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March 10, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

U.S. efforts to eliminate tariffs on forest products in Asia and the Pacific will be a prime focus a

The U.S. multinational forest company Weyerhaeuser Ltd. expects dramatic increases in recycled paper

CHINA EASTERN AIRORDERS BOEING 737-300SSHANGHAI - China Eastern Air Group said it ordered th

Freight rates for cotton exports to Asia could sink even further this week as the rate-setting confe

Mexico's long-awaited rules governing the package-express industry - pending now for four years - ar

Another hurdle to overseas participation in South Korea's insurance market tumbles next month as the

The strong February employment report released Friday swept away any chance of an easing of Federal

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

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European Commission officials are finally becoming much more flexible on what the currency stability

Italian and French officials are becoming increasingly concerned that the European Central Bank will

The first two personal injury claims have been filed against the Port Authority of New York & New Je

Railroad mergers, biotechnology and the Asian financial crisis will be among the top issues at the a

U.S. commodity exports in 1998 will be hurt by the economic crisis that grips Asia.Even thou

Just about everything that can go wrong in the world corn market is going wrong, from the perspectiv

COLUMBUS LINE SERVICESHIFTS TERMINALS IN LALOS ANGELES - Columbus Line's West Coast Americas

China could have been forgiven for wanting one of its own to run the influential Hong Kong Shipowner

The current slump in crude oil prices is hurting producers worldwide, but perhaps the hardest hit ar

Grupo Libra has been awarded operating rights for areas encompassing warehouses 34 and 35 at the Por

Russia said Friday that it is pressing ahead with a nuclear power plant in Iran.Meanwhile, i

The out-of-court settlement of a rate-setting case will delay a final court ruling on whether ocean

A multimillion-dollar investment in Mexican rail operations pushed Transportacion Maritima Mexicana,

March 6, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1102 (March 6, 1998) Previous day - 1104The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The growing popularity of refrigerated ocean containers is sending insurance costs soaring, a marine

The European Union's transport chief this week will tackle the confusion created for truckers by the

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TRAINSCONRAIL ACQUISITIONGAINS MORE BACKERSNORFOLK, Va. - Two government age

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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

The corporate restructuring of Transamerica Leasing Inc. announced last week is a response to fallin

Air Canada hopes to increase flights to Hong Kong and introduce service to Taiwan and Tokyo's Narita

Mexican transport officials are renegotiating the sale of a short-line railroad vital to the interes

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A significant rate discount by the North Atlantic rate-setting conference on imports of wines and sp

MARUBA ADDS 2 SHIPSTO WEST AMERICAS TRADEMaruba SCA has upgraded its West Americas Container

RailTex, fresh off launching joint operation of a newly privatized railroad in Brazil, is expressing

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The largest container handler in the Philippines is going into the bulk business, thus leveling the