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Shippers are using their new confidential-contracting freedom to persuade carriers to assume more li

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from Au

July 30, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The sale of Challenge Air Cargo's assets to United Parcel Service represents another milestone in th

TNT Express Worldwide expects 70 percent of all its consignments in Asia will be handled electronica

Almost 90 years of U.S. military presence around the Panama Canal has effectively come to an end.

Transportation and logistics stocks measured on The Journal of Commerce/Bridge stock index declined

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Though rumors swirled for years about a merger of Maersk Line and Sea-Land Service Inc., serious dis

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Aug. 2, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The last of 49 steel girders has been delivered to build the approach bridges of the Oresund Link, a

Shippers in the United States who want to send shipments by air to Turkey in the quickest possible m

It was the worst combination possible for the dollar last week when U.S. data indicated slower econo

A federal appeals court made it easier for companies to obtain drawback, a refund on Customs duties

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

Cargo handling at West Coast ports was generally back to normal last week, but there were some slowd

Workers compensation insurance isn't usually discussed at dinner tables in America, but Stephanie Kr

Second-quarter net income for St. Paul Cos. was $203.8 million, compared with a net loss of $273.8 m

Nike Inc. appointed Emery Worldwide as its logistics provider for its distribution center in Singapo

Circle International Group Inc., the international logistics and forwarding concern, saw growth in i

Seven manufacturers of bar-code equipment have sued to block their customers from being dunned for r

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Forget ''intermodal,'' the new buzz phrase for transportation is ''Maritime Transportation System,''

Brazilian truck drivers agreed late Thursday to end a four-day strike that paralyzed industry and cu

Shippers stand to gain in at least two ways as Canada reforms its grain transportation network, acco

July 30, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

CNA Surety Corp. has acquired Bond Exchange, a Charlotte, N.C., insurance agency and brokerage.<

South African Breweries International's South African Breweries International's Transmark Ltd. signe

China will be the biggest factor in the shipping industry in the next decade, according to a new stu

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Alitalia, in a pioneering move that is expected to lead to the first fu

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

Four Chilean shipping terminals slated for privatization attracted 21 bids Thursday from Chilean and

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The Federal Maritime Commission is asking shippers, cargo middlemen and others if the public disclos

July 30, 1999CURRENT: 1003 PREVIOUS DAY: 996 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

Several U.S. industry associations and companies are working to form a coalition to examine how to p

United Parcel Service has opened a branch at Subic Bay north of Manila, home of the Asian hub of arc

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