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These are interesting times indeed for the rail industry and the Surface Transportation Board. The r

Cargo traffic at the world's airports in 1997 increased 7.9 percent over 1996 to reach 55.7 million

A24 percent increase in container volumes on its Midwest-Canada rail service shows that the Port Aut

Newly reopened after a six-year hiatus, the Port of New London is expected to attract growing amount

Canadian National Railway insists it provided adequate service to Canadian grain farmers during the

Data released on Wednesday confirmed that British exporters are suffering badly from the strength of

The Commerce Department calls it outreach, but freight forwarders say they are increasingly becoming

Almost two months ago, Raymond W. Kelly, Treasury Department undersecretary and former New York City

The absorption of American President Lines is costing Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. of Singapore more th

A group of increasingly impatient U.S. senators are demanding action as the Surface Transportation B

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

*Noon Wednesday - The U.S. dollar rose following reports showing continued strength in the U.S. econ

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'Just because there's no business at the moment and everything is depressed, doesn't mean you should

UPS FORMS STRATEGICALLIANCE WITH PEOPLESOFTATLANTA - United Parcel Service has teamed up wit

China's Port of Ningbo near Shanghai Tuesday formally opened a special wharf for liquid chemicals, d

The Senate this week took a tentative step toward forcing limits on foreign-owned apparel factories

FOREIGN INVESTMENT INMEXICO ROSE LAST YEARMEXICO CITY - Foreign direct investment rose 60 pe

China is cracking the potentially rewarding North American market with its first sales of domestical

Indian vehicle production and sales took another dive in February as the economic slowdown continued

OFFERS TO BUY* BAILEY BRIDGE. Seeking a quotation for three sets of standard 80-foot double

RELIANCE GROUP OPENSSOUTH AFRICAN UNITNEW YORK - Reliance Group Holdings Inc. has announced

A California appeals court recently handed down a decision that could make it more difficult for ins

House Republican leaders, overcome by GOP defections and resistance from Democrats, abruptly withdre

While consumers are quick to spend their money with online music stores and booksellers, they are no

The U.S. current account deficit is making some people nervous, but it is not necessarily a bad thin

IMPORTER COMPLAINTSNOT JUSTIFIEDFrom the apparel import community's loud complaints against

Have you ever lost your watch or your keys? Most people retrace their steps until they find them or

After a recent 69-0 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation Committee, the Republi

Two nations containing more than a third of the global population - one a Communist dictatorship, th

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International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 31, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

April 1, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 228.89 off 0.83 w

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which aims to build an oil pipeline from Kazakstan to Russia, is li

April 1, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

OMNIUM AGENCIESTO CLOSE ITS DOORSNEW YORK - Omnium Agencies Inc., the exclusive North Americ

960 (April 1, 1998) Previous day - 966The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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