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There's trouble in paradise for third-party logistics providers.While the North American log

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways was considering taking over management of Philippine Airlines, an

W.R. Berkley Corp. said its net income for the third quarter of 1998 was down to $10.4 million, abou

Russia and the De Beers diamond cartel agreed in Moscow on Tuesday to renew their diamond marketing

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Old Guard Group, Inc. has said it will take a cash charge of $1.2 million for its third quarter to p

A dispute between state-owned Air Tanzania (ATC) and regional air carrier Alliance Air is delaying p

Russia's two largest airlines, Aeroflot and Transaero, are cutting back flights by at least 25 perce

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Canada urged the United States on Monday to ignore a request by U.S. cattle ranchers for countervail

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appears to have misplayed his hand badly in counting on Russia's supp

Hawaii's maritime industry has long argued for the creation of a Hawaii Maritime Authority to improv

Multiterminais Alfandegados do Brasil will be the private manager of the Rio de Janeiro car terminal

Consolidated freight hauler Vitran Corp. reported income of 2.82 million Canadian dollars (US$1.19 m

Federal Express, the world's largest package-delivery company, is prepared to do whatever is necessa

The Russian financial turmoil is likely to postpone indefinitely construction of two nuclear power r

Amica Life is making term life insurance available online to consumers in 49 states through InsWeb,

Marseilles, once the premier Mediterranean port, is locked in a desperate rearguard action to protec

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

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Delphi Financial Group Inc. reported third quarter operating income of $17.1 million, up 4 percent f

From the windswept flat farmlands of the north to the fir-scented hills overlooking the glistening M

Air France Cargo is banking on a giant freight terminal at its Paris hub and a new partnership plan

Matson Navigation Co.Capt. John W. ''Jack'' Sullivan was promoted to director of offshore la

BAA PLC on Monday reported flat earnings for the first half of the year as higher operating costs ne

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 203.28 up 0.54 whi

UNUM Corp. said its third-quarter operating earnings rose to $99.7 million from $88.9 million in 199

Risk Capital Reinsurance Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Risk Capital Holdings, Inc. has formed Cr

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The Mexico City's Attorney General's Office filed charges against two former employees of Sweden's E

U.S. manufacturers are moving to combat what they perceive as inequities in the international standa

Buoyed by a resurgence that produced gains in six of seven sectors, The Journal of Commerce Transpor

With the exception of low crop prices for farmers, the international economic crisis and a widening

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 30, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Nov 2, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Colombia has created its first banking insurance agency designed to aid the nation's 2,000 cooperati