Commentary

he harbor trucking environment has been calm for the past month.Independent truckers whose d

The World Trade Organization is completing its ministerial meeting in Seattle this week, the purpose

As the Christmas season approaches, many of you can look forward to a bright morning of expectantly

It's commendable that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union feels a responsibility to spea

rotestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland this week took a long step toward peace, democracy and

f the way the week started out is any indication, the tens of thousands of protesters at the World T

If you're wondering what to get that game-addicted computer geek for the holidays, I have two words

The article ''15 big importers seek rule changes'' (Nov. 18, Page 1) covered the formation of the Tr

At the time the Berlin Wall fell, Germany's post office was a typical state-run postal system: a mon

Among the many things that went wrong in the division of Conrail this year - there always are multip

It has finally happened. After days of rumors, press speculation and false starts, the firm where yo

The need for consolidation through mergers and takeovers has been long reported in these columns. We

he results of a nationwide test of civics and government education have little that's good to say ab

As the debate on trade liberalization heats up, it may be helpful to consider what the United States

We must give thanks for what we've got. In the recent session of Congress, its passing unlamented, t

Puzzlement and distress persist over why fewer and fewer Americans are studying for science degrees.

ir transport was among the first modern international industries, yet it is struggling to keep pace

When Takahisa Suzuki put up the ''No Foreigners'' sign in his jewelry shop he probably had no idea h

During the 1976 celebration of the national bicentennial, Americans were exhilarated by the gatherin

U.S. policy toward Iraq is in disarray. The United States has almost no chance of succeeding in its

The administration fully supports the industry's right to avail itself of the safeguards mechanism u

f U.S. companies are so competitive in global markets, why is the United States running such a large

Predictions that this holiday season will be a banner year for e-commerce, cementing its acceptance

Storm clouds continue to gather over Seattle as President Clinton prepares to open the World Trade O

Long before the federal government unveiled plans last week to protect 27 million workers from repet

I am pleased that The Journal of Commerce (''Customs Declaration,'' editorial, Nov. 9, Page 5) agree

ometimes art relects reality. Sometimes it reflects public perception. And sometimes it reflects bot

Get ready for an avalanche of new computers that, I promise you, will be bigger, better and faster t

Like a zoom lens, human faces reveal the condition of a society better than a Nobel-prize winning hi

Now that Washington and Beijing have reached agreement concerning accession of the People's Republic

Thanksgiving is Thursday, and in many American homes plans are in full swing to celebrate our nation

t may seem curious that the workers who physically handle a large chunk of the nation's internationa

You're in a concert hall, the conductor comes out, he raises his baton, the orchestra is poised to b

''Take us to the reservation or fight!''That was the last offer by the greatest fighter who

My compliments on a well-done article about the bulk shipping market (''Market revives along with As

The air is thick with plaudits for the progress that has been made toward peace in Northern Ireland

In recent weeks, a vigorous debate has unfolded about the relationship of trade and the environment.

We in shipping are in an industry that cannot seem to find consistent profit making - even in period

Watching the slow, tortuous pace of action in Washington, it's sometimes easy to forget that fundame

Earlier this month, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, titular head of the Institutional Revolutiona