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'It is a multilateral exercise in inertia.'

The Port of Charleston, S.C., will unveil a computerized tracking system next month that will give s

The sale of the APL Stacktrain Services domestic intermodal network, which is expected to trigger fa

Concerns mounted this week over nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan, despite President Clint

As of Nov 27, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

An agreement has been reached with Lloyd's of London that for the first time gives all state insuran

A Datamonitor study, ''U.S. Banks in Insurance 1998,'' suggests that bank activity in the insurance

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 23 - Dec. 2, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

The American Association of Exporters and Importers was misidentified in a story on Page 1A in Nov.

The race to choose a leader for the World Trade Organization in the next millennium has slowed, as t

The Surface Transportation Board wants to discontinue current electronic tariff-filing procedures by

U.S. crude oil inventories declined by more than 5.6 million barrels in the week ended November 27,

Mexico will be hard pressed to reach its target of an $11-per-barrel oil price in 1999, but can clin

Bigger trucks will be able to transit the Swiss Alps, but at a relatively high cost, under a comprom

Stung by the Asian crisis, cargo traffic at the world's airports fell by 3.1 percent in August, comp

South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung will meet with the heads of the top five chaebols on Monday to f

Ocean carriers in the severely overcrowded trade between the east coasts of the United States and So

Union-Transport has completed the acquisition of Gerlach Art Packers from Royal Nedlloyd NV.

Northwest Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines announced that they will file for cargo code-share serv

Wednesday Dec. 2, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Smokers in Japan will be helping to pay off lingering debt from the privatization of Japanese Nation

Air France's profit tumbled 28 percent for the latest six months, mainly because of a costly pilots'

Kitty Hawk Inc.'s American International Airways Inc. unit has put into service its third modified B

Dec. 2, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

Jim Campbell wonders whether the increasing penetration of St. Lawrence Seaway-Great Lakes traffic b

Working Americans are optimistic about retiring early. In fact, 40 percent expect to be able to reti

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

With a $22.6 billion loan package now on hold, the head of the International Monetary Fund launched

With just 28 days until the New Year, anyone who expects the mergeritis bug to bite once more in li

The Commerce Department has averted a freeze on export licensing by reaching agreement with one of s

Amtrak is on pace toward a cash deficit of more than $300 million in 2003, the year by which it must

As China's huge economy continues to expand, its infrastructure has lagged behind. The lag is most p

Lufthansa Cargo and South African Airways will more than double their freight capacity between Nairo

Dec. 1, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 196.83 up 1.41 wh

Swiss Reinsurance Co. has acquired Life Re Corp. of the United States for about $1.8 billion.

U.S.-owned rail operator English Welsh & Scottish Railways, leapfrogging troubled railroads in Weste

A state group providing insurance against windstorms plans to sell up to $1 billion in bonds to rais

925 (December 2, 1998) Previous day - 935The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

'We need the right equipment to be able to handle not only the standard 20-foot and40-foot o