is anxiously waiting for two s

Perhaps the U.S. government has become overly paranoid about terrorism. Perhaps it's legitimately co

News this week that Malaysia International Shipping Corp. (MISC) is about to go on a $250 million sp

New regulations governing the licensing of the nation's customs brokers took effect April 14, but it

It is time for baseball's annual midsummer All-Star break. This year it will be in Atlanta, in a sta

Airbus Industrie's decision to take a $12 billion gamble on the A3XX superjumbo underscores Europe's

''The Perfect Storm'' is one of the summer's hit movies. Unique special effects build the suspense a

Several members of Congress recently introduced legislation that would give the Department of Justic

Handheld computer fanatics must have thought they'd died and gone to heaven during PC Expo at New Yo

The Customs Service's final rules requiring civil penalties for the filing of false or fraudulent du

The enforcement of antitrust laws has become a central concern for many industries since Judge Thoma

As our fax machine and e-mail in-boxes continue to pile up with announcements of new dot-coms in log

Have you tried to hire anyone lately? It is not an easy accomplishment in this robust economy where

Seems a long time back that the Ocean Shipping Reform Act got its first official airing when it took

As our fax machine and e-mail in-boxes continue to pile up with announcements of new dot-coms in log

The phrase 'trading with the enemy' is taking on new meaning. Rather than doing more to prohibit it,

''The transaction will join the complementary systems and assets of two successful carriers to creat

Have you ever tried setting up labels and then printing them using your word processor? It's a tedio

There's a battle brewing out there right now, and this one is off the sports fields and in the murky

In these heady days of Internet activity, when any intelligent person could be forgiven for being co

China is slowly opening up to North American logistics companies, and one firm was lucky enough to g

We refer to the June 13 article in JoC Online (www.joc.com) on proposals to change cargo liability l

Diversion in export terminology means shipping something somewhere other than as agreed or permitted

When P&O Nedlloyd announced it was buying Farrell Lines earlier this month, I immediately wondered w

Last month, the Love Bug virus spread around the world. Even security experts were taken by surprise

5In the June 5-11 edition of JoC Week, former Deputy Customs Commissioner Michael Lane weighs in on

On May 18, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Trade and Development Act of 2000. The Act co

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Linda J. Morgan would be well-advised to organize her numerica

The Panama Canal has received a lot of deserved attention lately. While much of the discussion has c

''The fourth revolution of containerships as big as 15,000-18,000 TEUs is technically feasible, and

Welcome to another episode of the microphone wars. Today we have three contestants: the VoicePod ($9

One of the most striking facts to emerge from the oversight hearing on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act

As businesses expand their commercial activities over the Internet, import managers increasingly are

Most exporters are aware that government agencies involved with export controls, including the U.S.

To many, the news last week that P&O Nedlloyd had snaffled up the U.S.-flag carrier Farrell Lines ca

I read your June 5-11 article Under Siege: Can McWilliams unite a fractious ILWU? and found I had re