by George Lauriat Mar 31, 2020
Railroads Post-PSR
Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) is an operating strategy, largely attributed to railroading legend the late Hunter Harrison, designed to make rail operations more efficient and thereby more profitable. But with new economic and technological challenges of the ‘20s, what’s next for railroads?
A new name - The American Journal of Transportation: Prelude To AJOT
It might be said that the first step of the evolution of the Boston Marine Guide becoming the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) happened in 1981 when the title was changed to Boston Marine Guide and New England Transportation Review.
Edwin Lang and the Boston Marine Guide: Reversal of Fortune
A restless Lang “took to the sea at an early age” joining American Hawaiian Steamship Company in 1904, which at the time operated nine ships largely hauling sugar outbound from Hawaii and manufactured goods on the inbound leg from the mainland.
Is the MPP fleet in for an upswing… or not?
The fleet of multi-purpose vessels has posted a remarkably steady year – a year in which other sectors have performed erratically. Does that bode well for an uptick in MPP business? Or does stability mask inherent weaknesses in the MPP’s position?
The near future of container terminals
On the simplest level an ocean container is nothing more than a six-sided rectangular metal box. But a container terminal’s role in expediting the movement of those boxes and pushing them through a complex, increasingly digital, supply chain may inspire another container revolution – Port 4.0
Mediterranean Sea – Ports in the middle
The Mediterranean ports are in the middle of a vast network of trade lanes. And the competition to keep up with rising volumes and bigger ships commands more port investment.
The unfulfilled promise of the Latin American decade
The Latin American Decade never quite took hold. The U.S.-China trade war is both an opportunity and a threat while the region’s trade pacts all face challenges that could mark their undoing. But a new decade is approaching, will the region be ready for another bid?
Stumped – Searching for trends in the global trade of forest products
There is nothing easy about searching out supply and demand trends in the global trade of forest products. With the U.S.-China tariff war, the global economic slowing, climate change and environmental challenges, looking for market trends can be like trying to read the tea leaves spinning in a stirred cup.
Midwest caught in the middle again
Weather and the US-China trade war are taking a toll on the economy in the Midwest.
Hong Kong 2019: A rock and a hard place
There is no doubt Hong Kong is in the midst of a crisis with an uncertain path ahead.
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