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For the week ended February 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

Apparel and footwear designers don't just think of the latest fashion trends or fabric textures when

On the mend from decades of economic mismanagement, Latin America is eyeing the close of the century

OFFERS TO BUY* LYSINE. Lysine HCl 99 percent for fodder. Quantity: 20 tons in 25 kg pack. Pl

Shippers have taken advantage of a range of special devices to lower their contract rates. Here are

Feb. 28, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

A Sudanese rebel group, Sudan Alliance Forces, said all foreign oil companies operating in Sudan wer

The White House is expected to launch this month an aggressive high-level campaign to save two belea

Friday, Feb. 28, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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For customs brokers and freight forwarders, the World Wide Web is becoming much more than a toy - it

The National Export Strategy, an annual plan for the five U.S. departments and eight agencies that d

STATE FARM ACCUSED OFDECEPTIVE SALES PRACTICESBLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Two policyholders have acc

HCC INSURANCE'S NETJUMPED IN 4TH QUARTERHOUSTON - HCC Insurance Holdings reported a jump in

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