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European governments are expected in February to approve a proposal to limit border delays of trains

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

A Great Lakes Republican senator said he intervened at the last minute to block a Senate confirmatio

U.S. shippers facing a government deadline to cease importation of raw wooden pallets from China may

Susumu Temporin, the recently retired chairman of the board and former president of Mitsui O.S.K. Li

The regulatory uncertainty following passage of maritime deregulation has convinced the Trans-Atlant

Two trucking companies moving consolidated freight in the less-than-truckload industry posted increa

Nearly 75 percent of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers are either using or considering a third-party

Ocean shipping rates between Asia and northern Europe will rise Jan. 1 and again April 1, the Asia W

Thieves attacked a slow-moving Florida East Coast Railway train on Thursday, separating dozens of ca

Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. said it will buy a shipyard in San Diego, its first on the

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The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Oct. 8, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Atlantic Mutual Cos. and Kibble & Prentice have launched an online facility to provide business insu

No one would dispute that the loss of 229 lives was the saddest result of the crash of Swissair Flig

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration may force companies to pay more attention to

Fortis GroupRobert Pollock has been appointed executive vice president, chief financial offi

A clash between Iran and Afghanistan's Taliban militia has raised new fears that hostilities between

To boost their liquidity, Thai insurance companies plan to sell 25 percent of their shares to foreig

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 8, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Friday Oct. 9, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Three weeks ended Oct. 3, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

Russia's newly appointed Minister of Trade, Georgy Gabounia, called a meeting Friday with Russian st

Asian shippers are intensifying their attack on what they perceive as high and unfair terminal handl

The Federal Aviation Administration said it planned to order inspections of 1,130 U.S.-registered Bo

The Bi-State Harbor Carriers Conference, a group that represents harbor truckers in the Port of New

Merrill Lynch lowered its earnings estimates for airlines and downgraded its recommendations for man

Australia-New ZealandDirect LineBill Sheridan was named refrigerated-distribution manager at

From time to time people ask me (and, I'm sure, many of my colleagues): ''What is the size of electr

Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom and British Petroleum may become competitors in China. Both are consid

Oct. 7, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

A planned Federal Express service to Shenzhen, a booming business center in southern China, won't st

Only table.

Thursday Oct. 8, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Analysts, politicians, unions and even some top state oil company executives here argue it may be ti

Consolidated Freightways Inc. said shippers can save up to $100 on expedited shipments as part of a

Two supply-chain software companies, Sweden's Industri-Matematik International and i2 Technologies o

It wasn't your normal cargo moving aboard a Lufthansa German Airlines flight.The U.S. Custom

The U.S. trucking industry, although hoping for an end to a provision of U.S. immigration law that c