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Hong Kong is the latest member of the WTO to accede to an agreement intended to ensure fair access t

While last week's shocking $1.4 billion winning bid for Mexico's northeast rail line left Union Paci

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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 4, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

In the dog-eat-dog world of the air cargo industry, satisfaction is a luxury most executives can't a

Prudential Insurance Co., the nation's largest life insurer, may have to pay almost $2 billion to se

In an apparent effort to build expectations, a top Clinton administration official for Latin America

In 1994, the Teamsters Union came to an agreement with 24 trucking companies that, among other thing

AON MANAGEMENT INSTITUTERebecca Shafer Bruce was named president and chief executive of the

With its lax banking regulations and its enormous informal economy - the ''anything goes'' style eco

PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDEREU REFERENDUM BILLLONDON - British Conservative Teresa Gorman said on

U.S. officials will meet with the nation's airlines this week to discuss resumption of air service w

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QUAD NATIONS SEEKUNIFIED CHINA STANCESINGAPORE - Trade chiefs of the ''Quad'' nations - the

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A week-old miners' strike appeared to be abating slightly Monday, according to the coal industry, wh

Dean Christon, manager of marketing communications for DHL Worldwide Express, collapsed and died Nov

For 10 years now, the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in Southern California has defied the p

Hong Kong's impending return to Chinese control doesn't seem to be deterring the steady flow of inwa

Transportation stocks on the Journal of Commerce stock index were not immune from the worldwide plun

ContainerPort Group, a provider of intermodal terminal and cargo transportation services, purchased

The cost savings achieved through the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines may be eroded with

Trans-Pacific container lines are looking for greater rate stability, modest inbound and outbound vo

The European Union is poised to approve imports of genetically modified maize from the United States

Ocean carriers that decide against investing in vessels able to carry at least 6,000 20-foot equival

U.S. banks find themselves under increasing pressure to combat international money laundering, but t

Jordan and neighboring Iraq are nearing an agreement on increased trade under a U.N. deal allowing I

''APEC won't be all about grand vision. It has to be about practical business steps that make econom

Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Ferdinand Piech said Monday he regretted the trouble, costs and confus

Two major carriers - one independent and one conference carrier - have joined forces in a new trans-

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The third-party logistics industry is growing, but not as rapidly as in recent years, surveys indica

Sale of Mexico's busiest rail line to a Mexican-U.S. partnership could trigger dramatic changes in i

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 6, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The state-owned Petroleum Authority of Thailand is embarking on a five-year program to develop natur

A fierce campaign for president of the Teamsters, filled with virulent character attacks on both inc