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The United Nations international symposium on world-trade efficiency closed Friday with a call for a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 233.91 up 2.74 w

As of Oct. 21, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

1855 (Oct. 21, 1994) Previous day - 1851 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Spurred by an increase in consumption, international trade in forest products including softwood, ha

Oct. 21, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Shipping companies said they plan some major safety upgrades for tanker operations in portions of Pr

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

2 FREIGHT FORWARDERS UNDER INVESTIGATIONWASHINGTON -- Two West Coast freight forward

A three-way dispute between the South Carolina Stevedore Association and a non-union Charleston stev

As President Clinton responded to Saddam Hussein's placement of troops on the Kuwaiti border in Octo

Just four years ago, when railroads and many truckers were fighting over thegut issue of whe

If you listen to the logistics management gurus and ivory tower academicians you will hear that the

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

Call it outsourcing. Call it third-party logistics. Call it logistics management. But by whatever na

The lame-duck Port Everglades Authority commission is going out with a bang by possibly chasing away

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FRANCE STILL HOLDS OUT ON SHIPBUILDING PACTBRUSSELS - The European Union has failed

Shortly after midnight, Jim Leonard wiggled his 18-wheeler into a tight, muddy parking spot, joining

"Just-in-time" continues to play an increasing role in manufacturing, particularly with inbound tran

The Port of Houston does not expect to receive any federal disaster-relieffunds despite deva

The triple whammy of a declining truck-driver labor pool combined with increasing rail competition a

Dockworkers agreed to halt a work slowdown at the Port of Buenos Aires as they intensify labor negot

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

Hyde Shipping Corp., Miami, was a favorite for winning approval from the outgoing Port Everglades Au

Whether the cargo is a shipment of toys from China that will end up under Christmas trees in New Yor

In the days of Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville, sailing ships crossed the Atlantic at a leisurely

The U.S. dollar dropped to a two-year low against the deutsche mark Thursday, as support at DM1.50 f

Shoreline Mutual (Bermuda) Ltd. cleared the highest hurdle on its way to offering special oil spill

Nippon Yusen Kaisha's Historical Museum, which details the company's history and business activities

Nine environmental groups and a New Jersey congressman filed suit against the U.S. Coast Guard in a

FRANCE TO NAME MEDIATOR IN MARSEILLES LABOR ROWPARIS - The French government will ap

A former mine superintendent has been convicted of helping steal more than 29,000 tons of coal.<

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The United States and Canada have failed, for now, to reach an agreement on tolls on the St. Lawrenc

Mandatory alcohol testing of truck drivers begins on Jan. 1. The requirement will be costly, complex

Lawmakers, seeking to alter a new program to test tailpipe exhaust from automobiles, have delayed th

INTERNATIONAL AERO ENGINES AG (Glastonbury, Conn.) - Barry Eccleston will assume the post of chief e

A major pipeline rupture and fire are the latest catastrophes to hit Houston, where raging flood wat

INDIAN TRUCK MAKERS REBOUND FROM SLUMPBOMBAY, India - India's truck industry, recove