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Amer Reefer Co. Ltd. purchased an 11-year-old refrigerated cargo ship for $13.9 million, giving it a

U.S. railroads, in a bid to defeat a legislative push by shippers to boost competition, have won the

''SwissGlobal'' is expected to be the name of a joint venture to be announced this month by two majo

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings rose 19 percent to a record $5.9 million,

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Jan. 29, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

The Indiana Legislature is considering a bill to bring needed improvements to the state's commercial

CIGNA CORP.H. Edward Hanway, 47, has been elected president and chief operating officer. He

GenAmerica Corp. plans to convert from a mutual holding company to a publicly traded stock company i

Kazakstan is working on a project to upgrade the Port of Atyrau on the Ural river to receive oil tan

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec.Jan. Feb.March Apr May Jun Jul

The Federal Maritime Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to review comment

Until Dec. 8, 1993, the responsibility of appraising imported merchandise, ascertaining the appropri

New York Insurance Department Superintendent Neil Levin, drawing on his experience as the former hea

Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) is planning major investments in India in a range of s

Following a three-day meeting of top trade officials, a spokesman for China's trade ministry offered

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 28, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled March 25 for its voting conference on the $2.4 billio

While some of its biggest U.S. competitors are operating freighters, American Airlines has no plans

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

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

Having lost faith in the Clinton administration's desire to protect them from cheap imports, steel p

Vice President Al Gore said the United States will call for the outright elimination of farm export

The ban on Russian food imports, introduced Jan. 11, is beginning to hurt Kazakstan's northern regio

Hong Kong Customs said it seized 40 million pirated discs in 1998, up 770 percent over the previous

A Singapore-based logistics company is setting up an Asia-wide network that will later extend to the

RPS Inc., the second-largest parcel delivery service after United Parcel Service, plans a three-year

Friday Jan. 29, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 28, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 29, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Azerbaijan has declined a request from the government of Kazakstan that it cut by 25 percent the cur

he JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation andlogistics, reg

American Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of American International Group Inc., has received authori

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana and CP Ships finalized an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture t

'Service industries have fueled U.S. economic growth and now represent our greatest competitive adva

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 27 - Jan. 29, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

Hawaii's primary ocean carrier had another disappointing year in 1998, and the only way to combat th

Ocean carriers in the U.S. north-south trade lanes are entering into larger partnerships in an effor

With hundreds of forwarders and exporters still hesitating to enroll in the Automated Export System,