Recent market turbulence makes it clear just how important it is to understand the key markets. This is the definitive guide to why different markets exist, how they operate, and how they are interrelated. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition brings the reader up to date with the...

The world the box made -- Gridlock on the docks -- The trucker -- The system -- The battle for New York's port -- Union disunion -- Setting the standard -- Takeoff -- Vietnam -- Ports in a storm -- Boom and bust -- The bigness complex -- The shippers' revenge -- Just in time