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Closer ties between Lloyd's and the London insurance market could yield improved business and market

United Parcel Service, in a move that it describes as the best illustration yet of its drive to rein

British Airways on Monday reported an increase in third-quarter losses, but the first rise in revenu

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co., following more than two months of negotiations with th

For years, French ports have enviously watched competitors in neighboring countries develop industri

FEB. 4, 2000Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Qantas Freight will open a sales office in Atlanta on Feb. 14 to serve the growing air freight marke

Feb. 3, 2000PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSEJan. --

Maersk Sealand is consolidating its New York-New Jersey terminal operations at one location, even th

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. said it has set an industry record for the longest peri

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

The dollar is being lifted by a booming U.S. economy and higher short-term interest rates, analysts

FEB. 3, 2000U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Feb. 4, 2000NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

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

Europe/Med. | Africa/Mid East | India/Far East/Aus. |Americas/Carib. EUROPE/MEDITER

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. plans to spin off its cruise business as a new London-bas

For the three weeks ended Jan. 29, 2000, vs. the similar 1999 periodCARS CARSPERC

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

A bilateral agreement between India and Britain will allow state-owned Air India to carry freight an

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

Feb. 4, 2000CURRENT: 1280 PREVIOUS DAY: 1290 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

'NVOs were intimidated by the fact that if they spoke out or gave testimony, there would be reprisal

Canadian National Railway Co. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. have asked the Surface Transpor

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DHL Airways Inc.Victor Guinasso, president and chief executive since August, was named chair

Increased sophistication of India's retail industry is fueling development of supply-chain managemen

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *2000 High: 89.8 2

Congress is unlikely to take final action this year on legislation to overhaul the Superfund toxic w

The International Longshoremen's Association has settled into an uneasy truce at Charleston, the sce

Insurance Information InstituteEdward M. Liddy, chairman, president and chief executive of A

Kempes Inc., a subsidiary of Kemper Insurance Cos., has bought Investors Insurance Co. of America. T

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said it achieved 94.3 percent on-time performance, dock to dock,

The Swiss national carrier, Swissair, said it will withdraw its six-times weekly scheduled service b

Primac International Air Courier & Charter Service said it took delivery of its first new Cessna Gra

United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package-delivery company, is facing a class-action l

Dynegy, Inc. -- Posted prices for February 2000.DYNEGY INC.For Markets Accessed Re

Member lines of the Grand Alliance and Americana Ships are close to finalizing an agreement to opera

German and French officials have called for a Europewide maritime surveillance system and sharper en

Ofer Bros., the majority shareholder in Zim Israel Navigation Co., has ordered as many as 10 new 4,0