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A bill authorizing $4 billion for the Coast Guard next year and carrying a small fleet of legislativ

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Brazil's state-owned oil giant Petrobras has signed a landmark deal to allow foreign access to its o

U.S. companies are in a position to dominate European logistics, even though they have only a small

South Korea lifted a ban on importing selected Japanese movies, videos and cartoons Tuesday, legally

The National Association of State Boards of Education has named James F. Orr II, chairman and chief

With the push for freer trade stalled in the United States, Canada is continuing to press ahead with

At least two foreign investment companies said they were being harassed by the Azeri authorities and

About a decade ago, IBM scoured China for a site for hard-disk and personal computer factories.<

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it might have to ground part of its fleet on Dec. 31, 1999, because so

FORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Santa Fe earned $317 million, or 66 cents a share, on revenue of $2

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

Federal rules allowing employees to deduct some payments for some insurance benefits from pretax inc

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CP Ships Ltd. continues to grow, make money and exploit new activities in the Americas and the trans

Farmers trying to figure out how deep to till their fields could benefit from a new tool that gauges

The U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating whether airlines are discriminating against o

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway said it has placed 225 new dual-purpose covered hopper cars

Negotiators trying to create a hemisphere-wide free-trade agreement have agreed to a mechanism for r

John Biehl, Chilean President Eduardo Frei's chief of staff, said rulings in various court challenge

'Ocean carriers are already leaving conferences in droves, and when it's all said and done, the conf

Allstate Insurance has realigned its senior management team to coincide with Edward Liddy's becoming

The Morris County Chamber of Commerce will present a morning workshop on ''Successfully Financing Ex

Sri Lanka's largest private insurer launched a plan to help protect the country's exporters from pay

Even with exchange rates favoring exports, Asia's producers of apparel, textiles and footwear haven'

In yet another example of a seemingly successful Asian business that crashed with the markets, Garu

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Monday the U.S. trade deficit could balloon to ar

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Michel Camdessus said he saw more advantages than disa

General Motors Corp. produced its first automatic transmission at its Shanghai joint venture last we

Massachusetts officials want a regional milk-pricing commission to provide small New England dairy f

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 205.73 up 0.66 whi

You know you are in a safe and sane neighborhood in Highgate Springs, Vt. You don't need to pay befo

Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported its nine-month total operating revenue increased

The practice of lifting multiple containers simultaneously will be the subject of a luncheon meeting

With ocean shipping deregulation now signed into law, ocean carriers are reviewing business units wi

Two years ago, Canadian Airlines had its back to the wall. With cash reserves running out, the carri

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

SCL of Antwerp will now be operating as Safmarine Container Line, Safmarine said in a statement.