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like most other large shippers these days - are demanding a broader range of services than ever befo

U.S. pulp and paper exporters are about to stage a modest comeback after a disappointing 1999, Comme

Centura Banks Inc.JAMES N. ASHBY was hired as chief executive officer of Centura Insurance S

SCOR in 1999 had net profit of $94.7 million, down 34 percent from $143 million in 1998.Gros

If you're an exporter hoping for a refund of 10 years of harbor maintenance tax payments, start gath

The Japanese central bank will intervene as necessary to keep the yen from strengthening in the next

Another year of solid growth is forecast for U.S. producers of paperboard boxes, thanks largely to t

The Japanese appetite for forest products from the Pacific Northwest is slowly diminishing.W

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Intermarine, the managing agent for ocean carrier Industrial Maritime Carriers (Bahamas), will incre

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Surging cargo volume was the driving force in a sharp profit turnaround for Cathay Pacific Airways L

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Seeking to crack down on money laundering, the government has identified several ''high-intensity zo

'It's the most exciting thing to come out of Customs in a long time.'

In a breakthrough that could lead to the first major piece of Customs legislation since 1993, U.S. C

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With one of Germany's top freight forwarding executives slated to take control this summer, the rail

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *2000 High: 90.6

USF Processors, a logistics subsidiary of USFreightways Corp., has contracted to handle reverse logi

U.S. Customs has begun collecting newly imposed duty increases on all steel line pipe and steel wire

Facing a broad coalition of U.S. interests, foreign shipowners are asking the U.S. Congress to delay

Swiss carrier Norasia Lines is being forced to shift some its trans-Pacific cargo to other carriers

Mar. 9, 2000Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The ongoing court case between Lloyd's of London and dissident Names could harm Lloyd's' reputation

Direct Response Corp. has bought Connecticut Life & Casualty Insurance Co. from Weiss Financial Corp

QRS Corp. is buying RockPort Trade Systems in exchange for 1.1 million shares of QRS, valued at abou

West Coast dockworkers donated more than $100,000 to the International Longshoremen's Association in

Delta Air Lines announced Thursday that it will start a third daily nonstop flight from Atlanta to L

Insurance and business sectors are fighting a bill in the Minnesota Senate that would allow workers

California voters on March 7 rejected by more than a 3-1 ratio Propositions 30 and 31 that would hav

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, h

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Greece on Thursday formally applied to adopt the European Union's single currency, the euro, capping

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

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder picked up support from more European Union partners Thursday for German

Galvanized by the continuing surge in diesel fuel prices, harbor truck drivers and the Teamsters uni

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The Federal Maritime Commission says some ocean carriers aren't meeting their legal requirements to