Locked In
Standardizing the shipping container in the mid-1960s was a pivotal step in globalization. Up until […]
Rise and Fall
What do Baltimore, Keelung, Jeddah, Belfast, and Melbourne have in common? Yes, of course, all […]
Trade Secrets
A couple of years ago, an exec at a major freight forwarder asked me to […]
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 — […]
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 […]
Strawberries in Winter
In our globalized world, many people hold firmly to the belief that local is better. […]