American Shipper articles from September 1991

American Shipper archives from September 1991

P&O-Trafalgar deal changes the face of British shipping. (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation buys Trafalgar House's Ellerman container-shipping interests)(includes related article on Pace Line and Columbus Line)
September 1, 1991... P&O-Trafalgar Deal Changes the Face of British Shipping The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company is building its presence in the Australasia and southern Africa trades, and in the process is changing the face of British...

John Clancey President of Sea-Land; Mandl to AT&T. (Alex J. Mandl as chief financial officer of American Telegraph and Telephone Co.)
September 1, 1991... John Clancey President of Sea-Land; Mandl to AT&T It was an offer he couldn't refuse. Alex J. Mandl left his post as chairman and chief executive officer of Sea-Land Service Inc. on July 31 to become chief financial officer at AT&T....

DSR, Senator to charter Soviet ships. (German shipping companies DSR Lines and Senator Line)
September 1, 1991... DSR, Senator to Charter Soviet Ships German operators Senator Line and DSR Lines put months of speculation over their fleet replacement plans to rest in August when they revealed they had reached agreement to charter ten brand new Soviet...

Renewed U.S.-Brazil maritime pact.
September 1, 1991... Renewed U.S.-Brazil Maritime Pact Slowly, but surely, the government of Brazil, under the presidency of economic reformer Fernando Collor de Mello, appears to be on the road to freeing itself from long-standing protectionist maritime cargo...

ASEAN shippers win surcharge concessions. (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... ASEAN Shippers Win Surcharge Concessions Pacific Basin shippers have succeeded in convincing some intra-Asian carriers to rethink their plan to impose new terminal handling charges at the region's ports. "After strong appeals to the...

TWRA plans more commodity rate hikes Sept. 1. (1991 Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement rates)
September 1, 1991... TWRA Plans More Commodity Rate Hikes Sept. 1 The Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement plans a series of commodity-specific rate increase Sept. 1 and is reviewing the rate picture affecting some additional items. Shippers were cool...

New $50/$75 charge on inland moves. (increase in shipping rates)
September 1, 1991... New $50/$75 Charge on Inland Moves Come September 1 and October 1 it will cost more to send some cargoes across the Atlantic, and shippers aren't happy about it. Members of the two North Atlantic rate-setting groups have agreed to...

European perspective on surcharges: it's different. (European Shippers' Councils)(includes related article on complaint against Far East Trade Tariff Charges and Surcharges Agreement)
September 1, 1991... European Perspective on Surcharges: It's Different More often than not, shippers the world over take a fairly uniform view when it comes to carrier pricing policies. But in responding to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's inquiry...

FMC presses China investigation. (Federal Maritime Commission investigate Chinese discrimination of United States carriers)
September 1, 1991... FMC Presses China Investigation While Congress debated conditions for "most-favored-nation" trade status to China, the Federal Maritime Commission launched an investigation of alleged discrimination against U.S.-flag carriers in the...

40-40-20 cargo rationing scheme appears moribund. (inefficacy of the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences)
September 1, 1991... 40-40-20 Cargo Rationing Scheme Appears Moribund After three weeks of some listening, some parrying and a great deal of sitting around waiting, maritime diplomats representing the world's industrialized nations succeeded in blocking the...

Reprieve for protectionism. (Multi-Fibre Arrangement of quota allocation for textile trade extended to 1992)
September 1, 1991... Reprieve for Protectionism The agreement that establishes a system of quotas for much of the world's trade in textiles and textile products has been extended for 17 months over the objections of two developing countries and some importers...

NVOs join FIATA anti-tariff drive. (non-vessel-operating common carriers; International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations)(protest against tariff-filing rules)
September 1, 1991... NVOs Join FIATA Anti-Tariff Drive The drive to end U.S. tariff-filing requirements reached new heights in late July when 22 U.S.-based non-vessel-operating common carriers joined the European-based International Federation of Freight...

Court upholds limit on FMC's reach. (Federal Maritime Commission)
September 1, 1991... Court Upholds Limit on FMC's Reach An appeals court says the Federal Maritime Commission was justified in refusing to confer jurisdiction and antitrust immunity on foreign-to-foreign portions of conference agreements. Unless overruled...

U.S.-Korean talks produce results. (South Korea allows United States flag carriers to use rail and trucking services)
September 1, 1991... U.S.-Korean Talks Produce Results Citing an official commitment from the South Korean government to open up trucking and rail carriage operations to U.S.-flag carriers, two major Korean-flag carriers have urged the Federal Maritime...

Service contracts, IAs lag in Canada. (shipping practice of independent actions)
September 1, 1991... Service Contracts, 1As Lag In Canada While many large U.S. shippers are clamoring for the right to negotiate service contracts with ocean carriers, Canadian shippers who have that freedom have been slow to use it. And although...

ATFI set to start in January. (Federal Maritime Commission's Automated Tariff Filing and Information System to start in 1992)(includes related article on Data Exchange International)
September 1, 1991... ATFI Set to Start in January The Federal Maritime Commission's trade-by-trade phase-in of mandatory electronic tariff filing is scheduled to begin in January. Aside from the controversial decision to go with the...

Is pendulum swinging to re-regulation? (United States congress to create new airline law)
September 1, 1991... Is Pendulum Swinging To Re-regulation? When U.S. airlines were deregulated 13 years ago, many predicted a quick return to re-regulation. It hasn't happened yet, and no one predicts a return anytime soon to the kind of tight regulation...

Different cultures at ICC & FMC. (Interstate Commerce Commission and Federal Maritime Commission's functions)
September 1, 1991... Different Cultures at ICC & FMC The domestic waterborne trades between the U.S. mainland and offshore states and territories are neither fish nor fowl - and the regulation reflects it. Both the Federal Maritime Commission and the...

APL, OOCL to share ships in Pacific. (American President Lines Ltd. and Orient Overseas Container Line Inc.)
September 1, 1991... APL, OOCL to Share Ships in Pacific American President Lines Ltd. and Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line Inc. announced in late July their plan to share ships in the transpacific. It is the second major Pacific partnership...

TSA increases Eastbound Pacific capacity. (Transpacific Stabilization Agreement members to increase cargo moving to North America) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... TSA Increases Eastbound Pacific Capacity The upturn in the nation's economic fortunes has prompted a 13-carrier coalition in the eastbound transpacific to increase the amount of capacity available in its aggregate fleet. The...

APC enjoys a dramatic rebound. (American President Companies increases earnings)
September 1, 1991... APC Enjoys a Dramatic Rebound Market acceleration on land and sea spelled a dramatic improvement in the second-quarter and first-half fortunes of American President Companies, chairman W.B. Seaton reported. While Wall Street analysts...

Bank of Boston tiptoes back into shipping. (extends bank loans to shipping)
September 1, 1991... Bank of Boston Tiptoes Back Into Shipping Shipping is no longer a forbidden subject at the Bank of Boston. After avoiding the industry for more than a decade, the battered lending institution thinks it's time to give shipping another...

Sea-Land provided the good news. (CSX Corp.'s earnings boosted by Sea-Land Inc.)
September 1, 1991... Sea-Land Provided the Good News CSX Corp.'s second quarter earnings presentation on July 19 showcased Sea-Land Service Inc.'s strong financial results and new ventures. The presentation before New York financial analysts was a...

Inchcape. (Inchcape PLC profits from shipping and international product marketing) (company profile)
September 1, 1991... Inchcape With offices spanning the globe, Britain's Inchcape Plc has become the largest third-party shipping agency in the world. What few realize, however, is that Inchcape also has become one of the world's largest international...

Closing the US/EC legal gap. (European Maritime Law Organization aims to reconcile European Community and United States shipping differences)
September 1, 1991... Closing the US/EC Legal Gap Lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic have organized a new discussion forum which they hope will lead the way to fairly uniform regulatory practice in the U.S. and European Community. If that is too much to...

Levi Strauss has launched a project dubbed Levi's Advanced Business Systems, or LABS. (logistics management) (Cover Story)
September 1, 1991... Levi Straus has launched a project dubbed Levi's Advanced Business Systems, or LABS When Paul Paulsen was asked to describe how Levi Strauss's marketing, financial planning and logistics/distribution units interact, his initial response...

The counterfeit game. (China is largest counterfeit products source)
September 1, 1991... The Counterfeit Game Like the movie hero whose arch-enemy is his double, Levi Strauss is finding competition overseas from sellers of blue jeans that resemble the company's "flagship" 501 variety. Southeast Asia was long the source of...

Breakbulk as a bargaining lever. (United States and Brazil ends shipping agreement)
September 1, 1991... Breakbulk as a Bargaining Lever Improved breakbulk handling methods and a desire among shippers to lower their freight bills have reportedly chased some shipments of Brazilian coffee and of Australian and New Zealand frozen beef away from...

Visby rules are adopted by Sea-Land. (Sea-Land Service Inc. adopts the Visby Amendments to the Hague Rules on shipping)
September 1, 1991... Visby Rules Are Adopted By Sea-Land Better late than never. Sea-Land Service Inc. is increasing the compensation it grants customers for lost or damaged cargo by voluntarily adopting a 23-year-old international convention the United...

Dust off your history book and move to a port. (excerpts from an address by CGM president Claude Abraham in Paris) (transcript)
September 1, 1991... Dust Off Your History Book and Move to a Port It's Always Been Cheaper by the Sea "What I would hope to share with you is a feeling that the contemporary world could well be in the process of returning to the sea which shaped it,...

Leo Collar's Rx for U.S. fleet. (retired president of Crowley Maritime Corporation)
September 1, 1991... Leo Collar's Rx For U.S. Fleet If Leo Collar were to write a book about what he learned in his 43-year shipping career, a big chapter would be devoted to Delta Steamship Lines. Collar, who retired recently as president and chief...

Flashback to 1937: just add zeroes. (Fortune magazine's 1937 report on the shipping industry)
September 1, 1991... Flashback to 1937: Just Add Zeroes Here's the situation: Carriers aren't making money, shippers complain they're being ignored, U.S.-flag operators are in transition from a subsidy program that hasn't worked, shipbuilders are clamoring...

CAST sells dry bulk terminals. (CAST North America 1983 Inc.) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... CAST Sells Dry Bulk Terminals CAST North American (1983) Inc., has sold its bulk division to two Canadian stevedoring companies. Empire Stevedoring Co. Ltd. and Quebec Stevedoring Co. Ltd. have purchased CAST's St. Lawrence Stevedoring...

GATX earnings from Lake shipping have improved. (Great Lakes shipping) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... GATX Earnings From Lake Shipping Have Improved Increased profit from railcar leasing and management, financial services and Great Lakes shipping enabled GATX Corporation to report higher second-quarter earnings. Net income for the...

Soviet Union: "like a big Chicago." (Soviet Union's shipping industry)
September 1, 1991... Soviet Union: "Like a Big Chicago" So you're new in town and you want to set up shop. Who do you need to see? First, there's the politico who oversees new businesses - without him you won't get registered properly. Then there's the...

"Oil for food" barter plan. (United States food produce in exchange for Soviet Union's oil)
September 1, 1991... "Oil for Food" Barter Plan Trade experts have cautioned Congress that developing normal trading relations with the USSR may be a 10-year process. While democratic developments in the Soviet Union signal "the dawn of a new era," as...

Europe's turn for deregulation. (deregulation of trucking industry)
September 1, 1991... Europe's Turn For Deregulation Does the U.S. experience with trucking deregulation provide a pattern for post-1992 Europe? Yes and no, it appears. Yes, because as in the United States, removal of regulatory barriers will encourage new...

MSAS Cargo International names Hackett to head expanded U.S. operations. (MSAS Cargo International Ltd. appoints Bob Hackett) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... MSAS Cargo International Names Hackett to Head Expanded U.S. Operations MSAS Cargo International Ltd., a U.K.- based company that has specialized in air freight forwarding, has restructured its U.S. organization with an eye toward...

Rift in NVOCC ranks. (continued)(Brokers, Forwarders & NVOs) (column)
September 1, 1991... Rift in NVOCC Ranks Signs of a split among non-vessel-operating common carriers continue to surface, though it does not necessarily presage any widespread defection from the industry's national association. Reportedly, a sizable number...

Air Express International names sales directors. (Luca Coppola and Finn Petersen)(Brokers, Forwarders & NVOs) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Air Express International Names Sales Directors Air Express International, a U.S.-based international freight forwarder, named Luca Coppola and Finn Petersen international sales directors. Coppola, as sales director for southern...

UniStar Air Cargo appointments. (Duane Gingrich is marketing manager)(Brokers, Forwarders & NVOs) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... UniStar Air Cargo Appointments UniStar Air Cargo, an air freight forwarding joint venture between United Parcel Service and Japan's Yamato Transport Corp., Ltd., has appointed Don Herbert general manager, Takeo Yamagishi deputy general...

Airborne Freight reports higher quarterly earnings. (Airborne Freight Corporation)(Brokers, Forwarders & NVOs) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Airborne Freight Reports Higher Quarterly Earnings Airborne Freight Corporation, which operates under the trade name Airborne Express, reported net earnings for the second quarter of 1991 improved over the last two quarters but were down...

Harper Group profits edge up. (Harper Group Inc.)(Brokers, Forwarders & NVOs) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Harper Group Profits Edge Up Second-quarter profits for the Harper Group rose to $4,872,000, or 46 cents a share, this year from $4,708,000, or 44 cents a share, in 1990, despite a dip in revenues to $113,108,000 from $113,163,000.

I.C.E. names West Coast manager. (Independent Cargo Express Inc. appoints William L. Yonan)(Brokers, Forwarders & NVOCs) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... I.C.E. Names West Coast Manager William L. Yonan has been appointed West Coast regional manager for Independent Cargo Express, Inc. (ICE), a Chicago-based NVOCC. He will be based in Long Beach and will oversee all sales, marketing and...

Oakland lays out building program. (Port of Oakland) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Oakland Lays Out Building Program Oakland port commissioners have given their unanimous nod to a five-year, $330.5 million capital improvement program that will include more than $130 million worth of maritime projects and $83.4 million...

Bembenek joins E.I. Kane. (Ted J. Bembenek Jr.; E.I. Kane Inc.)(North Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... BEMBENEK JOINS E.I. KANE BEMBENEK JOINS E.I. KANE. Ted J. Bembenek Jr. has joined Baltimore-based E.I. Kane Intermodal Transport Inc., a subsidiary of E.I. Kane Inc., as vice president of sales and marketing. Bembenek has worked more than 20...

"K" Line sales. (Steven C. Taylor is "K" Line America Inc.'s northeast region assistant vice president for sales)(North Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... "K" LINE SALES "K" LINE SALES. Steven C. Taylor has been named assistant vice president of sales in the northeast region for "K" Line America, Inc. Based in Murray Hill, N.J., he will oversee all sales activity from Norfolk to Boston. Prior...

Port of Richmond. (tonnage increase)(North Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... PORT OF RICHMOND PORT OF RICHMOND. The Port of Richmond, Va., reported a five percent increase in tonnage for the fiscal year ending June 30, for a new record of 467,293 tons. Captain Martin J. Moynihan, executive director, attributes the...

Hapag-Lloyd manager. (Wendy Lichtenberg)(North Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... HAPAG-LLOYD MANAGER HAPAG-LLOYD MANAGER. Wendy Lichtenberg has been named district manager in Baltimore for Hapag-Lloyd, and will be responsible for marketing, sales and operations. She was customer service manager in Baltimore.

Leasing fleet stabilizes. (United States leased container chassis growth)(North Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... LEASING FLEET STABILIZES LEASING FLEET STABILIZES. The Institute of International Container Lessors reports that the U.S. leased container chassis fleet grew by only 454 units in 1990, while the small domestic container leasing fleets...

NCSPA profits. (North Carolina State Ports Authority)(South Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... NCSPA PROFITS NCSPA PROFITS. For the second year in a row, the North Carolina State Ports Authority has ended its fiscal year in the black. For fiscal year 1991, the authority posted a profit of $2.5 million compared with $589,000 in 1990....

Abello joins Stevens. (Oscar G. Abello is assistant vice president for corporate sales of Stevens Shipping and Terminal Co.)(South Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... ABELLO JOINS STEVENS ABELLO JOINS STEVENS. Oscar G. Abello has been named assistant vice president for Stevens Shipping & Terminal Co. in Charleston. He will oversee all administrative, stevedoring and corporate sales activities in South...

Tampa Cargo volume. (Port of Tampa)(South Atlantic) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... TAMPA CARGO VOLUME TAMPA CARGO VOLUME. General cargo volume was up and bulk cargo was down for the first eight months of the current fiscal year, which ends October 31. Through May, general cargo volume was 837,508 tons, up 10.3 percent from...

Beaumont Cargo record. (Port of Beaumont)(Gulf Coast) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... BEAUMONT CARGO RECORD BEAUMONT CARGO RECORD. The Port of Beaumont said its volume of revenue cargo for the 1990-91 fiscal year set a record for the seventh year in a row. Revenue cargo through August was expected to total 823,734 tons,...

Houston tonnage growth. (Port of Houston)(Gulf Coast) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... HOUSTON TONNAGE GROWTH HOUSTON TONNAGE GROWTH. Total tonnage at the Port of Houston increased from 124.8 million tons in 1988 to 125.5 million tons in 1989, according to the latest figures released recently by the U.S. Army Corps of...

Catoosa Cargo increase. (Port of Catoosa)(Gulf Coast) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... CATOOSA CARGO INCREASE CATOOSA CARGO INCREASE. Barge shipments through the Tulsa Port of Catoosa amounted to 1,003,408 tons in 590 barges during the first six months of 1991, an increase of 15 percent over the first half of 1990.

Ryan-Walsh, Inc. (sales will not be affected by Omniport Houston automated bagged cargo-handling facilities' financial difficulties)(Gulf Coast) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... RYAN-WALSH, INC. RYAN-WALSH, INC. Officials of Ryan-Walsh, Inc. said that although the company is concerned with the financial difficulties experienced by Omniport Houston, restructuring of the automated bagged cargo-handling facility would...

Louisiana rice exports. (Port of Louisiana's 1990 handling of rice exports)(Gulf Coast) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... LOUISIANA RICE EXPORTS LOUISIANA RICE EXPORTS. Louisiana ports handled over 1.5 million tons of rice in 1990, representing over half of all U.S. rice exports, the U.S. Department of Commerce reports. Compared to 1989, rice exports rose only...

Baton Rouge seeks funds. (Port of Baton Rouge)(Gulf Coast) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... BATON ROUGE SEEKS FUNDS BATON ROUGE SEEKS FUNDS. Officials at the Port of Baton Rouge hope a new study on the port's economic impact will encourage state officials to support a $7.4 million port renovation plan. The three-month analysis by...

ANZDL promotes Cioppa. (Australia-New Zealand Direct Line's Robert Cioppa)(Pacific) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... ANZDL PROMOTES CIOPPA Robert Cioppa has been named director of sales, general cargo imports northbound, for Australia-New Zealand Direct Line. Formerly East Coast sales manager for ANZDL, Cioppa will now be responsible for managing...

Pacific Transload sales. (Pacific Transload Systems' director of sales Eric Taylor) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... PACIFIC TRANSLOAD SALES Eric Taylor has been named director of sales for Pacific Transload Systems at the Port of Oakland. Taylor has more than 10 years of sales experience in the transportation industry and began his career in 1981 with...

Superior Fast Freight. (Anthony D. Albanese is vice president for sales and marketing)(Pacific) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... SUPERIOR FAST FREIGHT Superior Fast Freight, a Los Angeles-based transportation service company, has appointed Anthony D. Albanese as vice president of sales and marketing. Albanese spent 12 years with P-I-E Nationwide, most recently...

Werner Promoted at PLM. (Eberhard Werner of PLM International, Inc.)(Pacific) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... WERNER PROMOTED AT PLM San Francisco-based PLM International, Inc., announced promotion of Eberhard "Abe" Werner to vice president, sales and marketing, for PLM Rental, Inc. Werner has served as director of trailer leasing for PLM Rental...

Honda exports. (Honda automobile exports)(Pacific) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... HONDA EXPORTS Honda exports of automobiles manufactured in Marysville, Ohio, are expected to grow to more than 25,000 units through the Port of Portland, Ore., during 1991. Last year, Honda distributed about 100,000 cars through the port...

Fritz promotes Corr. (Fritz Companies Inc.'s Michael Corr) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... FRITZ PROMOTES CORR. Michael Corr has been promoted to regional director of the California operations of Fritz Companies Inc. in El Segundo, Inglewood and San Francisco. Corr joined the company in 1974 as a mailroom runner and advanced to...

I.C.E. West Coast manager. (Independent Cargo Express Inc.'s William L. Yonan) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... I.C.E. WEST COAST MANAGER William L. Yonan has been appointed West Coast regional manager for Independent Cargo Express Inc., a Chicago-based NVOCC. He will be based in Long Beach and will oversee all sales, marketing and operations of the...

Int'l Shipholding profits rise slightly. (International Shipholding Corp.)(Shipping) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Int'l Shipholding Profits Rise Slightly International Shipholding Corporation, parent of Central Gulf and Waterman lines, reported a slight increase in net income for the second quarter ending June 30. Net income for the quarter was...

Maritrans income drops in quarter. (Maritrans Partners L.P.)(Shipping) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Maritrans Income Drops In Quarter Maritrans Partners L.P., which through its operating unit runs tugs and oceangoing tank barges along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, reported a drop in second-quarter net income. For the quarter ended...

Atlantic Conference files GRI. (general rate increase)(Europe) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Atlantic Conference Files GRI The USA-North Europe Rate Agreement has filed a general rate increase effective September 1. For cargo moving via Atlantic and Gulf ports, the increase will be $75 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40- or...

BCSL-U.S. Med Line raises rates. (BCSL-US Med Line) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... BCSL-U.S. Med Line Raises Rates BCSL-U.S. Med Line, an independent carrier, has announced a 3 percent general rate increase on all cargoes from Israel to the U.S. East Coast, effective September 1. The increase follows a similar action by...

Sea-Land Service Inc. (Corporate Appointments) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Sea-Land Service Inc. John P. Clancey has succeeded Alex J. Mandl as president and chief executive officer of Sea-Land Service Inc. Mandl left Sea-Land to accept a senior position with AT&T. (See page 11.)

Orient Overseas Container Line. (Corporate Appointments) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Orient Overseas Container Line Al Benki has been promoted from executive vice president to president of OOCL (USA) Inc. The current president, Philip Chow, will return to the Hong Kong corporate headquarters of Orient Overseas Container...

Puerto Rico Marine Management. (Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.)(Corporate Appointments) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Puerto Rico Marine Management Lisa Bardzilowski has been named manager of marketing services for Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc. She will supervise the gathering of sales and marketing data and the analysis of the market trends that...

Stevedoring Services of America. (Corporate Appointments) (Brief Article)
September 1, 1991... Stevedoring Services of America Seattle-based Stevedoring Services of America has promoted F.D. "Ricky" Smith to chairman-chief executive officer and Jon Hemingway to president. Smith served as president of SSA from 1979 to 1991....

An easy solution to surcharge disputes. (surcharge controversies between carriers and shippers) (editorial)
September 1, 1991... An Easy Solution to Surcharge Disputes Government agencies here and abroad are incapable of solving the surcharge controversy which is causing so much dissension here and abroad. Quite frankly, it's none of their business. This is a matter...