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A few months ago, Congress appeared ready to act on a bill that would rewrite the 1936 law governing

Improvements in air traffic management would slash unnecessary costs for airlines and raise fuel eff

Canada's air cargo industry is under siege.Besides yield erosion caused by overcapacity on m

As more Asia-Pacific exporters begin relying on credit insurance, additional providers have been dra

Taiwan said Monday it has signed a pact with Canada on the island's bid to join the World Trade Orga

In a move that will significantly boost its presence in Latin America, United Parcel Service announc

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

June 28, 1999NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

The U.S. Supreme Court last week clarified when punitive damages can be awarded in job-bias cases.

Germany's Hapag-Lloyd AG will lose direct control of its tourism division but gain two large transpo

After months of arguing, the board of commissioners of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey n

Air cargo carriers in the Caribbean face a formidable adversary: ship lines.''Our major cust

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

France's Renault V.I., Renault's truck-building branch, Russian truck maker ZIL and the Moscow gover

The European Union remains deeply divided over how to reform its controversial banana-import system

A U.S.-Mexico joint venture plans to launch a cargo-tracking system designed to stop cargo theft on

The International Chamber of Commerce on Monday called on member governments of the World Trade Orga

'What rates? We're not charging.'

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

the Netherlands Intexo Nederland BV, a subsidiary of MSAS Global Logistics of Bracknell, England, sa

June 25: 984

For the four* weeks ended June 19, 1999, vs. the similar 1998 periodCARS CARS

GeoLogistics Corp., the financially troubled third-party logistics firm that was the subject of take

A federal court has reaffirmed that the U.S. Customs Service can't revoke a company's special tradin

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

A Federal Maritime Commission judge has ordered Kin Bridge Taiwan Inc. and Kin Bridge Express USA In

Container transport is emerging as ''one of the main targets for organized crime'' worldwide, with p

June 25, 1999NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Railroads offer shippers and logistics managers a crucial service airlines and truckers can't match

Fireman's FundDONN R. KOLBECK joined the company as senior vice president for surety busines

'The ability to override the bill of lading now clearly exists.'

Rates may not yet be to everyone's liking, but that's not stopping ocean carriers from adding choice

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Industri-Matematik International Corp. said Albert Heijn, a Netherlands retailer with annual sales o

McHugh Software International, Waukesha, Wis., said that Nestle USA, part of Nestle SA, the world's

June 25, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

June 25, 1999CURRENT: 984 PREVIOUS DAY: 977 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

Brazil resumed exporting citrus pulp pellets to the European Union after the region barred imports o

Free trade will be a top issue when more than 40 heads of state and government from Europe, Latin Am

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows