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Dangerous 100-ton presses and powerful metal grinders at Schatz Bearing Corp. in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

Record-low growth in premiums and a drop of investment income, coupled with higher catastrophe losse

Environment ministers from the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries wrapped up a summ

Waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union once again are going down t

Improvements in domestic and international operations generated record profit for FDX Corp., owner o

A redesign of the busy Mexican border crossing at Nogales, Ariz., is being hailed as a step to speed

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The U.S. Customs Service has processed 99 percent of the harbor maintenance tax refund claims it has

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June 30, 1999CURRENT: 970 PREVIOUS DAY: 976 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

The top field officer at the Customs Service's New York port of entry, Anthony Liberta, director of

Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. said it has spent $30.4 million to increase its ownership of

RailAmerica Inc. will spend $24 million to purchase the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Co., a 369

Canadian National Railway Co. and Illinois Central Railroad, trying to stay straight on a path where

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

In a move expected to reduce shippers' costs, Brazil has allowed administrators instead of unions to

Disputes over items ranging from high-tech defense products to live cattle continue to mar U.S.-Cana

Shipowners, brokers and builders signed an agreement in an effort to raise technical, safety and env

Makoto Ishii, an advocate for capacity management agreements among container lines, stepped down thi

DHL Worldwide Express, in the latest move by a major air transport provider in Latin America, announ

Canada's two major railroads are making locomotive, track and other system improvements to entice ma

P&O Ports will enter the U.S. market with its purchase of International Terminal Operating Corp. in

A Maryland software firm has been awarded a contract by the Census Bureau to build a Web-based syste

Under a punishing sun, staff members from a variety of federal agencies board a pleasure boat for a

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

The Surface Transportation Board ordered Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Transportation Inc. to repor

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Container traffic is leading the way as Canada's main ports recover from a business slowdown last ye

French telecommunications group Alcatel has been chosen as the sole supplier for a $265 million ''un

Though U.S. Customs Service's Operation Brass Ring ended a year ago, the agency says the antidrug ef

June 28, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

June 29, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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International standards bodies are grappling with how to better connect development of standards wit

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Russia's 1999 grain harvest will be lower than previously forecast, reaching just 55 million to 60 m

Chuck Chaplin, vice president and treasurer of Prudential Insurance Co. of America, said the mutual

'It may be necessary to begin limiting the scope of Chinese carriers' operations in the United State

Ethiopian President Negasso Gidada appealed to African governments to build up their local insurance