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EGL Inc., the nation's largest domestic heavy-weight air forwarder, on Monday completed its previous

What a difference a year makes. Barely 12 months ago, Polar Air Cargo's pilots were on the verge of

AFTER MONTHS OF HESITATION and resistance, it appears that longshoremen in Southern California will

Deutsche Post World Net has expanded its worldwide logistics network by delivering two more forwardi

Steel buyers are skittish, and steel imports are expected to plummet this fall, Robert Mann, preside

Charter rates for multipurpose vessels that carry steel, forest products and bulk materials are incr

Air Cargo Inc., an airline-owned ground feeder service, plans to offer an Internet-based tracking sy

A new Internet-based insurance service for cargo has opened in Asia.The service, a joint ven

Last month's passage by Congress of permanent normal trade relations with China, paving the way for

It's a familiar sight in U.S. ports, especially along the Gulf coast: clasped hands and an American

Multipurpose general cargo ships continue to lose ground to container ships, Handy-size bulk carrier

Companies that used to emblazon their names on their shipping cartons have gone incognito. Because o

When longshoreman Ronald Pugh reported to work one morning last month to load steel on a ship at Hou

With the Rhine River flowing swiftly just a mile away, Peter Wagner sits in his office at the new Da

It's one of the mysteries of ocean shipping, and it drives shippers crazy: How do carriers calculate

Within the next month, the Port of New Orleans will cross a new threshold in cargo volume, port pres

PROJECT CARGO MANAGERS got a sinking feeling at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 last April, but it

Bangladesh's Port of Chittagong has placed a $10 million order for container-handling equipment, por

It's been a long time since the release of ''On the Waterfront,'' the 1954 film that epitomized the

The U.S. Census Bureau has drafted an initiative that would give non-vessel-operating ocean carriers

In deciding to spend $50 million to convert its Napoleon Ave. breakbulk facility into a container te

Lawyers for IBM Corp. have petitioned the Supreme Court to review a decision that denies exporters a

Bermuda Container Line Ltd., blaming high fuel costs, reported first-half earnings of $1.36 million,

Some longshore gangs at New Orleans and Houston handle almost nothing but steel. That's partly becau

Other than rising rates, nothing irritates a shipper more than not being able to move his product be

The morning was clear, sunny and warm at the small Venezuelan port of Guanta, and all eyes were on w

In the business of online auctions for ocean carriage, what started as a highly competitive market i

Operations returned to normal on Friday at the largest container terminal in the Philippines after t

The Port of Baltimore and ATC Logistics International on Thursday inaugurated a new high-tech auto-p

Gulfship Maritime Inc. of Houston has resumed operations in New Orleans after an eight-year absence.

The world air cargo market will triple over the next 20 years, while the size of the world's freight

The Federal Maritime Commission has published an updated list of ocean common carriers operating in

Two European cargo operators on Friday slammed U.S. aviation policy, contending that the United Stat

Bandarnaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, soon will have a cold storage facility.

Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater will announce within a month the U.S. government's choice of

Decision makers from throughout the United States and abroad will discuss breakbulk logistics strate

One of Russia's Far Eastern ports appears to be attracting more attention from the neighbors. One re

The commissioners of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey have authorized a 30-year lease wit

The Port of Oakland's plans to dredge its harbor to 50 feet received a major boost on Thursday when

Airbus Industrie Friday announced a US$8.6 billion order from Singapore Airlines for up to 25 A3XX j