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Toyota Motor Corp. said the company and General Motors Corp. decided the dissolution of their Austra

Dismissing several hundred longshoremen would have brought Britain's international trade to a virtua

US REFUSES TO BARTERJETS FOR SANCTIONS DELAYWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration would ne

A rail union has endorsed a plan devised by Conrail Inc. and Greenbrier Cos. to give the equipment m

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Six North European ports have finally set up a harmonized information service detailing the movement

A flurry of activity involving high-speed rail doesn't necessarily mean the technology, which has be

A lack of political will in the European Union, Japan and Canada is expected to stymie significant p

John Wanamaker, the famous department store owner, was considered a retailing and marketing genius.

Many lobstermen have filed partial claims to help them through tough times after a recent oil spill,

Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown Friday said he would ''wade straight in'' to the battle between the

While ports still boast about the shipping lines they attract, these days they are just as likely to

The battle for supremacy among Europe's seaports has moved from the waterfront to the continent's hi

As of Mar. 15, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

Long-established ship finance banks are concerned about the recent expansion of shipping portfolios

A man who admitted helping the Colombo crime family steal more than $200 million in federal fuel tax

The world's densest concentration of large, modern containerports dots the coast of North Europe, bu

A mere 150 miles from Rotterdam, the world's busiest seaport, is the world's largest river harbor -

Mar. 15, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

France Telecom, the state-owned telephone monopoly, should be partially privatized as quickly as pos

Running a successful port these days requires much more than operational skills, a good relationship

''This could get ugly.''

Friday Mar. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc. is expanding its Central and South American service to include th

APL REQUESTS WAIVERFOR FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPSWASHINGTON - American President Lines Ltd. has requ

Drivers who had pinned their hopes on Gov. Parris Glendening's initiative to try and reform car insu

A brand new container facility in southern Italy has secured two coveted prizes in recent weeks as c

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 15, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

France's final nuclear test campaign in the South Pacific cost the country's wine and spirits export

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Parties under contract to Mexico's state-owned railroad are getting little information about where t

The European Union has ''little room for maneuver'' in negotiations with the United States and four

Where do ports handling refrigerated produce turn when they've explored every competitive avenue fro

Shipping lines transporting timber and paper products into Europe have few complaints about the serv

Mar. 15, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Fokker, the Dutch aircraft maker that filed for bankruptcy Friday, today will start a search for a p

Wyoming Interstate Co., Williams Natural Gas Co. and Trailblazer Pipeline Co. are considering a join

A fungal disease with a funky name, karnal bunt, left ships full of U.S. grain treading water for a