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Action 2000, a company set up by the British government to advise on preparations for the Year 2000,

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

China has opened a new section in the Port of Qingdao, as foreign investment and trade continue to b

Containers are backing up at the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, because independent truck driv

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The St. Paul Cos., a property and casualty insurer, said it will slash 1,000 jobs by the end of the

While short-lines and other third-party rail carriers are careful not to compete directly with major

Dynegy, Inc. -- Posted prices for Aug. 1999 (see Note 1)Dynegy Inc.For Markets Acces

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov

Los Angeles-Long Beach, the nation's largest container complex, will close from 8 a.m. Thursday unti

Transit Group Inc., a carrier that hauls trailer-sized shipments in the truckload sector, said it co

The American Association of Port Authorities blasted a proposal by intermodal truckers that would sh

BAX Global announced Tuesday that it has a multiyear contract from Amdahl Corp. to serve as the tech

NPR Inc., of Edison, N.J., which does business as Navieras in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade, h

Aug. 3, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plants in Kiheung, Chonon and Onyang have achieved 211.6 million

Brown & Brown Inc. has bought Tomborello Insurance Services Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz. Terms were not di

U.S. farm and meat groups have asked incoming European Commission President Romano Prodi for help in

The Border Trade Alliance, representing trade and transport interests along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexi

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

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Air Express International said it earned $12.7 million, or 38 cents per diluted share, in the second

Railcar manufacturer Johnstown America Corp. will begin building 100 bulk intermodal cars in Septemb

Officials in China say it's time to improve insurance coverage to compensate losses from flooding. C

Insurance companies and prosecutors are cracking down on companies that cheat to get lower workers c

A federal court is being asked to prevent meetings of two panels that advise the government on trade

It's raining in London - a not-uncommon occurrence - and Marks & Spencer PLC, the department-store c

Aug. 4, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Aug. 4, 1999CURRENT: 1021 PREVIOUS DAY: 1019 The Baltic International Freight Futures Ma

A $142.2 million charge for the merger of Unum and Provident Mutual left UnumProvident with a second

CIGNA Corp. had net income of $232 million for the second quarter of 1999, compared with $308 net in

Chemical shippers, facing increasingly congested highways, stiffer environmental rules and higher ro

The United States is offering to help Latin American and Caribbean nations adopt a customs-clearance

'It's plain, simple bad business. I don't believe carriers are going to go for it.'

Breakbulk carrier Intermarine has reorganized its commercial business in Korea, with an eye toward w

CSX TransportationGARY M. SPIEGEL was promoted to senior vice president of operations from v

Foreign research firms operating in China said they were uncertain what effect new regulations banni

The European Commission on Wednesday warned Germany that it is legally bound to lift a ban on Britis

Leonel Fernandez, president of the Dominican Republic, will deliver the keynote address at the annua

While policy-makers in Brussels debate opening European railroads to competition, an upstart Dutch c