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BRITISH ECONOMIC GROWTHWEAK IN SECOND QUARTERLONDON - British economic growth was surprising

It's still summer, but port and shipping executives have visions of containerships full of holiday m

With a top to bottom re-engineering nearly complete, American President Lines polished its bottom li

A measure quietly passed by the House this month as part of broad export legislation will raise new

As American Airlines Flight 788 winged north from San Juan, passengers talked about the big ball gam

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Friday, July 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Two key pieces of economic data this week could put the dollar back on its feet, currency traders an

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

AIRBRITISH AEROSPACE,BOEING CHOSEN BY UKSEATTLE - The United Kingdom selected Britis

Shippers using lesser-known freight forwarders better prepare for lengthy delays as intensive inspec

The Clinton administration is exploring an aviation policy with Asia that would tap into the dynamic

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 26, '96 (a graph)* An

A jetliner's black box, its diary of doom, is a brutally engineered piece of hardware, tougher than

TEAMSTERS UNION WANTSNEW ELECTION AT VALUJETATLANTA - The Teamsters union is seeking a new r

Despite deep-rooted concerns, Mexico will not use this week's meeting of environment ministers to bl

Maersk Inc., the liner unit of the Danish shipping giant, is consolidating its stevedore and truckin

PACCAR RESULTS DIPPEDIN SECOND QUARTER BELLEVUE, Wash. - Reflecting the industrywide downtur

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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Continental Airlines Inc. announced a five-year plan last week that calls for expansion in the compa

U.S. business leaders say Pacific Rim governments should avoid placing arbitrary limits on the finan

An equity swap within the alliance of Thai Airways International, Lufthansa AG and United Airlines i

Lower demand for transportation equipment led a 0.8 percent decline in new factory orders for durabl

Introducing a minimum ''alternative'' tax to the general income tax levy could slow export growth, i

''We thought we would go into Russia and see something like the New York Stock Exchange. But there w

July 26, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1078 (July 26, 1996) Previous day - 1086The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Three weeks ended July 20, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

JAPAN FALLS SHORT IN HELPTO DEVELOPING NATIONSTOKYO - Japan lags behind other industrialized

The U.S. government is improving its export assistance to small and midsized companies, but more rem

STUCK CARGO VESSELREFLOATED IN AUSTRALIABRISBANE, Australia - Salvage crews refloated a 6,54

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

Cargo traffic at the world's airports increased 2.7 percent in April to 3.9 million metric tons comp

Newport News Shipbuilding's operating income fell again in the second quarter of 1996, marking the s

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A group of angry South Dakota farmers and truckers will drag the state into court to force a measure

The Surface Transportation Board proposed rules meant to speed up resolution of rail rate disputes a

The naming of Anatoly Chubais as Russian President Boris Yeltsin's new chief of staff this month has

Bouncing back from a sluggish first quarter, Transportacion Maritima Mexicana posted modest gains in