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'We are not going to build white elephants for cargo.'

U.S.-based Delphi Automotive Systems, the world's largest vehicle components maker, laid off 15 perc

China has issued corporate bonds designed to fund railway projects expected to cost 250 billion yuan

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a $190 million contract for 100 new sub

Professional LiabilityUnderwriting SocietyChristopher S. Cavallaro was elected president of

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Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsSep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J

American Express Co. is gearing up to establish a Japanese brokerage focused on selling investment t

What more does the United States want?A level playing field, that's all.The Canadian questio

Flexibility and customized contracts have suddenly become the norm as the annual negotiating ritual

Officials at Tampa International Airport, frustrated by two serious breaches of security in five wee

Cuba is at the mercy of the commodities markets, and its economy faces a ''fork in the road to the f

South Africa's Anglo American Platinum Corp., or Amplats, the world's largest platinum producer, sai

Employers in Nevada will receive a 6.6 percent decrease in the workers compensation premiums beginni

Estonia's largest bank Hansapank plans to sell its property insurance company, AS Eesti Kindlustus,

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 24, 1998 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Dec. 29, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Europe's 30-year crusade to create a single currency to rival the dollar will reach its climax at 12

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Multi-modal transport is on the rise in the United States, according to a new government study.<

Bite, and bounce back - that's what Nathan Hunt, a leading American meat trader in Moscow, expect

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

Hong Kong, one of the top 10 suppliers of textiles and apparel to the United States, is finally hook

Pacific carriers' plans to significantly increase rates on shipments from India and Pakistan to the

Germany's Hamburg-Sud shipping line, which plies the North-South trades, says its financial results

Revere Group, a technology consulting firm specializing in midsize companies and divisions of Fortun

Dec. 29, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The Philippine economy will likely post mild growth in 1999 at levels lower than the government targ

Boosted by growth in launch service exports related to the demand for global telecommunications sate

Horacio Losoviz, president of the Argentine Association of Auto Manufacturers, met with President Ca

There's a few in every crowd: the ones who stay away from New Year's parties. So it will be when mos

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Companies shipping goods to and from Mexico can now find guidance on the Web site of Contract Freigh

Three importers have weighed in on a U.S. Supreme Court battle whose outcome could reduce importers'

Total domestic cargo transport volume in Japan is projected to decline 5.1 percent to 6.33 billion m

One of Singapore's largest insurers will shortly disappear, boosting the status of another.K

Paine Webber Group Inc. and the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Co. have formed a joint venture to deve

Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Dec. 29, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 19