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Telecommunications and computer technology are changing the transportation providers and their shipp

Orville and Wilbur Wright launched one of the great revolutions in human history on Dec. 17, 1903, w

The shipping agency business isn't what it used to be. In their glory days, which lasted until a cou

A federal interagency commission studying crime and security at U.S. ports plans to hold three publi

Four new trustees were elected to the Noble Maritime Collection's board of trustees.Joining

Responding to public demand to ''shut up,'' airports on both sides of the Atlantic are striving to c

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

The JFK Air Cargo Association will hold an Air Cargo Exhibition and Conference at the Holiday Inn at

Michael Bujold, Schenker USA vice president sales, marketing and public relations, will be a feature

San Juan International Terminals Inc., a subsidiary of the Holt Group Inc., has bought the San Juan

New technology that offers the promise of greater capacity, improved service and lower cost is showi

One of the problems facing a transportation industry that wants to fully utilize the Internet is the

The roster of companies offering online transportation services seems to grow by the week. Here are

CARMINE F. RAGUCCIPresident and CEOHowland Hook Container TerminalHowland Hook Conta

Buoyant global trade offers the right climate for manufacturers of new air freighters and companies

Shipyards around the world are on a roll, with slips booked for years ahead and shipowners scramblin

Welcome to the millennium edition of The Journal of Commerce Review and Outlook. This is an edition

'The spread is worrisome. It keeps getting larger.'

When waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union signed a new contract

Supply-chain management software is finally becoming a priority for at least one sector of the trans

One-fourth of all U.S. business-to-business purchasing will be done online by 2003, according to a r

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The big logistics story of the next few years may have been signaled when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issue

Last year was an eventful one in the express business.DHL Worldwide Express teamed up with t

US-flag international liner shipping won a 10-year lease on life with paswsag e in 1997 of the Marit

Ship lines counted on automation and centralized offices to help them overcome problems with inaccur

The spiraling U.S. trade imbalance is saddling the world's ocean carriers with equipment-repositioni

Though U.S. importers and exporters don't hire longshore workers, they have a big stake in waterfron

This could finally be the year that Congress passes a bill to rewrite the 1936 law governing liabili

The transportation world was a far, far different place just 100 years ago as the 19th century hurtl

Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and Maritime Administrator Clyde Hart will be among officials

Japanese officials likely will renew calls for help in restraining the yen, and the Bank of Japan co

Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co. will merge with Princeton Insurance Cos.The agreement

Japanese credit card company Nippon Shinpan is selling its life insurer, Nicos Life, to Winterthur I

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ALBERTO ALEMANAdministratorPanama Canal CommissionWith the successful transfer of th

Greg Montgomery, a longtime top executive at BAX Global, has joined Union-Transport Co. as president

In recent years, importers say U.S. Customs has made it increasingly more dif ficult for them to obt

Of all the hurdles U.S. companies confront when shipping overseas, few are more burden-some than hav