Commentary

The call came to speak at a client's conference about a major corporate change program. I prepared f

The draft law proposed to replace the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936 is said to be a ''careful

A growing fiscal deficit and a ballooning public-sector debt overshadow China's economic prospects f

enezuelans swept away the old order in their country last week, overwhelmingly endorsing a new const

6,400-TEU container vessel is a lot of different things to shipping people: an asset that must be ma

Followers of the Jones Act, that much-maligned and passionately defended law that reserves America's

In the wake of the breakdown of the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle, there has been a see

When most people think of the Coast Guard, they think of a maritime force that operates near the sho

t's curious that President Clinton, without explanation, dodged the ceremonies this week marking the

The Federal Reserve is reviewing its practice of advising the market, following a meeting of the Fed

Thank you for printing the article ''Remembering World War II mariners'' by Messrs. Goldman and Horo

The real-estate industry has long had an impersonal relationship with transportation executives. We

As year-end approaches, many companies are awarding bonuses and mulling over next year's compensatio

In American business, what's in a name can mean as much as what's on the shelf.Coca-Cola. Mo

A combination of democracy, new market-oriented development models and trade integration has certain

I started noticing it Tuesday morning. That's when I was just starting to panic that New York City's

Since the mid-1980s, one of Sam Banks' key jobs has been to deliver tough messages from the U.S. Cus

aving seen hopes of a new round of comprehensive world-trade negotiations disappear in the clouds of

I read with interest the letter written by William J. Tucker, president of Tucker Co. (''OSRA, unspu

MILWAUKEEJOURNAL SENTINEL:China has violated human rights, tried to steal the military secre

If you read what securities analysts say about railroads these days, you could easily come to the co

I have never, ever written more than two columns covering computer games. But since there are still

Never stand between the dog and the tree. That is the golden rule in all things, especially electora

nd you thought books and toys were the hot products on the Internet: Reuters reports that a decommis

he U.S. Customs Service, responding to intense efforts by importers, is moving to make its complianc

The terrible traffic jams on some interstates in the morning and evening rush hours should be a thin

After reviewing initial filings presented by interested parties, the U.S. International Trade Commis

urope showed its best and worst faces during the past few days, simultaneously demonstrating that it

erhaps it was a compulsion to intimidate their enemies; perhaps it was simple ego. In either case, t

The key question arising from the spectacular failure of the Seattle ministerial meeting of the Worl

How the tables have turned in the trans-Atlantic debate over monopoly ownership versus competition.<

Some strange goings-on are transpiring on the Pacific, and on one of China Ocean Shipping Co.'s serv

The conflict in Seattle over trade escalated into what was probably the largest U.S. public protest

t wasn't hard earlier this month for average Americans to find out why various groups oppose trade,

The longest-running theme park on the China coast is changing hands after more than 400 years of Por

One small irony at this month's ''battle at Seattle'' was how labor, the environment and agriculture

Every autumn when the Nobel Prizes are awarded, people all over the world take notice. You've probab

Maine is the most recent addition to the list of coastal states that regulate the movement of oil ta

While protester demonstrations and riots grabbed the spotlight in Seattle last week, what happened b

In the wake of what happened in Seattle, many are already gnashing teeth and pulling hair over the W