The New Yorker

Some observers have likened the US Congress to a sporting venue, as both sides seem to be engaged in a continual sparring match.

It sounds like a tired refrain already, but the legislators to the south of New York in Washington, DC ought not to take their eyes off the infrastructure funding issues, amid attention-grabbing…

The whole issue of public-private-partnerships (PPP), and privatisations will be vociferously debated in Virginia, as the state (technically, a Commonwealth) evaluates three proposals that could potentially shift port operation to the private…

Later this year, the US Congress will re-authorise the fuellingof surface transportation by the beleaguered Highway Trust fund. At atime that the Obama camp has now mandated even more improvements infleet efficiencies,…

Public-private partnerships (PPP) are back in the news. In March, ata time when reports of slower trade growth continued to mount, reportsof two fresh US port privatisations (one agreed upon, one at…

The designation of hands-on manager is not always a compliment; its sometimes used derisively to describe someone who somehow advancedfrom the docks (or other blue collar work) up the rungs of theexecutive…