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The governing body for Internet names has approved seven additional online suffixes, the first addre

Alistair Macnab's Scottish lilt contrasts sharply with the Texas drawls surrounding him in Houston,

The phone rings at the office of a small independent forwarder. A customer has a shipment bound for

As the market for companies that offer online container repositioning services consolidates from thr

With improved results, P&O Nedlloyd may finally get a chance to float some shares as well as ships.

Baan, the Barneveld, Netherlands-based maker of enterprise resource planning software, may break eve

Peter J. Rose, chairman and chief executive officer of Expeditors International of Washington, is a

CargoLifter AG, the German company hoping to revive the airship as a vehicle to move heavy cargo, is

CALCUTTA, India --- The integrated cargo management system installed at four major airports will be

The South Carolina State Ports Authority, trying to decide on a site for its next container terminal

SANTOS -- The dockworkers' union at the Port of Santos Monday refused to relinquish its power to app

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Angry truckers rallied at the Port of Vancouver on Sunday to protest

The Pacific Maritime Association elected a new 10-member board to set policy for the association, wh

When Capt. James McNamara of the National Cargo Bureau boarded five different ships this month and t

ZURICH, Switzerland -- East is meeting West with a major new alliance between Switzerland-based Kueh

Ever since Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the nickname, Boston residents have fancied themselves as be

The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency is set to unveil a customs modernization plan that is expected

China is gearing up to move more containers on its extensive river network, which could give a sharp

UPS Wins China Sweepstakes: The Department of Transportation has selected United Parcel Service as

The trans-Pacific peak shipping season has ended, and the results are in: West Coast ports finished

South Korea's Port of Inchon will get a new container terminal with three deep-sea berths under a $2

Package delivery companies are gearing for a busy holiday season. Despite indications that the U.S.

CALCUTTA, India -- India's Bureau of Civil Aviation Security plans to introduce a program to expedit

LONDON -- The International Maritime Organization is set to officially adopt a proposal today making

A month-long strike by container-hauling truckers at the Port of Montreal collapsed under the weight

Airborne Express is setting up a consolidation and distribution service for traffic entering the Uni

MANILA -- Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to proceed with an ambitious

American Cast Iron Pipe Co. of Birmingham, Ala., normally ex-ports in full ship or barge loads, but

What was unthinkable has become commonplace. Two years after Taiwanese ships were given permission t

Logistics.com will announce this week that it will expand its relationship with Compaq Computer Corp

Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp.'s chairman, president and chief executive, underwent successful coro

A recent greeting on Peter Rose's personal voicemail offered several clues about his company, Expedi

Danzas AEI Intercontinental has named Brian E. Lindholm, to the post of executive vice president and

LONDON -- Austrian Airlines said it will buy an 11.1take of Lauda Air from Lufthansa German Airlines

Will e-commerce put freight brokers out of business? It's one of those questions that may keep inter

Cargo 2000, a group of 25 leading airlines and forwarders, said it has completed the first phase of

NEW DELHI --- The Indian unit of BAX Global has entered an alliance with a domestic express company

Korea Exchange Bank has signed up to Bolero.net, giving the cross-industry e-business standardizatio

SAN FRANCISCO - Matson Navigation Co. announced a 3.5% rate increase in its West Coast-to-Hawaii ser

LONDON -- CSAV/Norasia plans a major vessel-sharing agreement with United Alliance carriers Senator