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The Russian government has halted its sell-off of carriers and ports, arguing that it must retain th

More than 120 barges were carried away by flood waters along the rivers of Pennsylvania and Ohio - a

Japanese unions gave the nod to waterfront negotiators to allow labor-saving terminal arrangements,

FERRY RETURNS TO RUSSIA AFTER CHECHEN HIJACKINGSOCHI, Russia - The ferry Avrasya sai

Utilization levels for containerships serving the United States are on the way down, and freight rat

Bidding has started for the first cold-storage warehouse at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico's busiest a

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., in its first full quarter of operation since its merger last fal

Hong Kong's franchised air cargo handler missed its target by a whisker, but managed record volume l

MTL Inc., the nation's fourth-largest tank truck company, has formed a dry- bulk division and is add

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. plans to open a new rail route in the Pacific Northwest to reliev

Shippers don't like to admit they are captive, even if they are, and transportation companies, coinc

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PILOTS END ACTION, CITE PROGRESS IN FEDEX TALKSMEMPHIS - The Air Line Pilots Associa

Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to sell an "orphaned" 203-mile rail line centered in western

The United Transportation Union, claiming a double-cross, stands ready to scuttle its tentative nati

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U.S. burger giant McDonald's Corp. is taking on its South African competitors in the country's two h

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Mexican exporters of leather accessories can again enter the U.S. market without unfair-trade penalt

CHINA'S TRADE SURPLUS TRIPLES TO $16.69 BILLIONChina's trade surplus widened to $16.69 billi

Cleanup costs of contaminated underground storage tanks could be cut by up to 60 percent under guide

Importers and exporters can now tap into the Internet system to obtain information on customs broker

A story, appearing on Page 11A on Jan. 18 with the headline "Bankers Security Life Adopts a New Name

HOME HOLDINGS, UNITS GET MOODY'S RATINGSMoody's Investors Service confirmed the grade "B3" r

Safeco, the region's largest insurance company, reported fourth-quarter and annual profit at the hig

Insurance companies won't be affected by most of the losses caused by the heavy flooding that swampe

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. said that it would take over the insurance policies and annuities is

A European insurer finally found an insurer in Thailand to form a joint venture in that developing m

Representatives from the U.S. and U.K. insurance industries will meet in London today to discuss the

The largest oil spill in history - from the Exxon Valdez in 1989 - also produced the biggest insuran

Economist Rudiger Dornbusch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said he expected France to

One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is regularly talking with senior executives in internation

Personal income and spending data for October and November released Tuesday suggest consumers spent

UtiliCorp United Inc. and Kansas City Power & Light Co. said Monday they have signed an agreement to

Qatar's deposed emir Sheikh Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Thani has caused a "cash problem" because he still

US GROUP GETS RIGHTS TO VENEZUELAN OIL TRACTCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela Monday aw

Gasoline and diesel-powered engines may be preferred for today's cars, trucks, vans and buses, but e

January 15, 1996 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t