The “Crisis” in the Ports
“Ports face biggest crisis since the start of container shipping,” the Financial Times headlined the […]
Too Damn Big
Not too long ago, I had a chat with a high-ranking executive at a major […]
Slow Trade Growth is the New Normal
The World Trade Organization forecast on April 2 that merchandise trade will grow a modest 2.6 percent […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maybe We Have Too Much Infrastructure
Not far from where I used to live, in New Jersey, a light rail line […]