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'I've never seen anything like this. It's never been this bad before.'

Five companies have bid for a state contract to privatize Stewart Airport.New York was the f

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It started over 500 years ago with Christopher Columbus. Explorers from Europe - England, Holland, F

Jane Garvey has begun testing her wings as FAA administrator. Ms. Garvey, who assumed her post in Au

As of Oct. 24, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Union Pacific Railroad, insisting its operations are moving closer to normal, faces off today agains

Ever ''see molasses flow uphill?''That was the reaction of an exasperated airline industry o

INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORP.Two executives were named to head the Houston operations of t

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With the air of a well-scripted production, the House Commerce Finance subcommittee moved quickly on

The resolution that the United States and Britain managed to squeak through the Security Council las

After nearly a decade of double-digit growth, the insurance industry in Hong Kong grew just 4.8 perc

Finland has awfully ambitious plans for the northern part of Europe before the end of the century.

The Port of Vancouver's newest container terminal stepped up production this month as a second servi

In its latest conflict with U.S. sanctions and foreign policy, Russia has announced that it is renew

The nation's capital has been taking a beating lately, but give the town its due:For the thi

EMERY WORLDWIDE WINSGM'S TURKEY CONTRACT REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Opel Turkiye and General Mot

Every air freight shipment starts and ends as a truck shipment. In America, the integrators were the

Then years ago Europe's airports basically handled airlines. Today they run a host of add on busines

The traditional competition among conference and independent ship lines for blocks of freight took a

The Clinton administration plans to enhance its export promotion efforts through a new 10-point prog

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The air traffic control system at Hong Kong's new airport is officially in service, thanks to what o

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An announcement by Federal Express Corp. this month that it was purchasing Caliber System Inc. got m

For the week ended October 18, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

Iliya Baskin helped to launch a satellite to honor the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of

Shippers who want to send cargo by air to Europe are usually spoiled for choice.The big U.S.

For years, airlines have been able to exchange messages over a private data network run by SITA. In

North American environment ministers meeting here have been told by a special panel that they have b

The latest figures on container volume in Los Angeles-Long Beach confirm what the full vessels, cong

1334 (Oct. 24, 1997) Previous day - 1334The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

AMERICAN AIRLINES CARGO had the type of quarter that cargo executives dream about.Despite in

SHIPS5 SAILORS STILL MISSINGIN N. ATLANTIC SINKINGOSLO - The body of one sai

Shippers are sharpening their demands from would-be designated carriers, freight forwarders and logi

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 24, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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The possibility that Massachusetts-based property/casualty insurance firms will join domestic life i

BRAZILIAN TAX LAWNOT A SUBSIDYAs a representative of a Brazilian-flag carrier, I read with i