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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 27 - Dec. 31, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

ates fell, conferences collapsed, partnerships faltered and carriers shifted the decks as new and ol

Few agency heads have been as closely watched as the new commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service

'This is a nice package . . . this stops counterfeiting in its tracks.'

rustrated shippers are expected early this year to mount the stiffest challenge in a decade to the p

ooking ahead to 1999, the one thing air cargo executives don't want to see is a repeat of last year.

hip lines are increasingly looking at cross-border mergers and acquisitions as the key to survival i

A new federal study that assesses the impact of larger and heavier trucks on U.S. highways may provi

Only one of eight prequalified consortia turned in a technical proposal to Chile's Public Works Mini

The Federal Highway Administration is trying to interest more motor carriers in participating in a p

Lufthansa AG expects to achieve good financial results this year after its record profit in the firs

Chicago officials want to give the Federal Aviation Administration a $3 million air-traffic control

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 30, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPEN OPEN HIGH LOW

Member companies of American International Group have joined InsWeb Corp. to sell homeowners insuran

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co. and German finance and ship-owning concern Conti Reederei have fin

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

ong live the euro! Europe's new currency was launched with appropriate pomp last week and is expecte

he battle over who pays for harbor dredging may come to a head this year as the Clinton administrati

SAFBANK LINES LTD./SAFMARINE CONTAINER LINESRobin RileyOwner's representativeThose o

The editors asked for some reflections on the 1998 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping season a

No story.

erb Schmidt has the trucks and the custom- ers he needs to increase his business by more than 10

Like the comedian Rodney Dangerfield, the Far Eastern Freight Conference found in 1998 that it ''got

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. of Singapore has sold its Singapore headquarters building through a govern

There is another major shift in Liberian-flag shipping.The Liberian Shipowners' Council Gene

China's aggressive pursuit of U.S. technology, including sensitive military secrets, damaged nationa

Dec. 31, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

As of Dec 31, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Great American Life Insurance Co., accused of being part of a scheme to scare senior citizens into b

It was the largest salmonella outbreak in the United States. The culprit, contaminated ice cream, wa

AEIGuenter RohrmannPresident, chief executiveThe recent economic downturn has been a

PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATIONJoseph MiniacePresidentTop on PMA's priority list for 19

NATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY OF SAUDI ARABIAGary FerrulliExecutive vice presidentAs we

No story.

Canadian farm groups weighed in with mixed reactions on the potential impact of sweeping revisions r

nion Pacific Railroad appears to be returning to normal as it rumbles in to 1999, following a disas

ast year will probably go down as the most volatile in recent times for the shipbuilding industry.

Navieras/NPR Inc. plans to purchase 700 hi-cube dry and 400 hi-cube refrigerated containers capable

Foreign investors seeking to put money into Indian port and highway projects will get quicker approv

Jimmy Cheah was named director of Asia Pacific professional services EXE Technologies, a logistics s