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Like an insatiable sponge, businesses and public agencies in the former communist states of eastern

After a brief slowdown - a lull prompted by overbuilding two years ago - the pace of intermodal faci

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Friday, Aug. 23, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Global Alliance of four major carriers is selecting the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten I

The German interest rate cut has eased tensions in Europe and in the process improved the outlook fo

When the split was announced about a year ago, many who followed the industry saw it as a profitable

UNITED ORDER WORTH$3.5 BILLION TO BOEINGSEATTLE - Boeing Co.'s Commercial Airplane Group sai

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 25, '95 - Aug. 23, '96 (a graph)* A

Labor investigators have found dozens of violations in a series of raids in Southern California targ

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

Transportation equipment manufacturers failed to share in a 1.6 percent July jump in factory orders

Austrian state police are investigating whether domestic companies were involved in exporting chemic

INDONESIA: DON'T LINKJET SALE, HUMAN RIGHTSJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia doesn't care if th

A Justice Department settlement will block a high-volume wine and spirits consolidator from taking a

As the world reads about China's devastating floods, dike failures and monsoons, it seems absurd tha

''Good enough for the Smithsonian, but not good enough for the Democrats.''

ABF Freight System Inc., the nation's fourth-largest less-than-truckload carrier is changing its min

KOMI REPUBLIC GETSGERMAN CREDIT LINEFRANKFURT - Germany's AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft and

For the week ended August 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

US FOOD AIDREACHES NORTH KOREABANGKOK - A U.S. cargo ship has docked at a North Korean port

LOGISTICS GROUP NAMESMCINTYRE VICE PRESIDENTOAK BROOK, Ill. - Maria A. McIntyre was named vi

1119 (Aug. 23, 1996) Previous day - 1117The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Aug. 23, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Nine Southern California businesses, some of which may go on to become the next Mary Kay Cosmetics,

COMPUTER ORDER FROZENUNTIL CHARGES EXPLOREDWASHINGTON - The National Science Foundation has

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Several Caribbean dependencies of Britain have been signed on to an agreement to enhance the safety

GUARANTEE LIFE UNVEILSPREMIER INDEX ANNUITYOMAHA - Guarantee Life Insurance Co., a wholly ow

National political analysts expect the tone at this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

The first Asian spider has been caught in an anti-piracy operation conducted by two business groups

Moving cargo via containers requires more than just sturdy aluminum boxes. Often the space inside co

Insurance regulators in Hong Kong are mounting an exhaustive study into the level of underlying rese

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance has asked a judge to set aside a $145 million punitive damage

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, which acted with lightning speed in the wake of the crash of TW

People are saying that it is time for railroad intermodal service to grow up.They don't mean

It's time for tanker owners and operators to consult their psychics, peer into their crystal balls o

Business is booming for builders of inland barges thanks to strong demand from shippers for new capa

NEW YORK TO REVIEWPOWER PURCHASE RULESWASHINGTON - The New York State Public Service Commiss