Commentary

When I first met Gil Carmichael in 1972, he was waging an energetic but unsuccessful campaign to bec

If there was one thing apparent from last week's 5th Annual Maritime Security Expo at the Javits Cen

There's a clich? about sports coaches that says they're never quite as good as they appear when they

Demand for container capacity at North American ports will double during the next decade, according

It's easy to ask questions. The real skill comes from knowing what questions to ask. To

That there is a critical need for more transportation infrastructure is not news. That government at

Everyone's for port security, reduced air pollution and good transportation infrastructure. And if y

Five years after September 11, there are signs of common sense in Congress about cargo security.

The transportation infrastructure is vital to the success of Wal-Mart and we believe to the nation's

Reconfiguration of the global supply chain is changing industrial real estate. Port diversion strate

Most everyone involved in freight movement is familiar with the problem of congestion. You know from

To say that day five years ago was one of unimaginable horror isn't quite right. Some did imagine th

It has been five years since the Sept. 11 attacks, and the search is on for meaning in this annivers

Customs and Border Protection is working to require all motor carriers to get on board with the new

So five years after 9/11, what's the state of supply-chain security? There's no simple answer or con

This week's observance of the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is especially significan

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Recently, the shipping industry has been under attack by

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.It is interesting to note the efforts of rail labor to fo

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers don''t usually look to elections to solve their

TV networks and newspapers tried hard with last week's hurricane anniversary coverage, but their eff

One of the inadvertent consequences of container shipping deregulation and the demise of the confere

Thanks to a recent Court of International Trade ruling, U.S. producers who previously did not qualif

The musical "1776" depicts the challenges of the Continental Congress as it debated the issue of ind

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I have an interesting situation that I would li

The Transportation Security Administration's Transportation Worker Identification Credential program

The days of low-cost oil are long gone and they are not coming back. Many economists and scientists

We've taken notice in this column before about the explosive U.S. growth of inland intermodal hubs a

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Until recently we were using a small broker to

When I flick on the television late at night to catch the baseball scores, I often find myself trans

With new diplomatic passport in hand, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson soon will begin traveling the

What a difference a decade can make. Ten years ago, rail intermodal executives had an exceedingly di

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The airline industry furor following the announcement in

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a registered freight forwarder. We have

It would be easy to write off Britain's recent foiling of the plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners a

Two big anniversaries are coming up for the Department of Homeland Security. Sept. 11 will mark the

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The boss asks you to trim the budget 10 percent and then

The boss asks you to trim the budget 10 percent and then you come in over budget. Why? It's a good b

U.S. economic growth is slowing as a cooling housing sector and rising gasoline prices constrain con

I read an article recently indicating that when shippers consider jumbo container ships, most of the

Containerization's benefits aren't spread equallyThe JoC's July 21 issue containing the spec