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FedEx Corp. announced Thursday that it plans to acquire Tower Group International and its Canadian s

Barge operators on the Mississippi River got a reprieve from near-historical low water conditions th

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British aid agency Oxfam wants a ''sloping field'' for global trade rules to allow the world's poore

The International Association of Classification Societies is tightening procedures to ensure adequat

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

ROUTE SIZE TIMECHARTER TRIP WEIGHT $ DAILY NO.1 43,000 Continent

Credit General Insurance Co. has added $560 million in punitive damage claims in its suit against Jo

Britain's all-cargo airlines, in a major escalation of a trans-Atlantic air dispute, are poised to c

Moving to strengthen its presence in Portuguese language sites on the Internet, Portugal Telecom ann

Europe's disjointed rail freight system may be on a faster track to unity than ever before, as a ser

'I think we'll see growth in the double-digit area.'

United Shipping & Technology, which provides same-day delivery services in North America, has create

J.D. Edwards & Co., a provider of software that carries out e-commerce functions, has extended an ag

Feb. 16, 2000Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' executive offices will move its offices to 2301

Sweeping changes have been proposed in the administration and operation of the Alabama State Docks,

The Maritime Administration set a Friday deadline for final public comments on Matson Navigation Co.

For years the Port of Mobile's fortunes have risen or fallen with three primary cargoes - coal, othe

Shipping lines in the westbound Pacific trade, encouraged by rising U.S. exports to Asia and sensing

The People's Insurance Co, of China (PICC) earned 85 percent of the country's national property insu

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Orient Overseas Container Line is expanding its intra-Asian services as regional economies rebound f

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

While the private workers compensation insurance market turns unprofitable, the residual market repo

The city's first insurance broker, Dongda Insurance Brokerage Co., is preparing to open its offices

P&O Nedlloyd will replace existing tonnage with seven new ships in its services between Australia/Ne

Prime Minister Lionel Jospin has set out a list of proposals aimed at tightening rules governing mar

A top Massachusetts lawmaker said that funding for a highway that has become the nation's costliest

using joc chemical pricesMonday: Botanicals-Spices, Balsams-Gums, Waxes, Naval Stores.<

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *2000 High: 90.0

Anger over fuel costs, insurance expenses and delays at cargo terminals has sparked a chaotic indepe

Robert J. Pisani, a former senior attorney with U.S. Customs in Washington, has joined the Chicago-b

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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority will be operating by March 15 to open the insuran

Union Pacific Railroad has awarded I.D. Systems a pilot program to monitor trains using the latter's

Federal Express, for the second time in two years, revamped its China operations again this month, s

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