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A labor group said Tuesday it will stage a four-day strike this week to demand a shorter work week a

Risk managers can get a free e-business security assessment from Marsh, the global insurance broker,

APL Ltd. is beginning to deploy nearly 50,000 TEUs of new dry and refrigerated containers, bringing

CargoLifter, the German company building a cargo-carrying airship, on Tuesday made its debut on the

Technicians detonated a train tanker car full of hazardous acid Monday to ward off a more damaging e

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If the first four months of the year are any indication of what containerized imports from Asia will

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Compania Sud Americana de Vapores has acquired Norasia Lines for $38 million, CSAV's Chilean headqua

Powell Duffryn, a British engineering and ports group, said it wants to buy a second port in Norther

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

APL executive warns that delays will worsen unless there are fundamental changes in work practices L

Atlas Air Inc. said it signed a contract with Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. for Boeing 747 freighte

B-real, Sen Dog and other members of popular hip-hop band Cyprus Hill probably don't know it, but th

Breaking up may be hard to do, but Alitalia cargo officials are determined to move ahead following t

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Transportation and logistics companies should benefit enormously from the opening of China's market

MC Shipping Inc. posted a net loss for the quarter ended March 31 of $4 million, or 49 cents a share

American Airlines, facing the option of being left far behind industry leader United Airlines, will

The Port of Seattle was rocked last year when its biggest tenant, Hyundai Merchant Marine, moved its

'From a freight forwarder perspective, it opens up more choices.'

Frontline AB, the Bermuda-registered tanker company run by Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredrikse

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Created in 1995, Catex (www.catex.com), an electronic posting board where insurers and reinsurers ca

The auctioning off of IRB, the country-owned reinsurance company, has now been scheduled for July 25

Risk managers increasingly have begun to evaluate and rank all the risks their companies face, rathe

Signs of slowing in U.S. home sales and a steep drop in durable goods orders raised hopes that the F

Deutsche Bahn, Germany's state railway, issued a 1 billion euro ($900 million) 10-year bond to finan

Manugistics Group, which specializes in supply chain planning software, announced that its software

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A committee has developed a set of procedures to simplify the selection of arbitrators when resolvin

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Fortis, Europe's largest company combining banking and insurance, said net profit rose, to 2.32 bill

Switzerland's SAirGroup, parent of national carrier Swissair, is warning that new noise-control dema