JoC Week articles from March 2003

JoC Week archives from March 2003

A $4 million question.(tariff violations)
March 31, 2003... Ocean carriers have a far-from-perfect record when it comes to adhering to tariffs during the many years they were required to be filed and used. Allowing cargo to be misdescribed as lower-rated goods and offering outright rebates were...

Radar screen.(Congressional proposals for transportation security)
March 31, 2003... Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, recently posed the idea of collecting a per-container fee to raise funds for infrastructure improvements and other uses as part of legislation to...

Senate votes for port security funding. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... Senate Votes For Port Security Funding: The Senate approved an amendment by Sen. Fritz Hollings D-S.C., to provide funding for port security in the fiscal 2004 budget resolution. The amendment would dedicate $2 billion in funding to meet port...

SSA to operate Iraq port. (The Week).(Stevedoring Services of America contract to operate the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr)(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... SSA To Operate Iraqi Port: Stevedoring Services of America has won a $4.8 million contract to operate the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr when humanitarian and rebuilding aid begins moving through the port. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Agency...

Singapore Airlines wins Chinese rights. (The Week).(air cargo rights)(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... Singapore Airlines Wins Chinese Rights: China has awarded the first "fifth-freedom" rights to a foreign carrier, allowing Singapore Airlines to move cargo to Chicago on flights from Singapore via Xiamen and Nanjing Ma Songwei, a spokesman for...

NCBFAA in accord with Nafta partners. (The Week).(National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America )(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... NCBFAA In Accord With Nafta Partners: The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has forged a cooperative agreement with its counterparts in Canada and Mexico to address issues such as security and advance cargo...

24-hour rule will remain at 24 hours. (The Week).(24-hour disclosure rule for shipping companies)(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... 24-Hour Rule Will Remain At 24 Hours: The Trade Act of 2002 will enable the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to refine the way Customs collects data on ocean cargo, but carriers will still be required to file that data 24 hours before...

Port operations boost Hutchison profit. (The Week).(Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. annual earnings)(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... Port Operations Boost Hutchison Profit: Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. said its net profit increased 19 percent in 2002, helped by strong earnings in its port operations. Net profit in the 12 months to Dec. 31 rose to US$1.8 billion from $1.5 billion...

ILA wins NLRB ruling. (The Week).(International Longshoremen's Association, National Labor Relations Board )(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... ILA Wins NLRB Ruling: The International Longshoremen's Association has won a skirmish in its effort to organize container carriers' vessel planners and port captains. The New Jersey regional office of the National Labor Relations Board ruled...

Canadian ILWU ratifies contract. (The Week).(International Longshore and Warehouse Union)(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... Canadian ILWU Ratifies Contract: Members of the Canadian division of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have ratified a contract that runs through March 2007. The agreement between ILWU Canada and the British Columbia Maritime...

Collateral damage: war in Iraq may affect Doha Round of trade negotiations. (Cover Story).
March 31, 2003... As bombs burst in the air over Baghdad, Peter Mangione worries that global trade may also take a direct hit. Mangione, president of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, fears that political tensions sparked by the Bush...

Coast Guard seeks an upgrade: congress is asked to accelerate funding for new vessels and communication systems. (Supply Chain Security).
March 31, 2003... Homeland security is breathing new life into the Coast Guard's effort to refurbish its aging fleet and upgrade technology after years of working with outdated equipment and underfunded programs. The Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater...

Up in a down market. (Third-Party Logistics).(logistics business of United Parcel Service)
March 31, 2003... Analysts often note that third-party logistics firms, despite some misconceptions, are not counter-cyclical: They generally suffer during economic downturns. That phenomenon does not seem to hold true for the Atlanta-based logistics business...

Rates rising, but slowly: pricing formulas make rates less volatile for intermodal rail than for ocean shipping. (Rail).
March 31, 2003... East Coast importers considering shipping more cargo via all-water services from Asia may find the savings less than they anticipated. The spread between mini-landbridge rates through the West Coast and all-water services to the East Coast...

Intermodal bottleneck ahead: user fees are suggested to help pay for expanded rail infrastructure. (Rail).( )
March 31, 2003... The $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor is doing what it was supposed to do. The 2-year-old rail line is shuttling containers between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the main railroad lines connecting Southern California with the rest...

Two years before the bench. (Domestic Shipping).(Holt Group bankruptcy case)
March 31, 2003... Two years after NPR-Navieras and 24 other companies in the Holt Group filed for bankruptcy, the case is taking a new turn. The trustee overseeing the companies' liquidation is seeking repayment of money already paid to vendors of the...

For carriers, a ray of hope: rates show signs of increasing as container lines adjust services to minimize effects of excess capacity. (Special report: trans-Atlantic trade and transport).
March 31, 2003... Maersk Sealand is about to make the kind of move that has ocean carriers and shipping analysts opining that the days of ever-sinking rates in the trans-Atlantic container trade are over, at least for now. The world's largest container...

Teetering on the brink: war in Iraq aggravates an already tense U.S.-EU trade relationship. (Special report: trans-Atlantic trade and transport).
March 31, 2003... After U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick threatened to bring a WTO case against what he classified as the European Union's "immoral" restrictions against genetically modified U.S. crops, the Bush administration decided against it. With...

Not a good vintage: there's more talk than action, but some sellers of French products are facing a backlash for stance on war. (Special report: trans-Atlantic trade and transport).
March 31, 2003... Marc Refabert is co-founder of Fromages.com, an Internet venture that sells French cheeses worldwide. He relies on the U.S. for 80 percent of his company's sales, and has nervously watched the war of words between the U.S. and France and...

The third way: DHL acquisition of Airborne would give shippers a new option. (Air cargo).
March 31, 2003... Klaus Zumwinkel, chief executive of Deutsche Post World Net, has made no secret of his company's desire to expand in the U.S. The German company made a big move in that direction with last week's announcement that its DHL subsidiary plans to...

The decision-makers. (Special report: 2003 liner CEO forum).(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... A year-and-a-half after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, it is clear that the world is getting no safer, but that to preserve the economic prosperity achieved over decades the world trading system must be adequately secured from terrorist...

Political watchdog: Cosco's Wei Jiafu fights corruption in the Communist Party as part of the Central Committee for Discipline Inspection.(China Ocean Shipping Co.)
March 31, 2003... For the employees of Cosco, the China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., the 16th Congress of the Communist Party of China in November was more than just the latest five-year gathering of the nation's political leadership. Even beyond the...

Arch allies? It's time for shippers, carriers to cooperate--for their own good. (Special report: 2003 Liner CEO forum).
March 31, 2003... Ed Emmett believes that now is the time for U.S. carriers and shippers to prepare for the trade patterns of the future--together. "What everyone needs to start looking at is what the liner industry is going to look like in the future," Emmett...

Ushering in a new era: FMC Chairman Stephen Blust seeks to improve relations with industry. (Special report: 2003 Liner CEO forum).(Federal Maritime Commission)
March 31, 2003... Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Steven R. Blust believes his agency can do its job better with a higher profile in the maritime industry. This year, the commission has embarked on a series of bi-monthly seminars to acquaint shippers,...

Security ace: security, though not perfect, is much improved, NY port director says. (Special report: 2003 Liner CEO forum).(Adm. Richard M. Larrabee, US Coast Guard; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Richard M. Larrabee joined the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 2000. Larrabee was the Coast Guard Captain for the Port from 1990 to 1993, where he oversaw the development of a new Vessel Traffic Management...

Running the show: preparation is key to dealing with myriad regulations, unforeseen hiccups, Reebok's top transport executive says. (Special report: 2003 Liner CEO Forum).(Robert Shepard)
March 31, 2003... The job of the logistics professional at a large importing company became more complex after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Robert Shepard, director of global import operation at Reebok International, will tell the Liner CEO Forum...

Engineer of the one-stop shop: FedEx Trade Networks' chief executive leads a three-pronged strategy for a seamless supply chain. (Special report: 2003 Liner CEO Forum).(G. Edmond Clark)
March 31, 2003... G. Edmond Clark joined Federal Express Corp. in 1983. An engineer by training, Clark had previously spent three years at Exxon designing offshore oil platforms. Clark, who earned an MBA from the University of Houston before joining...

With Dora Kay, president: The International Air Cargo Association. (Questions & Answers).(Interview)
March 31, 2003... Dora Kay, head of international marketing for the Hong Kong Airport Authority, was elected to a two-year term as president of The International Air Cargo Association at its annual meeting in February. Tiaca has 310 members, representing all...

By the numbers.(economic statistics for transportation industry)
March 31, 2003... AIR CARGO [GRAPHICS OMITTED] SPOTLIGHT: CP SHIPS CP Ships, with brands including ANZDL, Canada Maritime, Cast, Contship, Italia, Lykes and TMM Lines, reports a continuing drop in per-TEU costs from 1996 through 2002, with...

`Poor' doesn't always mean poor security. (Other Voices).(developing countries)(Column)
March 31, 2003... Do less-developed countries lack the necessary finances for cargo security? If so, will this eventually exclude them from international trade compared with a new "privileged class" of trading nations? Those questions surfaced recently...

War.(Editorial)
March 24, 2003... I suspect that part of the intense opposition we've seen to the war in Iraq comes from discomfort with change. Within seconds (by historical standards) the comfortable postwar environment most of us grew up in vanished. The decision to topple...

Radar screen.(Operation Safe Commerce)
March 24, 2003... Operation Safe Commerce has received grant applications totaling $150 million to demonstrate practical supply-chain security ideas. That's nearly six times the $28 million that the Transportation Security Administration authorized last...

Schubert leads delegation to China. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Maritime Administrator William G. Schubert led a U.S. delegation to China last week to discuss China's revision of its maritime transportation regulations. The delegation included officials from the State Department as well as from the...

EU members authorize U.S. negotiations. (The Week).(on maritime security)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... The European Union has a new mandate from member governments to negotiate a maritime security agreement with Washington and defuse the trans-Atlantic dispute over the U.S. Container Security Initiative. The European Commission, the EU's...

Census to license AES filers. (The Week).(Automated Export System)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... The Census Bureau will begin a licensing program for companies filing export documentation through the Automated Export System. C. Harvey Monk Jr., chief of the agency's foreign trade division, said the program is designed to make AES filers...

OOCL parent reports results. (The Week).(Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., parent of Orient Overseas Container Line, reported a 16 percent drop in after-tax profit, to $51.7 million for 2002. Revenue rose to $2.46 billion from $2.38 billion. Chairman C.C. Tung said the...

Charleston container volume rises. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Container volume through the Port of Charleston totaled 132,000 TEUs in January, a 30 percent increase from a year earlier. Exports increased 31 percent while imports rose 29 percent. Through the first seven months of the port's July-June...

FedEx earnings increase. (The Week).(Dec-Feb quarter sales/earnings)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Solid growth in its ground delivery units boosted FedEx Corp.'s profit for its December-February quarter, despite another weak performance by the company's core air express business. FedEx earned $147 million in the quarter ended Feb. 28, up...

Maersk Logistics expands in Virginia. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Maersk Logistics' Hudd Distribution Services subsidiary is adding 80,000 square feet to its 225,000-square-foot distribution center at Chesapeake, Va., near the Port of Hampton Roads. The existing facility opened in 2001 and provides...

Dasburg to head DHL Airways. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... John H. Dasburg, a former president and chief executive of Northwest Airlines, was named chairman and chief executive of DHL Airways. Dasburg succeeds Joseph R. O'Gorman. who died last August. Vicki Bretthauer, senior vice president of...

Riding the benefits of FTZs: some importers are discovering a new way to use foreign trade zones to cut costs and tighten supply chains. .(advantages of foreign trade zones)(Cover Story)
March 24, 2003... Two years ago, Huffy Bicycle Co. was paying tens of thousands of dollars a week in merchandise processing fees on its imported bicycles. Now it pays $485 a week total. Huffy is among a growing number of importers that have taken...

Bar code challenge. (Technology).(Uniform Code Council to switch from 12-bar to 13-14-digit bar codes already used in Japan and Europe)
March 24, 2003... With 12 black stripes of various widths, it is a familiar sight to consumers. But not for long. On Jan. 1, 2005, the Uniform Code Council will quit assigning the retail industry's UPC-12 bar code and instead will promote the 13- and 14-digit...

Coast guard asserts its security role: service's chief of port and vessel security says SOLAS rules will serve as guide. (Supply Chain Security).
March 24, 2003... The tide of federal cargo-security regulations is still on the rise, and now it's time for the Coast Guard to catch a wave. The service will publish interim regulations in June for vessel and waterside facility security. The final regulations...

COAC weighs in: industry group revives idea of `single window' for supplying cargo data to government agencies. (Supply Chain Security).(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to decide on electronic reporting of foreign trade)
March 24, 2003... Now that an industry advisory committee has offered its views on proposals for advance reporting of electronic data for imports and exports, the next move is up to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. Members of COAC--the...

Eight is enough: the world's largest terminal operators have succeeded because they employ savvy, flexible business plans. (Special report: international port and terminal operators).
March 24, 2003... The container terminal operating industry has become an exclusive club of global companies that share one trait--flexibility. The successful global operators are adept at changing their business plan to meet the requirements of a diverse...

Charting the big 8. (Special report: international port and terminal operators).(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Where they're active * Hutchison Port Holdings, Hong Kong; www.hph.com 30 terminals; 27 million TEUs. * PSA Corp., Singapore, www.psa.com.sg 14 terminals; 24.5 million TEUs * APM Terminals, Copenhagen; www.apmterminals.com 30...

Connecting the dots. (Special report: international port and terminal operators).(ranking of top terminal operators)
March 24, 2003... The following is a list of ports where the eight largest terminal operators are active and the news they have made in recent months. Listed by rank. * Hutchison Port Holdings Hong Kong; Gaolan, Jiangmen, Jiuzhou, Nanhai, Ningbo,...

Bursting at the seams: rapid success in manufacturing spells trouble for China's ports. (Special report: international port and terminal operators).
March 24, 2003... Just the word "China" conjures up unimaginable size and, in recent years, extraordinary economic and trade growth that shows no signs of abating. And that's a problem. The surge in trade is ballooning with the country's membership in,...

A glass half-full: European port directive is a diluted version of once-ambitious vision. (Special report: international port and terminal operators).
March 24, 2003... Maybe the European Commission just bit off more than it could chew. Two years ago, the commission got serious about reforming Europe's port services industry. It proposed sweeping changes in laws governing the continent's ports. The...

Forwarders call for self-policing: air forwarders' accreditation program seeks to complement TSA certification. (Air Cargo).(seeking to prevent bomb in passenger get cargo area)
March 24, 2003... The worst nightmare for the airfreight industry would be for a bomb in a passenger jet's cargo to explode, killing hundreds of people. Besides the loss of life, such an attack would undoubtedly lead to at least a temporary ban on cargo in...

Initial fly-by: Senate committee approves bill for screening of air cargo. (Air Cargo).(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... After focusing on air passenger security concerns following the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress says 2003 is the year for enhancing air-cargo security. "It is the one thing we must do to close all loopholes in the aviation system," said Sen. Kay...

Back to the coffeehouse. (On Insurance).(marine insurance)(Column)
March 24, 2003... It will come as no surprise that marine insurance had its genesis hundreds of years ago in the coffeehouse operated by Edward Lloyd. Thus began the memorable institution that became Lloyd's and from which the marine insurance industry...

Mounting frustrations. (Ports).(delays at Port of New York and New Jersey for container truckers)
March 24, 2003... For truckers hauling containers in and out of container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the question nowadays is not whether there will be delays, but how bad those delays will be. "Even the truck drivers get frustrated...

Predicting failures: database matching with railroads could be used to better prepare shippers for service problems. (Rail).(influence of industry consolidation)
March 24, 2003... When the next round of Class 1 railroad mergers hits, will there be anything shippers can do to avoid the inevitable service disruptions? Not likely, but perhaps there's a way to correlate service performance measurements with levels of...

With Steven R. Blust chairman, federal maritime commission. (Questions & Answers).(Interview)
March 24, 2003... Steven Blust was named to the FMC for a five-year term that began last August. He oversees 130 employees and a current annual budget of $16.4 million. Before joining the FMC, he was president and chief executive of Tampa Bay International...

By the numbers.(containerized ocean trade by port, US foreign trade by trading region, rail cargo, and airport cargo by airport)(Illustration)
March 24, 2003... CONTAINERIZED OCEAN TRADE In TEUs Loaded containers only January-December Current Imports month 2002 2001 % change Port of Long...

Message to the PMA and ILWU. (Other Voices).(International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association and the West Coast ports on labor relations)
March 24, 2003... A few years ago I learned a retail adage, "Customers always vote with their feet." It might well be wise for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association and the West Coast ports to reflect on this...

An unnecessary distraction.(at-sea legislation castigated)
March 17, 2003... It's mid-winter on the North Atlantic, 200 miles off the U.S. East Coast. Five days out of Rotterdam, the 5,000-TEU container ship is plowing through 30-foot seas and gale-force winds as it steams toward New York. Suddenly, far out on the...

Radar screen.(meshed briefs)
March 17, 2003... Flush with success in last year's state legislative session, the California Trucking Association and the Teamsters union have joined forces again to draft a new legislative package for the 2003 session in Sacramento. Last year the truckers...

Hamburg Sud buys Kien Hung ships. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Hamburg Sud Buys Kien Hung Ships: Hamburg Sud will purchase Kien Hung's vessels and redeploy them in Hamburg Sud's service linking South America, South Africa and Asia. Kien Hung's weekly trans-Pacific capacity of' less than 2,500 TEUs is...

Korea investigates Hyundai Merchant Marine. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Korea Investigates Hyundai Merchant Marine: South Korean financial regulators last Wednesday suspended trading of shares in Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. and called for a new investigation of the carrier's accounting. Korea's Financial...

Settlement closer in Mississippi tug case. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Settlement Closer In Mississippi Tug Case: The chief administrative law judge for the Federal Maritime Commission has asked parties to suggest ways to settle a case involving exclusive tug franchises by terminals on the lower Mississippi...

Canaveral Port fined $214,500. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Canaveral Port Fined $214,500: The Federal Maritime Commission has levied a $214,000 fine against the Canaveral Port Authority in Florida for enforcing an exclusive tug contract. The FMC said the port violated the 1984 Shipping Act by...

WTSA lines reaffirm rate increase. (The Week).(Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... WTSA Lines Reaffirm Rate Increase: TransPacific shipping lines said they plan to proceed with scheduled July 1 rate increases for shipments of refrigerated beef, pork and poultry from the U.S. to Asia. Members of the Westbound Transpacific...

Maher extends gate gours. (The Week).(Maher Terminals)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Maher Extends Gate Hours: Maher Terminals, the largest marine terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey, is keeping its Fleet Street terminal at the Port Newark/Elizabeth container complex open from 6 a.m. until midnight for delivery of...

Longer gate hours sought in LA-Long Beach. (The Week).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Longer Gate Hours Sought In LA-Long Beach: The Waterfront Coalition is surveying 1,500 shippers to see how many will provide cargo to support extended hours at marine terminal gates at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Waterfront...

US airfreight carrier awarded damages. (The Week).(Evergreen International Airlines)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... US Airfreight Carrier Awarded Damages: A federal jury in Portland, Ore., awarded Evergreen International Airlines more than $16.6 million in damages from Asiana Airlines for breach of a three-year contract to lease one of Evergreen's Boeing...

East vs. west: atlantic ports are attracting more Asian cargo, but will they be victims of their own success? (Cover Story).
March 17, 2003... Stephen Petracek helped introduce double-stack rail service in the 1980s, when he managed the stack-train service of American President Lines. Back then, West Coast ports had the momentum in competition for U.S. imports from Asia. All-water...

Inspect everything? Legislation to require the opening of all ocean containers could become a cause celebre in Washington. (Supply Chain Security).
March 17, 2003... There's talk again on Capitol Hill of buttressing border security through more inspections of inbound cargo. Behind the talk is a developing squabble between Democrats and Republicans over which party is doing enough to protect the country's...

In a hurry: Schneider's expedited service is forecast to reach $100 million in revenue this year. (Trucking).(Schneider National Inc.)
March 17, 2003... Schneider National, the nation's largest truckload carrier, admittedly was late getting into the expedited-shipments niche. But its unit of more than 800 driver teams is expected to generate $100 million in revenue this year, in just its...

Peace broker: a family legacy in the brokerage business and the boom-and-bust cycles along the Mexican border were the training grounds for NCBFAA President Frederico Zuniga. (Special report: independent freight forwarders and customs brokers).(National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America)
March 17, 2003... Frederico Zuniga was in high school when he began working part-time in the family business, F. Zuniga Inc., customs brokers in Laredo, Texas. His job was to dispatch trucks from the lots at the Mexican border crossing. He was intrigued by the...

A 24-hour alternative: proposal allowing shippers to use Automated Broker Interface for advance shipment declarations is workable, NCBFAA says. (Special report: independent freight forwarders and customs brokers).
March 17, 2003... Can customs brokers teach an old dog new tricks? The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America believe they can, and cargo security will benefit. Customs brokers have used the Auto-mated Broker Interface for 20 years...

A guide to forwarder networks. (Special report: independent freight forwarders and customs brokers).
March 17, 2003... A growing number of organizations--known as forwarder networks--are allowing small and mid-sized forwarders to forge synergies with overseas agents, gain negotiating leverage with carriers and insurers, and, in some cases, obtain information...

Free time folly: containers left on docks exacerbate growing port congestion in the US. (Container Shipping).
March 17, 2003... With several marine terminals in the U.S., Stevedoring Services of America suffers every time one of its ocean carrier clients agrees to give shippers free storage time for their containers on the terminal premises. "There are stacks of boxes...

Southwest's LAX handoff: US passenger carrier's new service with JAL targets market of express carriers. (Air Cargo).
March 17, 2003... For years, Asia's airlines have watched nimble American carriers invade their homelands and siphon off high-value door-to-door shipments. United Parcel Service and FedEx have expanded relentlessly, targeting Asian exporters of electronic...

Big planes, big challenges: Atlas air over-expanded into 747s, but the jumbo jets are profitable for other carriers. (Air Cargo).
March 17, 2003... The Boeing 747 is the workhorse of the long-haul air freighter fleet. More than 200 of the jumbo jets are in operation, hauling half of the world's airborne commercial cargo. But operating 747s, or freighter aircraft of any kind, is not a...

With Chuck Winwood, senior VP Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services. (Questions & Answers).(Interview)
March 17, 2003... Chuck Winwood retired in April 2002 as deputy customs commissioner after a 30-year career with Customs. He was acting commissioner from January to September 2001. During Winwood's final year, he was at the center of the "manic, frantic race"...

By the numbers.(diesel fuel)
March 17, 2003... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] SPOTLIGHT: DIESEL FUEL Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Change From March 10, 2003 Week Ago Year Ago U.S.-National...

Airlines, forwarders must work together. (Other Voices).
March 17, 2003... There is little doubt the U.S. industry hurt most by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been the airline business. The passenger side of the industry, in particular, is staggering under the combined weight of increased security requirements,...

The next logistics breakthrough.
March 10, 2003... Snow's still on the ground in New York, but there are early signs of spring: Days are getting longer. Baseball spring training is under way. And in St. Louis, Bob Delaney is pondering the outlook for logistics. Actually, logistics is a...

Radar screen.(various news items)
March 10, 2003... Border security gets short shrift in the Bush administration's budget proposals for homeland security, says Frank Hoffman, a national security analyst who is a strategic planner at the Marine Corps' Warfighting Laboratory and who worked on...

Military buildup inflates Atlantic air cargo. (The Week).(US military action against Iraq)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... The prospect of military action against Iraq produced an exceptionally strong month for trans-Atlantic airfreight carriers. February is normally a slow month for air cargo, but the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East produced a surge in...

JAL delays spinoff of cargo unit. (The Week).(Japan Airlines System Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Japan Airlines System Corp., the holding company for Japan Airlines, is postponing a spinoff of its cargo operation. The company had planned to divide itself into a domestic airline, an international airline and an airfreight carrier by next...

Suzuki to head "K" Line America. (The Week).(Toshio Suzuki)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Toshio Suzuki will become president and chief executive officer of "K" Line America on June 27. Suzuki, currently vice president of "K" Line America, will succeed Yoshio Iinuma, who has been promoted to senior managing director of "K" Line...