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Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I am an attorney. I was contacted by an out-of-

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A key retail industry official called last week for a nat

You can't be in the international trade field today and not be alarmed at Lou Dobbs. Somehow the con

Question 1: Which of the following is a true statement?The Department of Homeland Security:<

Before Sept. 11, much of the security at U.S. ports focused on the detection of economic contraband

The Memorial Day rush at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport would begin early on the

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We purchased some goods at a delivered price fr

The year is barely 3 months old and the international transportation arena has received more nationa

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.There''s a tendency among shippers and their transport an

In the throes of the DP World uproar, it seemed like there was no telling where it would lead. It wa

It was impossible to watch the events surrounding the DP World purchase of P&O without wondering who

The photos were stunning. The cost will be even more so. Early estimates are that the spectacular ex

If there is a silver lining to the DP World debacle, it is this: Congress is focused on improving "p

Container terminals still vulnerableI read with interest Joseph Bonney's "DDD and ADD" in th

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which handled about 13 million TEUs in 2004, will grow to 5

It's taken a month of political foolishness and misinformed commentary, but the Dubai ports uproar i

A new intermodal route is being called the Kansas City Bypass, only it doesn't go through Kansas. I'

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a brokerage. A few weeks ago we contract

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Moments before Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, injected some

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Coal may not be the driver of railroad revenue it once wa

Remember TWIC? The Transportation Worker Identification Credential is back in the spotlight. For thr

As the DP World story slid down a slippery slope from local dispute in Miami to skirmish in Washingt

After four years of crying wolf and playing Chicken Little, administration officials, security exper

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A:Thought you would like to know that it appears

It's been said that vision without a plan is simply a hallucination. To many in our industry, the Ma

In the years to come, some author may write the equivalent of "Barbarians at the Gate," an account o

Matthew Rose would like to double the $2 billion a year his railroad is putting into capital im-prov

It is a question on the minds of thousands of shippers this time of year. How bad will U.S. port con

The controversial P&O-DP World deal will likely initiate a new round of transportation security intr

Born hurriedly out of the critical need to assuage public and congressional fears of a potential ter

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We had a motor carrier move a shipment on which

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Congress isn''t usually where you go for sharp insight or

Check the calendar. It's 2006, right? More than four years after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. P

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Check the calendar. It''s 2006, right? More than four ye

As the media and political circus surrounding DP World's plans to acquire U.S. marine terminals cont

Mitch Daniels hardly looks like a man in the middle of a storm. Affable and polite, Daniels has a re

The problem that DP World encountered with the U.S. part of its acquisition of P&O was neatly encaps

If you're a transportation manager negotiating ocean contracts, it's all about the money - and savin

This is a great time for cable TV talkers. First, Vice President Cheney accidentally shoots a huntin

For many in the international trade field, the last week has been a walk through the Twilight Zone a