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A Chinese oil tanker sailing through the Yellow Sea was attacked by millions of dragonflies that cov

As negotiations over the North American free-trade agreement wind down, Southern ports are staking o

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

In the scramble to lure Latin cargoes, Houston, Miami and other Southern ports have embarked on mass

Gazprom, the Russian state gas producer, will invest $60 million in the EVA alumina plant, which is

Oil companies operating in Indonesia are awaiting fresh government exploration incentives, which ind

Beijing is studying plans to abolish oil import licenses by the end of next year, a move that could

A $100-per-container rate increase set to go into effect this week on the westbound ocean shipping t

Outboard Marine Corp. is looking for a buyer for its Chris-Craft boat plant here. Outboard M

OPEC acknowledged Friday that its runaway oil production has carried a hefty price tag, costing the

A Japan Ministry of Transport report released last week concludes that shipping companies have to ac

An underused dockyard at Malaysia's premier port is being upgraded in what management sees as a way

Members of the Maritime Union of Australia employed by Conaust and Australian Stevedores went on str

The governor of Alaska is expected to meet with top executives from a Russian shipping line this wee

A jury awarded an orchid grower $3 million, ruling that Du Pont's Benlate DF fungicide killed thousa

Underscoring the importance of the growing north-south trades, Chile's port chief this week will bec

A key member of the Senate Agriculture Committee last week repeated his support for a legislative ba

DRUG GROUP SAYS PLAN COULD STIFLE INNOVATIONWASHINGTON - Major drug companies said t

The town's largest employer will eliminate about 80 jobs during the next six months as part of a res

Indonesia's biggest paper and pulp manufacturer, PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Corp., is being invest

When the Loma Prieta earthquake rocked Northern California in October 1989, the devastation seemed s

Some U.S. port representatives say they expect an upswing in containerized cargo by year-end, spurre

The chairmanship of France's biggest insurer, Union des Assurances de Paris (UAP), hangs in the bala

A plane that has not been in production for more than 20 years is the hottest cargo plane around. Yo

Major ports in the Pacific Northwest are racing to develop almost $1 billion in new intermodal marin

French industrial output was less depressed, reflecting an upturn in the capital goods sector, and p

As international airlines continue to swap equity to fend off competitors, the actions of a single c

'Tis the season to be jolly? For those in the air cargo industry, it remains to be seen.As t

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Retailers and their suppliers are putting more and more faith in sophisticated warehousing and order

Fundamentals of Importing, Sept. 27-29. Wyndham Hamilton Hotel, Itaska, Ill. Contact Connie Bender a

Like everything else associated with air freight, the meaning of peak season has changed over the ye

After a relatively disappointing peak holiday season in 1992, many freight forwarders and airlines a

It's a well-oiled machine. The Limited Inc. has one of the most, if not the most, sophistica

When Dave Behrends hung up his spikes July 30 as head of cargo for Northwest Airlines, he said half-

As we move into the next century and further develop the world's marketplace, today's transportation

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

Grain exporters clashed Thursday with the deputy administrator of the Federal Maritime Administratio

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