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The St. Lawrence Seaway will celebrate two birthdays Wednesday when two ships launch the 1999 shippi

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Latin America and Asia are shaping up as no-growth markets this year for most U.S. exporters.

Airports in Germany said they are spending 100 million Deutsche marks ($55.68 million) to beat the m

Danger still lurks for U.S. importers despite emergency surgery by the Customs Service early this mo

The four carriers making up the Grand Alliance will consolidate their South Atlantic calls at the Po

948(March 26, 1999) Previous day - 957The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

U.S. luggage importers have discovered the joys of Irbid, Jordan.While not among the top 10

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 191.17 up 2.46 w

Hartford Life International Ltd., said that contrary to press reports, it is not planning to make a

mporters can cut costs and exporters can get paid more quickly by taking the simple step of invoicin

he JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation and logistics, regulation

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

Art Cederakis, manager, purchasing, physical distribution: 'We will most likely negotiate on the spo

The world is full of opportunities for U.S. exporters and importers. But with many economies in rece

In their battle for freight, Europe's beleaguered railways face two formidable enemies: trucks and p

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Two rail unions have aligned themselves with rail carriers and suppliers that urged the Senate not t

Three weeks ended March 20, 1999, vs. similar 1998 periodCars CarsLoaded Loade

AEI Corp., the transportation and logistics company, announced a joint venture with its exclusive ag

The Teamsters union is stepping up its drive to organize workers at Overnite Transportation Co., jus

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

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Johannes M. Fritzen, President, Volkswagen Transport GmbH & Co.: 'We won't use carriers that can't m

As of March 26, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Ltd. and Janson Green Ltd. have formed AEGIS Janson Gre

Record-low premium growth, surging catastrophe losses, reduced investment income and higher income t

Terry Priest, Manager of corporate commerce: 'Right now, our shipping moves are very sporadic.'<

Tamsui isn't a port that comes readily to mind, but it may in coming years - as the Port of Taipei.<

The Kosovo crisis underpinned the dollar Friday, as air strikes against Yugoslavia continued into a

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May 1 and ocean deregulation may be fast approaching, but for Mike McLaughlin and Quaker Oats Co., t

An Oregon forestry company is seeking compensation from Canada for losses it claims to have suffered

American oil companies last week downplayed souring relations between the U.S. and Russia even as th

Lufthansa Cargo and Singapore Airlines have agreed to cooperate in delivering each other's express p

In a landmark deal paving the way for enlargement of the European Union, leaders of the 15 EU member

Sanjiv Sidhu, founder and chief executive of software manufacturer i2 Technologies, is definitely in

Taiwan customs agents are investigating the discovery of some $300,000 worth of consumer electronics

European Union transport ministers are due to approve a controversial rule today that would impose r