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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

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Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

International Petroleum ExchangeDecember 1, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

FUTURES - December 1, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 30, 1998All life-of-

Asia's insurance and reinsurance markets will be fraught with change, challenge and uncertainty over

The Montreal shipping company Fed Nav Ltd. is operating about 80 ocean-going ships under various fla

The United States and Brazil have edged back - for at least a week - from a maritime fight that thre

The Surface Transportation Board told the backers of the Missouri Central Railroad, who seek to resu

The future of the Philippines' main airline is again in doubt after talks with two potential rescuer

Europe's railroads are bleeding freight to trucks and barges and risk being squeezed out the market

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

East Asia has everything it needs to restore economic growth as long as it kept faith with economic

It's 6:30 a.m. and most in this capital city haven'thad their first cup of coffee. But Lt. C