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The president of the California Chamber of Commerce added fuel to a growing war of words over legisl

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ntermodal officials at Norfolk Southern and CSX say they are ready to roll in less than six weeks wh

The Philippine central bank cut its key overnight rates by 50 basis points effective Monday, central

The European Union will act this week on two measures to making it easier to do business over the In

AMERICAN STEAMSHIP AGENCY CORP.Michael John Donza, a 24-year industry veteran, was appointed

ntermodal carriers are reasonably confident that their preparations for the year 2000 will ensure

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending April 15, 1999 as supplied by the bunker fuel

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 19, 1998 - Apr. 19, 1999 (a graph)*

Sea-Land Service Inc., saying it will focus its attention on core areas of profitability, is withdra

International forwarder and logistics provider Danzas Corp. has sharply increased its warehousing ca

AstraZeneca PLC, the newly-formed chemical and pharmaceutical group based in London, is moving aggre

Monday April 19, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Columbia Energy Group on Sunday offered to buy Consolidated Natural Gas Co. for $70 a share, or abou

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American exporters to Russia are protesting delays in the U.S. government's issuance of tenders to p

Jamaica will borrow $400 million on the international capital market this year to help close a short

The chemical arm of Exxon Corp. is planning to expand its joint-venture efforts with Japan's Mitsubi

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 16, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Russia's leading insurance company, Rosno, is ready to insure its corporate clients against Y2K-rela

Hong Kong will submit a series of changes to insurance regulation, including tighter control over Ll

A decision by Caribbean leaders to press for a regional tariff system may create greater trade flows

Nationwide Global Holdings Inc. signed an agreement with Pioneer Group, Inc. to form a joint venture

Twenty-nine individuals were honored Monday by the Life Saving Benevolent Association for heroic wat

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is intensifying its inspection of certain shipments from China an

An initiative by private industry is succeeding in calling attention to Customs' computer problems o

Canada is preparing to levy 100 percent tariffs on food goods imported from the European Union in re

The Journal of Commerce/Bridge Transportation index racked up one of the best weeks in its history.<

The United States and Britain, in a bid to reach a liberal bilateral aviation accord by the end of t

Consolidated Freightways Corp. posted first-quarter net income of $6.8 million net income, off 3.8 p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 188.22 up 0.23 whi

Lester Pearson Airport's pie is bigger than it may seem.The airport's cargo volumes reflect

he air cargo industry must get its act together and speed up transit times.For airlines and

Add Oklahoma to the list of states that will allow insurers of large commercial risks to sell produc

The Commerce Department fined a Massachusetts company $40,000 for exporting products that could be u

The Federation of Bankers Associations of Japan (Zenginkyo), the group that speaks on behalf of the

Three weeks ended April 10, 1999, vs. similar 1998 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Menlo Logistics, the contract logistics arm of CNF Transportation Inc., has received the ''Partners

he Hampton Roads Maritime Association has come a long way from its founding in 1920. Back then, an a