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

The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season cost insurers operating in Florida about $250 million in claims,

Increasing use of anti-fraud databases and closer liaison with police forces have led to a fall in t

Japanese automakers Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Hino Motors Ltd. agreed Friday to integrate their bus oper

'This will finally be the step that will push rates back up.'

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots $1,500-$1,600 per ton lots & in warehouse

The Mormon church has grounded its 60,000 missionaries the week surrounding New Year's Eve because o

Last night, while you were sleeping, did you hear it?The slap of thick, black conveyor belts

Dec. 3, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

While the strong yen has dented shares in Japan's major export-driven companies, investors are caref

Energy-hungry Turkey appears eager to seek bids by the end of this month to build its controversial

U.S. Customs added two names to the list of Hong Kong companies convicted of illegal textile and app

U.S. Customs is accepting public comment until Dec. 13 on a controversial proposal to require tradem

A United Nations agency reports that more investment and private ownership are needed to reduce tran

USF Processors, the logistics subsidiary of USFreightways Corp., has signed an agreement with Value

The organization representing Europe's airports welcomed a European Commission proposal for coordina

Privatization of India's nationalized insurance industry is expected to be approved this week by the

While President Clinton promoted trade at the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle last week,

The single European currency fell to parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time last week, but t

Key movements in 20-foot units (TEUs)Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

Anyone wondering how a company's supply chain and logistics functions can affect its bottom line sho

A private charter company launched regular, direct flights between New York and Havana for the first

Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos, the Mexican cargo and passenger airline that was grounded last month,

E-TransportTHERESA RIVAS was named shipment services analyst for this Pittsburgh-based manag

Webvan Group Inc., an online grocery shopping service, said it has signed leases for the constructio

A group of U.S. property/casualty reinsurers wrote 4 percent more premiums during the first nine mon

A Japanese steel importer charges in a lawsuit that the U.S. government unlawfully imposed extra-hig

British growth will accelerate in 2000 to 3.0 percent as the recovery in manufacturing gains pace an

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

Dec. 3, 1999NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

Progressive Corp.GLENN RENWICK will be become chief executive of insurance operations, effec

State-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. tendered on Friday for a partner to develop new fields i

Germany's railroads and inland barges carried less freight in the first half of this year, partly be

A three-year cooperative arrangement between Qantas Airways of Australia and the Russian aviation ag

Spanish state holding company SEPI has cut the price of flagship airline Iberia by more than 20 perc

Dec. 2, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Dec. 3, 1999 Reseller RackUNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD PREMIUM-UNLEAD REGULA

Security at some airports is so lax that Transportation Department investigators were able to sneak

When U.S. exports make their way down Interstate 35 to Mexico, chances are good that they're headed