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YEMEN GOVERNMENT:US HOSTAGE RELEASEDSAN'A, Yemen - An American oil engineer kidnapped nearly

Unocal is drawing fire from union oil workers for dismissing a resolution asking the firm's external

Freight forwarders and banks have been trying to mesh their operations more closely for more than a

RAILNEW YORK TO CONDUCTHEARINGS ON RAIL MERGERALBANY, N.Y. - The state Depar

Prospects for a peaceful agreement between railroads and motor carriers over future truck size and w

As of Feb. 28, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The U.S. Customs Service is working with ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers on a new el

U.S. exporters and manufacturers targeting South America are finding Brazil to be a logical distribu

New air security measures could throw a kink into cargo flow and ultimately raise the cost of shippi

U.S. relations with Mexico could improve following President Clinton's move late last week to certif

Senate GOP leader Trent Lott has told U.S. Trade Representative-designate Charlene Barshefsky he pla

KUWAIT SAYS IRAQI VESSELFIRED ON PATROL BOATCAIRO - Kuwait has lodged a complaint with the A

Pilots for U.S. cargo airlines are asking the government to force their employers to put expensive c

Mexico's central rail terminal created a formal operating committee that includes representatives fr

China's aviation industry is booming with major expansion planned for growth in cargo and passenger

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

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America begins its second century this year

The United States last week slammed Japan's interim report on the upcoming revision of its deregulat

Taiwan unveiled a range of new market-opening commitments Friday bringing its seven-year bid to join

Guyana's government has opened the door to foreign investment, but the nation's business appeal is b

In a further reform push, India in its budget partially opened the nationalized insurance market to

1443 (Feb. 28, 1997) Previous day - 1454The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A $900,000 study that many hoped would determine who places the heaviest toll on the national aviati

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 28, 1997 (a graph)*

Charles G. Peterson, who is in the process of selling his midsize trucking company Direct Transit In

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway made its longest movement of Powder River Basin coal, reach

IRAQ TO UN: INCREASEOUR OIL SALES INCOMEBAGHDAD - Iraq is holding talks with the United Nati

Softness in railcar orders and other parts of its transportation business prompted Greenbrier Cos. t

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush says he has written evidence showing that former

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

''That's what I like about my job. We're making employers do the right thing or we won't insure them

FORD TALKS TO RUSSIANFIRMS ON CAR ASSEMBLYMOSCOW - Ford Motor Co. is negotiating with severa

U.S. aviation negotiators may soon have a new message for their Japanese counterparts: It's all or n

Paul Wegener is a man with a mission.As chairman of the Forwarders' Automation Committee of

Feb. 28, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 242.72 off 0.17

Three weeks ended Feb. 22, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

In the world of international trade, importing textiles and apparel can be a very risky business.

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCEDale E. Kelley was named divisional president of the Cincinnati comp

SPRINT, TELMEX FORMUS MARKETING VENTUREKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Telefonos de Mexico and Sprint Cor