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Dec. 9, 1999CURRENT: 1277 PREVIOUS DAY: 1276 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Sternfels Insurance Agency Inc. of Plattenville, La.Terms

A continuing surge in intermodal traffic produced a small traffic gain in November for U.S. carriers

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India plans to start a joint service with Contship Containerlines Ltd.

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

ROUTE SIZE TIMECHARTER TRIP WEIGHT $ DAILYNO. 1 43,000 Contine

China said it will reduce several hundred trade and inspection fees in a move it calculates will sav

Dec. 9, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The majority of individual Names at Lloyd's are expected to convert to limited liability rather than

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. said Thursday that it had resolved a long-running debt dispute wi

Foreign direct investment in Japan surged to record levels in the April-September period, as buyers

FDX Corp. has taken a financial stake in TradeCompass, the company specializing in international tra

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The U.S. Postal Service, Federal Express and United Parcel Service say they're ready for the avalanc

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Dec. 9, 1999NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

The U.S. air cargo industry is flying high as it heads into the final pre-Christmas rush.''F

A fierce storm that swept across Sweden last week could cost about 500 million kronas ($59.7 million

The government will likely expand a service that allows specially approved exporters to file shipmen

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots -- per ton lots & in warehouse mi

With ceremonies symbolically handing over the Panama Canal scheduled for next week, several members

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *1999 High: 95.2 1999 Low: 86.7 1998 H

Gerling Global Re sold $100 million of catastrophe reinsurance notes to private investors in order t

For Maersk, the acquisition of Sea-Land's international liner business brings a mixed bag of shippin

The A.T. Kearney consulting firm is creating a division to run online business-to-business auctions

The Internet is the ideal tool to help get rid of cargo damaged in maritime incidents, says Charles

DEC. 8, 1999 RESELLER RACKUNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD PREMIUM-UNLEAD REGULA

Canada's Grain Services Union workers on Wednesday accepted a contract settlement with grain handler

Hong Kong is preparing for a surge in air cargo as the city promotes itself as the logistics center

Dow Chemical Co. is planning an Internet-based private auction for shipping contracts from the Unite

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Officials at the export processing zone in Kaohsiung, Taiwan's largest port, plan to seek government

As the champagne corks pop in your information technology department at the turn of the year, biddin

The U.S. Postal Service posted net income of $363 million for fiscal 1999, compared with net income

McHugh Software International, the Waukesha, Wis., specialist in warehouse management software, has

United Parcel Service plans to expand the financial services it offers shippers to include inventory

Angry truckers paralyzed Guadalajara traffic in a protest that lasted for about five hours on Wednes

Dec. 8, 1999CURRENT: 1276 PREVIOUS DAY: 1277 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

CONSECO INC.ELIZABETH C. GEORGAKOPOULOS was appointed president of Conseco's supplemental he

Shippers and lines serving the Port of Hong Kong are squaring off again over terminal handling charg