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British Airways on Monday reported a big slump in second-quarter profit, underpinning forecasts that

The Clinton Administration says it won't accept a plan by other developed countries to speed the lif

Nov. 8, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Keith Prager, who retired this summer as assistant special agent in charge of U.S. Customs here, has

Two giant pandas arrived at the Atlanta zoo Friday after a 17-hour flight from Beijing aboard a Unit

British Airways' decision to end its daily flight between Pittsburgh and London has created a vacuum

'I wonder about the wisdom of making it mandatory for all shipments this soon.'

United Parcel Service raised its estimate on the price range it expects for its initial public offer

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

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

XL Capital Ltd. reported net income for the third quarter was $137.4 million, compared with $140.3 m

U.S. exports to the east coast of South America, bolstered by a late holiday shipping season, will e

The dollar will continue to rise, analysts forecast following Friday's U.S. employment report.

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

For the three weeks ended Oct. 30, 1999, vs. the similar 1998 periodCARS CARSP

Christine Quigley's job involves many little details. But they add up to one big, important goal.

Three years after Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso launched a multibillion-dollar progr

The Port of New Orleans and the Army Corps of Engineers have hit another snag in their efforts to re

Though steel imports have been slowed by anti-dumping lawsuits, nearly every other breakbulk cargo c

On Jan. 1, The Journal of Commerce will begin publishing a new Industrial Materials Price Index, whi

Route Size Timecharter trip Weight $ DailyNo. 1 43,000 Contine

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

East is meeting West in a new logistics alliance that echoes a trend among Asian and European freigh

Nov. 4, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Brazilian authorities transferred four containers of nuclear waste from Sao Paulo to a U.S.-bound sh

CNA Financial Corp.'s net income for the third quarter was $29 million, compared with a net loss of

What began as tiny insurance mutuals providing property coverage for specific New England industries

Norasia Line, which entered the trans-Pacific trades this summer, plans to introduce a second Pacifi

A European court ruling that a trademark owner is entitled to obtain the name of a counterfeit goods

Nov. 4, 1999PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSENov. 1340.

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

Nov. 5, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

When Brazilian policy-makers look back on 1999, they might want to refer to it as the Year of Living

The new millennium is almost here, and the Port of New Orleans wants to be ready.Port offici

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FDX Corp.'s latest electronic shipping system, distributed free to larger customers, will allow them

A top official of the International Textiles and Clothing Bureau in Geneva criticized the U.S. gover

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a civil penalty of $80,000 against a Dutch company

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He's careful not to say it directly, but Jose Alfredo Graca Lima is clear on what he wants Brazil no