World Trade articles from March 2002

World Trade archives from March 2002

This time it's personal: NAM joins World Trade in saluting exemplary shipper.(National Association of Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In the course of ordinary reporting, the writers and contributing editors of WORLD TRADE MAGAZINE come across scores of compelling stories each month. As a consequence, finding consensus for "Shipper of the Year" is always a daunting challenge....

A new trade war against global recession. (Washington Window).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Washington: One of the unmentioned costs of the Sept. 11 attacks was that creating a Bush trade strategy where none had existed for the previous decade was put on hold for a full six months. In that time the lack of progress on this front has...

Yellow Global forms strategic alliance. (Americas).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "Collaboration" lives. At least that coinage still works for Yellow Global, the transportation services provider for Yellow Corp., in Overland Park, Kan. The carrier announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with Road Air...

Amerijet International exits Ch. 11.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Caption: A scant four months after applying for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, Amerijet International, an all-cargo airline serving destinations in the Caribbean, Latin America and Mexico, has emerged from the process. "The speed...

England skeptical of Euro. (Europe).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Jan. 1 rollout of the euro as the common currency of European countries is meeting some resistance in England in spite of Prime Minister Tony Blair's advocacy of the new money and of the U.K.'s increased role in Europe. A recent poll...

Post-Taliban planning underway. (East Asia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Jan. 8 played host to the first round of talks aimed at sorting out U.S. private sector involvement in post-Taliban Afghanistan. The talks brought together more than 40 Afghan-American business...

Fast Track: People on the Move.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... New Directors for Saddle Creek Saddle Creek Corp., a warehousing, transportation and logistics services company based in Lakeland, Fla., has added a pair of sales and marketing directors to its staff. First up is David Carpenter, who...

Shipper of the year: Abbott Laboratories profile of a global leader. (World Trade Magazine).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When it comes to "healthy" companies, there are few that outshine Abbott Laboratories, the Chicago-based health care company. The company has garnered numerous awards for various aspects of their business in recent years. And, while they've...

LTL update: There's more than meets the eye in the LTL world. (Transportation Cargo & Shipping).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Admittedly, the LTL industry may not be in the spotlight as often as other sectors of the transportation industry, but it can hardly be accused of being asleep at the wheel. A lot has happened in recent months--some changes are the result of...

You'll get'em next year: Six tried-and-true steps to SCM success. (Transportation Cargo & Shipping).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In this issue WORLD TRADE MAGAZINE presents its Shipper of the Year Award to Abbott Laboratories, a well-deserved honor. But what about next year and into the future--what things should the supply chain/logistics departments of shippers be...

Commitment to customers: New initiatives bring CN services online. (Transportation Cargo & Shipping).(Interview)
March 1, 2002... Editor's note: Key to Canada's economic recovery is the continued reliability of Canadian National Railway, the nation's leading railroad. Anita Ernesaks, assistant vice president of eBusiness at CN in Montreal, responded to this issue and...

What you don't know can hurt you: Gathering and using business intelligence. (Logistics and Supply Chain Management).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... As world competition enters the 21st century, companies must seek new opportunities in foreign countries. Foreign opportunities mean bigger risks these days, in both political and commercial terms. Proactive management is required to reduce...

Grasping global Logistics Solutions: a brief overview of some players and their products. (TransTech).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... There is clearly a need for "Logistics Solutions 101" in today's marketplace, as the minefield of vendors offering logistics solutions is both far-reaching and complex. In an effort to make the initial evaluation process a bit less painful for...

Crossing the line: Otay Mesa the site of experimental pass-through clearance. (TransTech).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Otay Mesa, a vibrant industrial region within the city of San Diego, is a transit point for more than $11 billion in components being imported from the Baja California maquiladora industry. It's also home to MEXPORT, the premier trade show...

Imports suffer in recession's wake: but analysts anticipate recovery late this year. (Global Sourcing).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Remember the recession of the late 1980s and early 1990s? Those were the days when foreign companies bought Rockefeller Center, Hollywood was making movies about scary Japanese bosses and some Americans worried that trade was destroying their...

Managing your intellectual property portfolio: is cost sharing right for you? (Banking, Finance & Trade Services).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Since being formalized in the 1994 U.S. Inter-company Pricing Regulations, cost sharing arrangements have been used by companies to manage the development of their intellectual property in a tax efficient manner. Cost sharing has most...

Rebuilding: a symbol is lost but WTI continues as an education leader. (US & International Economic Development).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The iconic twin towers are gone from the Manhattan skyline now, but the World Trade Institute of New York's Pace University has been quietly seeking new ways to express its enduring vision. WTI executive director Donna Sharp met with WORLD...

Roadway express. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Roadway's private Web site, my.roadway.com, is an essential component of the Company's e-commerce strategy--to combine the use, flexibility and speed of the Internet with the power of Roadway's information systems. My.roadway.com provides...

American Freightways. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... American Freightways, a subsidiary of FedEx Freight, is a scheduled, for-hire carrier of regional less-than-truckload shipments, presently serving direct all points in 40 contiguous states. AF provides a vast network of next-day and second-day...

NSCSA can handle all your cargo needs to the Middle East and the Indian Sub-Continent. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... NSCSA can handle all your cargo needs to the Middle East and the Indian Sub-Continent. In addition, we are the only Ro-Rn/Container carrier with direct service to Pakistan. Our state-of-the-art vessels can carry every type of freight, no matter...

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. (Products Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Using the guiding principle "Thinking Ahead, Moving Forward", Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, is active in transporting goods of all kinds. Our global involvement in 341 offices and 134 countries ensures quick and reliable transportation on every...

Rancho Cucamonga bedevelopment agency. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Rancho Cucamonga, located in Southern California's rapidly growing Inland Empire, offers affordable land and lease prices, excellent access to foreign and domestic markets, housing affordable to all income levels, and an exceptional quality of...

Tower Group International Inc. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A FedEx Trade Networks Company TowerGroup is a leading provider of international trade services specializing in U.S. and Canadian customs brokerage, international freight forwarding, transportation, and a variety of value-added services....

Worldatonce.com. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Until now, there was no way to perform an international online company search without jumping from one country directory to another, each with its own content quality and search method, Introducing WorldAtOnce. WorldAtOnce.com is the world's...

Railcare Management. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Railcar Management, Inc. (RMI) is the leading provider of transportation and revenue management services to the North American Railroad Industry. Through its RailConnect suite of services, RMI provides railroads and rail shippers with total...

Cendian Corp. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cendian is the leading logistics solutions provider focused exclusively on the chemical industry. Through an innovative and proven outsourcing model using best-in-class Internet-enabled technology, Cendian delivers better on-time delivery...

Canadian economic outlook brightens. (Americas).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Canada's economy can look forward to improvement during the second half of 2002, according to Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge. After a late November, 2001 meeting, central bank officials issued a report predicting continued weakness...

MexCon: Bigger and better. (Americas).
March 1, 2002... Organizers of the MexCon 2002 trade event, scheduled for Mar. 18-21 in San Diego, report early pre-registrations for the event had doubled over the previous year. "Early signs are good. The topic hasn't gone away and people are very...

The California State University at Long Beach has announced its new Masters of Arts in Global Logistics program is set to begin Mar. 11. (Briefs).
March 1, 2002... The California State University at Long Beach has announced its new Masters of Arts in Global Logistics program is set to begin Mar. 11. The Long Beach, Calif., school says the 30-unit program can be completed in 21 months and combines the...

Continent poised for recovery? (Europe).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Things may be looking up for the heretofore dark European economy, according to the European Commission. The E.U. reports, for the first time in just more than a year, the economic sentiment in the euro area ratcheted upwards slightly during...

British Airways reported in January it had carried 10.4 percent fewer passengers during December, 2001 than during the previous year's period. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... British Airways reported in January it had carried 10.4 percent fewer passengers during December, 2001 than during the previous year's period. But not to worry. The airline says the most drastic drop-offs in passenger travel--as related to the...

The possibility of mutually beneficial financial links are interesting regardless of differing political ideologies. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The possibility of mutually beneficial financial links are interesting regardless of differing political ideologies. That was evident recentiy when executives from Hong Kong's Industrial & Commercial Bank of China--China's largest state-owned...