American Shipper February 2006

Vol. 48, No. 2LOGISTICS 6Japan opens, shuts border to U.S. beef 42Logistics cotton bowl 44Byrd Amendment shot down 50Exports to Iran a dangerous game 52Get in touch with inner supply chain 54Keep trade simple 60Blasgen: ‘Consensus builder’ 62Asian 3PL perspectives 64FORWARDING/NVOs 68ACE gaining momentum 68Sidler out at Panalpina 68Court dismisses NSA challenge 69ALG companies unite under brand 69EGL settles war risk surcharge case 69Kuehne + Nagel closes ACR buy 69TRANSPORT/INTEGRATORS 70DHL’s case of the missing tape 70TRANSPORT/AIR 70United exits bankruptcy; now what? 70TRANSPORT/OCEAN 78Carrier services changes aplenty 78Miles, Webber relieved at the helm 79TRANSPORT/INLAND 80Better solutions in Chicago 80PORTS 82Proving a point in Panama 82Growing need to be green 85Cooperation a Sound judgment 87Seattle, Tacoma ‘gateways’ ranked 90SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTSChina Shipping, CMA CGM plan Atlanticloop ... CP Ships to join Grand in transpacifi cservice ... MSC, Maersk add ship to U.S./Africa loop ... Radiance kicks off ro/roDEPARTMENTSComments & Letters 2Shippers’ Case Law 92Corporate Appointments 93Service Announcements 94Editorial 96On the CoverFebruary 2006India: Land of opportunity 6The South Asian giant is on the vergeof flexing its industrial muscle. The shippingindustry knows this and is carefully exploringthe market. The underlying goal of interestedshippers, logistics providers and carriersis to stay a step ahead of future competition.India’s government and population appearcommitted to the developments necessaryto unleash the country’s entrepreneurial spirit.PWC storms across logistics landscape 30Ask any shipper, analyst or international trade specialistif they know about PWC Logistics and you are likelyto draw a blank stare. But those uninformed looksare likely to turn to nods of understanding in the next fewyears as the Kuwaiti-based logistics provider continuesits turbo-charged expansion into a full-service supplychain management company, fueled by hefty profitsfrom huge U.S. military contracts in Iraq and Kuwait.Paper tigers of trade 40Wastepaper is the United States’ most prominent exportin terms of number of TEUs, helping feed the packagingneeds of China with 6 million tons in 2004. Othermanufacturing powerhouses in the region claimedtheir share of U.S. used paper too. Yet even as U.S.wastepaper exporters send more product to Chinaeach year, the U.S. share of China’s paper exportsis shrinking.Negotiating parcel contracts 72More shippers are using integrated carriers for packagedeliveries than ever before. Negotiating contractswith UPS, FedEx, DHL and the U.S. Postal Service canbe complicated, requiring time and strategies that go farbeyond having accurate ZIP codes for recipients. Andlike other aspects of the logistics industry, muchof the success comes in paying attention to small details.Shippers’ NewsWireDaily updates www.americanshipper.comTo subscribe call 1 (800) 874-6422 or on the Web at www.americanshipper.comAMERICAN SHIPPER: FEBRUARY 2006 1