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COLUMBUS LINE USA INC.David Welch joined the staff as a sales representative, based in Virgi

Associated Transport Line of Houston and Panamanian Carriers Corp. of Panama are merging their servi

OFFERS TO SELL* CANCER SCREENING TEST KITS. One-step rapid tests for early detection of pros

998 (May 5, 1998) Previous day - 1,001The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Since its publication in 1987, the ISO 9000 quality assurance standard has been one of the most hotl

Facing tight constraints on capacity, railroads plan to spend about $7 billion on fixed plantand equ

Armed with ''gummy bear'' candies, high-tech toilet flushers and the new Volkswagen ''Beetle,'' Germ

Steel, tempering the sword and toning the plowshare, is back.Steelmaking is rebounding and o

The United States said Monday it will continue to import shrimp from 39 nations that meet a U.S. law

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana reported a net loss of $11.3 million for the first quarter of 1998

The Surface Transportation Board rejected proposals from nearly a dozen shipper groups to reverse th

MAYTraffic Club of Newark. May 7. Kendall Park, N.J. Golf outing. Contact: Alan Marshuetz, (

The air cargo industry is seeking official recognition from the World Trade Organization in a bid to

Looking at a map, the marketing opportunity seems seductive: shipping freight from the cold North At

In Taiwan, increases in the living standard and national income along with changes in consumption pa

While motor carriers fared well over the last year at the hands of third-party logistics provider

Atlantic Richfield Co. said Monday it agreed to acquire oil and natural gas producer Union Texas Pet

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Sytron Security Products Inc., a subsidiary of Sytron Inc. in Broomfield, Colo., has formed an allia

The yawning U.S. trade deficit has sent shipping lines and container-leasing companies scrambling fo

REGIONAL BLOCSExporting to Asia: Being Careful and Making a Profit. May 8. New York. Contact

The Port of Baltimore and the Baltimore area council of the Boy Scouts of America will present the '

OFFERS TO BUYPortland cement for European marketRef: 100003916 FrancePaint a

As of May 5, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Gridlock in the nation's rail system last year gave intermodal services a black eye.Now, int

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 27, 1997 - May 5, 1998 (a graph)* A

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif opened a $500 million purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant

The high cost of shipping empty bottles has caused Hawaii's biggest-selling microbrewery to move its

One of the virtues of writing a column called Export ABCs is that it forces me to revisit the basics

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Bright red and green trolleys that used to clang down the streets of San Francisco now shuttle throu

May 4, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

Sales of China cotton purchased by international merchants in a tender a month ago are proceeding at

FastShip Inc. said Tuesday it has received approval from a ship classification society for its revol

Under the guise of the Customs Modernization Act of 1993's theme of ''informed compliance,'' and in

MIDDLE EASTSAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabian consumers ''are not willing to sacrifice their

Amid the glare of headlights and the whine of locomotives, big trucks line up here every night to sh

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADACHINA. May 6-15. The International Trade Administration is or