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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 27 - Feb. 2, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

Florida agriculture officials are proposing a four-year, $165 million plan to stop the spread of cit

RTM Lines, a shipping company that offers services to the Mediterranean from both U.S. coasts, is re

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes has appealed an arbitrator's decision arising from th

Two of the four intermodal marketing companies that merged into Pacer International but operated ind

Three of Europe's largest credit insurers - FE Euler Group and Coface in Paris and NCM in Amsterdam

Motor vehicle sales plunged 60 percent to 163,851 units in 1998 from 404,837 units in 1997, Malaysia

Asian countries must strengthen their financial sectors and ensure that public and private investmen

One month from today, the party that has ruled Mexico without interruption for most of this century

The General Accounting Office is raising new criticisms of the Customs Service's handling of a major

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The U.S. Customs Service, in a survey yielding surprising results, has found a high rate of shipper

Heavyweight air cargo carrier Emery Worldwide has formed a joint venture with CTI Holdings Co. Ltd.

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CRAWFORD'S EARNINGS FELLIN QUARTER, YEARATLANTA - Crawford & Co.'s fourth-quarter revenue wa

French insurer AXA's British subsidiary, Sun Life & Provincial Holdings, is buying rival Guardian Ro

mporters who negotiate prices subject to discounts or rebates should be aware that statutes and regu

A senior Army Corps of Engineers official said the Clinton administration will fight for the enactme

'It seems to be one of those things where everyone is talking about it but no one's actually doing i

The United States has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body

U.S. Customs' automated system at the Houston-Galveston port complex is scheduled to crash any day n

Scheduled flights are now available between Beijing and Novosibirsk in Russian Siberia, officials sa

German import prices were down 0.4 percent in December from November, and were down 6.0 percent on t

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 29, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Brandon Fried still refers to his company as an air freight forwarder. But with the Internet allowin

The World Bank is dissatisfied with Tanzania's efforts to fight corruption, according to the bank's

'Either we automate this process, or we die under the weight of all this paper.'

oday's forwarders call themselves ''logistics providers'' without hesitation. But offering logistics

Monday Feb. 1, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

After months of debate, the New England Fishery Management Council has leveled sweeping restrictions

FUTURES - Jan. 29, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Jan. 28, 1999All life-of-co

f you're flying out of Boston, chances are that something alive is traveling in the cargo hold unde

Argentina's Terminal 6 port facility on the Parana River is expected to begin testing of a grain ele

Sales of personal computers in Western Europe rose 22.2 percent in 1998's fourth quarter to 8.8 mill

NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL INC.EDward M. Sorensen, who rose through the ranks from clerk to

The U.S. Coast Guard is studying container-shipping on barges, with an eye toward writing industry s

Wave a fond farewell, or tap out ..-. .- .-. . .-- . .-.. .-.. .Monday marked the end of Mor

Strong earnings reports resulted in a good week for stocks on The Journal of Commerce/Bridge Transpo

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