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Reacting to Sumitomo Corp.'s copper trading scandal, British regulators put the entire London-based

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Expeditors International of Washington Inc., a transport logistics company, opened two full-service

With barely a month to go before the expiration of a landmark agreement with the United States on se

Trade squabbles apparently don't worry the leaders of America's fastest-growing companies.Th

June 20, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

ValuJet Airlines Inc. carried virtually no air freight, but its shutdown would affect freight transp

The Justice Department has approved a new standard bill of lading, a move that will make it easier f

SHIPSGDANSK SHIPYARDFILES FOR BANKRUPTCYGDANSK, Poland - The management of t

It costs a shipping line almost twice as much to move a container through Los Angeles-Long Beach tha

Tax cheats and moonlighting plumbers and electricians will be among the unsung heroes at the Europea

RAILS REACH PACTON DERAILMENTST. PAUL, Minn. - Two railroad companies reached agreement over

DAMES & MOORE BUYSSHARE IN QUAKE FIRMLOS ANGELES - Dames & Moore, international environmenta

The World Trade Organization this week agreed to establish a dispute panel to examine a U.S. complai

The Senate overwhelmingly endorsed a third term for Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve Board chairman

June 20, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

June 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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The U.S. economy is growing robustly; Japan economy is rebounding, and Europe could join them with a

Experts are divided on the safest way to load bulk carriers, some of the most dangerous ships afloat

Hanjin Shipping Co. is on track to meet projected cargo volumes at the Port of Vancouver, British Co

The U.S. trade deficit swelled in April to $8.6 billion - the second-largest monthly imbalance in ni

Non-Canadian banks that have complained loudly about Canada's banking laws will have to complain a w

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 23, '95, - June 20, '96 (a graph)*

For two days this spring, 6-foot-3, 215-pound James R. Moffett negotiated with Ruth R. Harkin - who

Shipping lines struggling to make money in the Europe/Asia trades are hoping the summer will bring s

One of the revolutionary advantages of containerization, as far as insurance companies were concerne

A line of trucks carrying containers snaked toward Sao Paulo like a boa constrictor, choking traffic

It wasn't supposed to happen like this. When Marine Spill Response Corp. was formed in the wake of t

June 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

APPLIANCE MAKERTO CUT 2,600 JOBSPARIS - Moulinex, which makes household electrical appliance

DAIRY TO PLEAD GUILTYIN PRICE-FIXING CASEWASHINGTON - A dairy company in Rapid City, S.D., a

Ashanti Goldfields Co. Ltd. has transformed itself through a series of acquisitions from a Ghanaian

Last year, a rush of U.S. export containers to the East Coast of South America swamped shipping line

The clock is ticking on the U.S. government to file its briefs in the Harbor Maintenance Fee case no

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A law stepping up U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba will have an increasingly ''chilling effect''

The House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to punish foreign companies that invest in oil an

The United States fought hard to get U.S.-made supercomputers into Japan and today it's fighting jus