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www.joc.com THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE 3 6 Spotlight 112 By the Numbers 113 Index 116 Colin Barrett's Q&A 117 Classified Ads E V E R Y I S S U E C O L U M N S 4 NO CALM AFTER THE STORM By Chris Brooks 76 THE OTHER CONTRACT TALKS By Gary Ferrulli 102 CROSS-BORDER BOTTLENECK By Troy Ryley 118 IGNORING THE CUSTOMER By Peter Tirschwell D E P A R T M E N T S 16 GOVERNMENT WATCH Does Driver Pay Impact Road Safety? That's the question the FMCSA will attempt to answer as it studies the methodology behind trucker compensation. 78 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME Cold Storage Heats Up The development of refrigerated facilities is erupting worldwide and at key U.S. trade gateways. Acquiring Minds The planned acquisitions of APL Logistics and Toll Holdings underscore a renewed interest in logistics, especially in Japan. 99 DOMESTIC SURFACE Building Bridges A Canadian-led public-private partnership will help fund the new span connecting Detroit to Ontario. F E A T U R E S COVER STORY 10 Picking Up the Pieces The ILWU and West Coast employers finally hammer out a contract agreement, but for many shippers, it may be too little and too late. SPECIAL REPORT: TRANS-PACIFIC MARITIME 21 West Coast Hangover Even with an ILWU agreement, lingering congestion is suppressing the trans-Pacific trade outlook. SPECIAL REPORT: 3PL REPORT: TOP TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS 90 Reshoring in the Cloud Will U.S. manufacturers' growing reliance on cloud technology lead to clearer decision-making about their sourcing? SPECIAL REPORT: INTERMODAL MARKET REPORT 104 Kansas City's Cookin' The area's logistics parks may have gotten off to a slow start, but they're rapidly making up for lost time. 10 2015 V.16 N.5 CONTENTSMar.9 SPECIAL REPORT: COOL CARGOES Reefer Market Rally 1A Photo: MICHAEL NELSON/EPA/Newscom On the Cover: A Yang Ming ship sits idle outside the Port of Los Angeles waiting for a berth to open.