Burdened by Bigness
Suppose your company invested billions of dollars in new equipment. And suppose now, very shortly […]
Thin Ice
The news that Maersk, the container shipping giant, is sailing a containership from Vladivostok to […]
The Language of Globalization
I speak German, or at least I used to. I believe — I hope — […]
Setting the Standard
The Australian National Maritime Museum, in Sydney, has mounted an unusual exhibition about the history […]
Information and Competition
It seems that competition regulators at the European Union are looking into whether “Big Data” […]
Uncomfortable Questions About Our Ports
Sometimes people ask questions to which they really don’t want the answers–especially when the answers […]
What Happens After the Container Shipping Crisis?
Until 1978, dozens of airlines flew the U.S. skies. Then, with the passage of the […]
Boxed In
There may be few business decisions more treacherous than buying a new containership. These aren’t […]
Chain Stores in Chains
Chain stores have a lot of advantages over mom and pop. By purchasing in enormous […]
If It Can’t Go On Forever, It Will Stop
The American economist Herb Stein, whom I had the privilege of meeting a few times […]