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Mexico has imposed compensatory duties on cut bond paper imported from the United states, the commer

British port industry experts and financial investors have toured Mexican ports in search of opportu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 19, 1997 - Oct. 29, 1998 (a graph)*

Analysts turned thumbs down on Brazil's $80 billion multiyear fiscal package announced Wednesday, sa

Despite yet another protest by the United States over export subsidies, China said Thursday its expo

Ocean transportation pricing will be more flexible under the landmark shipping deregulation law sign

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 grew out of agreement between big shippers and carriers, but t

U.S. importers may not like the idea of paying even a fraction of the estimated $1 billion to bring

Three major North American railroads panned the proposed merger of Canadian National Railway Co. and

Who's afraid of a little competition?Not Intermarine Inc., a leading breakbulk carrier handl

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

Companies that lease marine containers say they are saving ocean carriers millions of dollars in rep

The bleeding continues at the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement.Hyundai Merchant Marine on

Moscow is still expecting to host a Russia-Japan summit in two weeks' time, despite President Boris

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a nine-month ban on all exports of beef and beef-relat

The Coca-Cola Co. Wednesday opened a $25 million bottling plant in Taiyuan in the north China provin

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. A

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 19, 1997 - Oct. 28, 1998 (a graph)*

Readers may be forgiven for not knowing too much about the Irish town of Cork. It is not one of the

Glimmers of economic recovery in Thailand, Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines put those countries

Japan's exports of goods and services are forecast to fall by the end of this year by 1.8 percent, b

Importers are better prepared for deregulation than ocean carriers, so they should enter contract ne

The conference in the rate-depressed trade between the east coasts of the United States and South Am

With the eyes of global investors and battered emerging markets on it, Brazil announced Wednesday a

Faced with possible food shortages this winter, Russia has asked the United States for significant q

The United States must push harder for official contacts with Iran to avoid damaging the fragile pro

John Moran, whose nomination for a Republican seat on the Federal Maritime Commission was cleared by

From the train window, the tracks through this northeastern Pennsylvania hamlet along the Susquehann

Israel has served notice on Canada that it intends to terminate their bilateral air treaty a year fr

Less than a week after announcing that Canadian National Railway Co. would reduce its work force by

In a deal that breaks the ice on a new level of consolidating goods in transit, Exel Logistics annou

New York Cross Harbor Railroad has signed a freight handling pact with STI East Inc.STI will

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange plans to make a key dry cargo future

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and the American Trucking Associations said they will establish a Truck

McHugh Software International, which offers supply-chain execution software systems, says private eq

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported third-quarter earnings of $158 million, or 42 cents a share, 12 perc

The deadline for completion of negotiations between CSX Transportation Inc. and Canadian Pacific Rai

Federal Express Corp. unveiled its World Tech Center technology campus earlier this month.Th

The prospect of a second terminal at Taiwan's main airport is prompting more air express companies t

Russia's flagship carrier Aeroflot said Wednesday it will cut the number of its international flight