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John R. McLaurin has been named president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. He replaces

The Chinese are looking to produce a more lucrative line of finished and specialty chemicals.

Shipping lines in Southern California scored a major victory in their fight to prevent city governme

The railroad industry has been accused of looking too much at itself in the mirror and not enough ou

David A. Ellithorpe, district sales manager for NYK Line (North America) Inc., died Nov. 8 of a hear

Rail shippers have seen the future, and many don't like it. The proposed merger of the Union

Less-than-truckload carriers, the old dogs of the trucking industry, are learning a lot of new trick

The deadlock between the White House and Congress over federal spending andplans to balance

Ocean shippers backing maritime deregulation are staying the course as opponents continue sniping at

Ed Emmett, president of the National Industrial Transportation League, wants his members to have the

The maritime agenda for the National Industrial Transportation League isn't a long one. The

Long-term strategic alliances with motor carriers can reduce shippers' logistics costs by forcing bo

Shippers attending the National Industrial Transportation League and Trans- Comp '95 will be treated

Intermodal transportation received a shot in the arm a few years ago as top motor carriers began pro

Industrial shippers are discovering that environmental laws are having an impact on virtually every

As the Interstate Commerce Commission winds down its affairs, its inevitable demise pits shippers ag

Sidelined for several additional months of testing, the Iron Highway project is back on track and ex

Time was, if you wanted to get an impassioned reaction from virtually anyone in the field of transpo

MOBIL, MITSUBISHI AGREE ON GASOLINE DEALTOKYO - Mitsubishi Oil Co. and Mobil Oil sai

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

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

The European Union's decision to prolong shipbuilding subsidies for another year has coincided with

As the death toll from bulk carrier accidents continues to mount, maritime experts from around the w

LA-LONG BEACH DOCKERS CANCEL STOP-WORK MEETLOS ANGELES - The neighboring ports of Lo

Few business relationships are as complex as the three-cornered marriage of coal producers, coal-car

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RAIL WORKERS UNION CALLS FOR STRIKE IN FRANCEPARIS - France's Communist-led CGT rail

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

The U.S. dollar was mostly lower Wednesday after the Mexican peso plunged to a his- toric low of 7.9

The 1996 race for the White House was simplified Wednesday when Colin Powell said he will not seek t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 14 '94 - Nov. 8, '95 (a graph) (2)D

Under orders from the French finance ministry, the country's export credit agency, Coface, will set

The gap between Congress and the White House on the government's almost- exhausted borrowing authori

South Korea should reform its labor code and lift a ban on independent unions before it joins the th

Torn between Whitewater hearings and tougher sanctions against Iran, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato has delaye

"Multinationals are here to loot the country and the government is being a party to it by inviting t

Following successful launches of futures and options markets for the Mexican peso and now the Brazil

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