George Lauriat

George Lauriat is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) and a veteran journalist with more than 50 years of experience covering global shipping, ports, trucking, logistics, energy, and supply chain economics. He has reported from more than 50 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, publishing approximately 4,000 bylined articles, a book, numerous book chapters, and research for television specials. Before joining AJOT, Lauriat was a foreign correspondent based in Hong Kong, contributing to leading international publications covering maritime trade and global commerce. He is a recipient of the Jefferson Fellowship for his reporting on maritime policy and international affairs.

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New England’s ports need to expand

Pressure throughout the supply chain could force secondary ports to play major roles.

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Port of Boston looks to get a bigger slice of the pie

Massport’s Conley Terminal in the Port of Boston is its largest container facility. But the port is boxed in by much larger players, such as the ports of Montreal and Halifax and the real driver on the East Coast, the Port of New York/New Jersey. But in this new era of bigger ships and bigger alliances can a medium sized port get a bigger slice of the pie?

Nor’easter: the fickle winds of recovery
Looking south and… looking north
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Nicaragua’s grand scheme for a new grand canal

It’s not a new idea. Cornelius Vanderbilt for one had the same vision. For over a century and a half there have been dreams and schemes of building a canal across Nicaragua linking the Pacific to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Three decades of NVOCC business

For three decades, as an NVOCC, Mike Troy has had a front row seat watching sweeping changes in the US maritime industry. Being an independent NVOCC (Non-Vessel-Owning Common Carrier,) a business that involves partnerships with shippers, ocean carriers, forwarders, warehouses, consolidators and more has afforded Troy a unique viewpoint.

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TIACA’s Brittin looks to improve awareness of regulatory issues

TIACA’s secretary general, Doug Brittin, is on a mission to globally improve awareness of the impact of a unilateral approach to global regulatory issues in the airfreight market.

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North Asia Trade 2014

The North Asian region is one of the world’s greatest trading zones. But intra-regional political and economic challenges could reshape trading patterns.

Top 50 Shippers
Not just US: A global economic reset

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