American Shipper magazine : Opinion

For the past two years, the transportation industry has hoped for an eventual resurge in cargo volumes to rejuvenate idle workers and equipment. Now that freight volumes have started rolling in, carriers across modes have found themselves suddenly struggling to get box capacity back in service and in the right locations. This scenario has dampened their credibility among already frustr...

On Second Thought ... Dietmar Jost, Dietmar Jost Consulting In September, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris will publish the next version of the international commercial terms, in short Incoterms 2010. These terms will enter into force Jan. 1. This is the first revision since 2000 and the seventh overall since Incoterms were first published in 1936. Incoter...