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June 21, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

If Argentina or any other Latin American economy adopted the dollar as its currency, would it make a

Across-the-board gains among transportation and logistics sectors spurred a 1.8 percent gain in The

Nepal is allowing a private company to build a $200 million road that is expected to boost trade by

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The Commerce Department Monday imposed a $30,000 civil penalty on a unit of Sun Microsystems Inc. to

U.S. airlines posted the strongest gains in cargo volume last year among the top 20 carriers, accord

Ford Motor Corp. plans to build a $1.3 billion auto plant in the northeastern state of Bahia, more t

'Now we have to use any carrier who has space.'

Shippers can expect to start paying more on airborne imports from Asia next month - at least if frei

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

June 18, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Brazil's devaluation put a dent in automakers' plans for serving the Mercosur trade bloc.The

TNT International Express has upgraded its Internet express tracking capabilities with a feature tha

Asia's passion for fresh food is fueling demand for refrigerated containers and rail cars, much as d

U.S. Customs agents are broadening their investigation into a Florida motorcycle shop where five Har

Forest product firm Weyerhauser Co. agreed to acquire Canada's Macmillan Bloedel in a stock transact

Singapore's electronics exports in May rose 12.0 percent from a year earlier, slightly faster than n

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a city's challenge of a Burlington Northern & Santa Fe rail lin

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act is off to a quiet start.Since OSRA took effect May 1, carriers

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, spurred by Federal Express Corp.'s expanding operations

Japan Airlines is reorganizing its cargo business both at homeand in North America.A new uni

The disappointing allocation of freighter flights to China strengthens the case for United Parcel Se

President Clinton said Monday he had not given up on a trade deal this year with China despite Beiji

A logistics company based in western India will provide domestic and international support to Ford I

Economic growth in the countries of West Africa's monetary union should average 5.5 percent in 1999,

Senior House Democrats say a Transportation Department report to Congress on maritime infrastructure

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

The Port of Los Angeles established a record for cargo volume last month, handling more containers t

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

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The American Club, the only mutual protection and indemnity provider domiciled in the Americas, repo

Allstate Insurance Co., alleging fraud, has filed two lawsuits to recover $16 million from 21 physic

Texas Instruments announced Monday that it will purchase Israeli high-tech firm Libit Signal Process

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Pfastship Logistics International unveiled its latest software offering. The product, Pfastship 2000

Redwood Systems Inc. has moved its logistics management and truckload operations to this Atlanta sub

Malaysia said it will expand a program that encourages importers to comply with trade laws and opera

June 21, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

June 21, 1999CURRENT: 956 PREVIOUS DAY: 961 The Baltic International Freight Futures M