Commentary

he election of Chen Shui-bian as the new president of Taiwan is a milestone. For the first time in 5

As Congress prepares to approve more than $1 billion in military aid to Colombia for the ''war on dr

A casual two-line press release issued by China Ocean Shipping Co. several weeks back has got tongue

The fable is told by an ancient Sanskrit writer of the small crow that disposed of its enemy, the bi

dozen Asian nations agreed this month to take a more coordinated approach in their efforts against a

bold majority of Brazilian lawmakers just stood up unflinchingly for one thing they believe in: nepo

Trade laws, especially the anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws, were once thought of as the so

The Internal Revenue Service says 83 percent of Americans pay their taxes voluntarily. While that ma

Taiwan holds its national election for president Saturday. Although this should be heralded as one o

We in the shipping industry operate in a business environment of increasing regulatory requirements

f you subscribe to the school of thought that says there are no problems, only opportunities, then t

t isn't exaggerating to say that a new era may be dawning in the long and often tense relationship b

It's not the kind of piracy you used to read about - and still read about - on the seven seas. But i

Matson Navigation Co.'s request to the Maritime Administration for a vessel deployment exception has

These are not the best of times to be the world's No. 1 shipbuilder.In February South Korea

he Federal Reserve, no doubt, will raise interest rates next Tuesday, but likely by only one-quarter

I really think those folks selling Palm Pilot organizers should start taking sales lessons from drug

t's good to see that the Clinton administration has released the full - and voluminous - text of its

A series of incidents described by a friend are a vivid example of why there is increasing doubt abo

The recent decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission not to impose duties on cold-rolled s

ven in this global era, pet travel, like the course of true love, just doesn't run smoothly - at lea

You just took these great pictures of the kids with your new digital camera and you want to send the

he air-traffic news from the Clinton administration came in two installments last week. That's a shr

If past years are any indication, some 1 billion people worldwide will tune in to the Academy Awards

There was a ghost in the room throughout the four-day Surface Transportation Board hearing on major

Time is running out for the U.S.-flag ''blue-water'' fleet of deep-sea merchant ships.Based

The Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune:Federal laws aren't strong enough to prevent an oil spill li

f you think moving cargo around the world is complicated, try figuring out who is liable - and how m

Fighting through noisy crowds in the maze of communist-era passageways of Budapest's Nyugati subway

''Ouch! Ooh, that hurts! Oh, the pressure, it's just unbearable! Is there no relief in sight? Oooooh

The battle? Congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations for China. The stakes? Billio

You just have to feel a little empathy for U.S. trade officials, who, it seems, can hardly make a de

I am no technical expert when it comes to ship design, but I do have some experience from the operat

First with Portugal, around 1500, and then with Spain, Holland and Great Britain, the world experien

he Supreme Court's ruling that a state can't set its own rules on tanker safety is eminently sensibl

Later this year, Congress will formally vote on whether to withdraw the United States from the World

Gasoline prices are zooming; they're currently up 45 percent over last year. Drivers are worried tha

resident Clinton made a powerful case this week for congressional approval of a historic trade oppor

emember when sports used to be promoted as a socially positive substitute for violence and war?<

Raymond Kelly, the commissioner of Customs, isn't reticent when it comes to the problems he inherite