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Carriers in the Pacific are responding to an emerging trade imbalance by offering express services f

''Can we talk?''It's a line that major corporations worldwide should be using on their custo

The U.S. government is hitting back at exporters and importers who show it little respect.An

SHIPSSEALIFT COMMANDERTO SPEAK AT LUNCHEONNEW YORK - Vice Adm. James B. Perk

Given the nation's aviation infrastructure needs, taxes on airline passengers should be hiked in ord

JANUARYLTL Outlook 1998. Jan. 27. Newark, N.J. Representatives of APA Transport, Roadway Exp

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 7, 1997 - Jan. 23, 1998 (a graph)<

The U.S. dollar tumbled last week, as currency traders and analysts worried that congressional suppo

Looking back over 1997, you could characterize progress in the field of electronic commerce as it re

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

JAPANESE THINK TANKSEES WEAK ASIA GROWTHTOKYO - The Japan Center for International Finance r

There are some pictures that will live with us forever.President Kennedy's young son, John-J

YOU EVER HAVE THE FEELING that Federal Express Corp. won't let UPS get ahead of it on anything? Less

RECENT VESSEL SALESSaleDate Vessel Year Price

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January 23: 1099

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.96 96 96 97 97

1099 (Jan. 23, 1998) Previous day - 1116The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A new shipping service between Taiwan and Russia allows Taiwan to take advantage of Russia's Far Eas

Jan. 23, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The family of Leo Brien, the well-liked Port of Oakland, Calif., maritime director who died of cance

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

The air express industry may be shell-shocked from 1997 events, but it is primed for more fireworks

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

The air cargo business is getting hot in the cold North. New cargo facilities are springing up in Al

If you ship products to China by air, now is the time to shop around for bargain prices.Rate

The buzzwords during this year's congressional session may be ''fine-tune'' or ''fine-tuning'' - as

Most people know helicopters can virtually land on a dime and that they are used for crop-dusting or

Record industry impresario-turned-airline entrepreneur, Richard Branson, freely admits that he was a

1) US airborne exports, January to August2) US airborne imports, January to AugustNo story.<

Thursday Jan. 22, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Use of ethanol instead of conventional gasoline sharply reduces both greenhouse gas emissions and fo

Lloyd's of London has dramatically enhanced its International Trade Credit Insurance policy.

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 15.7 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 16, as compared with

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SHIPSGLOBAL ALLIANCE RENAMEDNEW WORLD ALLIANCEOAKLAND, Calif. - The recent r

Canadian truckers are protesting a U.S. Customs Service proposal that would allow local border port

U.S. shippers are not simply going to Congress complaining about their inability to sign confidentia

The next seven months will be no easy ride for users of the Panama Canal.The reason? El Nino

In a big victory for U.S. exporters, the rate-setting conference of ocean carriers that move U.S. go