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OFFERS TO BUY* RBD PALM OIL. 500 metric tons per month for one year of RBD palm oil c.i.f. M

3 NATIONS AIM TO HALTTOOTHFISH POACHINGWELLINGTON, New Zealand - France and Britain have sen

House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned China its handling of the Hong Kong takeover might damage its cha

1259 (April 30, 1997) Previous day - 1259The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

This city takes its name from an ocean 200 miles away.It's the seat of Fulton County, but it

SHELL, CAIRN ENERGYTO FORM ALLIANCELONDON - Shell Exploration B.V. and Cairn Energy PLC anno

If past intermodal growth was due to technological advances that brought everything from containeriz

Intermodal transportation, traditionally a weak sector for railroads, is gaining renewed attention a

Explosive domestic growth during the first quarter easily eclipsed a worsening U.S. trade deficit as

The British gas firm Furness Withy may lose a $421 million contract to retail natural gas in Ecuador

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday as a surprisingly strong increase of 5.6 percent in first-quarter gro

Trade and industry officials Wednesday cheered news that Palaniappan Chidambaram will return as fina

AEROFLOT, BOEING SIGN$400 MILLION PLANE DEALMOSCOW - Aeroflot- Russian International Airline

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 29, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Chinese companies appear to be longing for more choices in property/casualty cover, and a U.S. study

PLANESAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERSSTRIKE AT ORLY AIRPORTPARIS - An air controller

Getting all the parties in the diverse intermodal business to work together will be the primary task

There's a new container operator in town and it has a French accent.Actually, it's not that

Motor carriers and intermodal marketing companies are making for some odd couples.Within

TOP 100 CARRIERS FOR 1996 IN TEUSRANK CARRIER TOTAL IMPORTS EX

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 400,000 barrels in the week ended April 25, compared with the prev

JAPAN, NEW ZEALANDAVOID CLASH OVER WASTEWELLINGTON, New Zealand - The prime ministers of Jap

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Sen. John Breaux, D-La., who has introduced legislation on behalf of the Clinton administration to i

Metallgesellschaft Handel & Beteiligungen AG (MG Handel), the trading unit of Germany's Metallgesell

The head of Sea-Land Service Inc., one of the world's largest container carriers, told attendees at

Canadian Pacific Ltd. could walk away from its proposed acquisition of ailing Lykes Bros. Steamship

Falling profit and declining revenue on freight are stimulating one of China's three main internatio

Believing that big is better, an international grocery and food-service cooperative has signed on wi

AIR CANADA REVERSESLAST YEAR'S 1ST-QUARTER LOSSMONTREAL - Air Canada Wednesday reported earn

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today will cast this year's first key vote

Nothing annoys an insurance underwriter more than not getting accurate and full information, especia

You have to be very careful about wishing for things, because you never know how they might come t

MIDDLE EASTLEBANONLow incomes for Lebanon's 1 million-strong work force threaten to

DRUG SUBSIDY POLICYMAY HURT NEW ZEALANDWELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's controversial

Harris Corp., of Melbourne, Fla., is helping the South Korean government improve Seoul's air transpo

There is a wrestling match about to take place for control of container traffic relayed through the

Two passenger trains collided Tuesday in China's central Hunan province, killing 90 people and injur

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India has deregulated imports of 10 types of oceangoing vessels, allowing them into the country with