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After softening in May and June, ocean freight rates from Asia to North America have firmed, and bar

The U.S. Customs Service said it will extend by 30 days the comment period on its proposal to revoke

July 12, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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The liner business of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will turn a profit this year for the first time in a decad

American Freightways Corp., a leading nonunion carrier that consolidates trucking shipments in a sec

For years, U.S. companies hoping to win contracts from foreign governments have been at a significan

Glenrand Marsh Ltd. opened a branch in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last month and said it will add anoth

Pacer International, which became a major force in intermodal freight with its recent purchase of AP

LOT Polish Airlines said it would ground all its planes on Jan. 1, 2000, to avoid millennium bug pro

Last summer this newspaper reported that Customs had claimed ''success'' in reducing port shopping.

International financial institutions have opened credit lines for $1.5 billion to Azerbaijan for 199

American Annuity Group Inc. has acquired United Teacher Associates Insurance Co. of Austin, Texas.

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If you're planning to ship goods to Sydney for next year's Olympics, you'd better acquaint yourself

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The Norasia Group is bringing in a longtime Maersk executive, Martin M. Skaanild, as president of th

The U.S. Export-Import Bank and Venezuela's Ministry of Finance signed an agreement last month that

State Farm Insurance Cos. said that storms that battered northeastern Ohio last week will cost it ab

British rail regulator Tom Winsor on Tuesday told Railtrack PLC that he is not satisfied with its pl

Nothing concentrates the mind of a shipper quite like the prospect of customs fraud.That is

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Shippers can expect higher truck rates in the second half of 1999, industry analysts say.Reg

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC said it has offered to buy Orion Capital Corp. for $1.4 bil

Allendale Mutual Insurance Co., has merged with two other insurers and an engineering firm to become

Safmarine Container Lines named Howard Boyd chief executive.Tony Farr, who joined Safmarine

July 13, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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July 13, 1999CURRENT: 984 PREVIOUS DAY: 986 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

Intermodal train services have started between an inland container terminal at Nagpur, in central In

Lufthansa Cargo plans to raise worldwide freight rates by an average of 10 percent, effective Sept.

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CompUSA Inc. announced that it plans to turn over its direct-sale distribution operations to Ingram

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The Surface Transportation Board has issued a ruling that clarifies the guidelines for creating rail

Two of the major roadblocks to developing an national intelligent transportation system (ITS) involv

Union Pacific Railroad remains ready to sell its Overnite Transportation Co. subsidiary, but the tim

'The air cargo business thrives on disasters, famine, wars.'

Shipping Corp. of India said it has replaced Norton Lilly International, its longtime agent in the U