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How seamless is the handling of containers between ships, trucks and railroads? Intermodal p

In a major management shake-up at one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers, the board of Caro

Southern Pacific Lines managed to get a $381 million boost to its bottom line in 1992 through real e

Frank Lorenzo, the controversial former head of Continental Airlines, reached an agreement with the

Air Express International Corp. said it has formally linked its New York gateway with the U.S. Custo

US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Percent by group Dec. Nov.White 6.3% 6.4%<

U.S. officials are pressing American exporters to explore the growing demand for U.S. goods and serv

Jan. 8, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

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The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved 0.2 point higher late in the week, underpinned

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 8, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

EC SUGAR COMMITTEE EASES TENDER RULESBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community's su

As of Jan. 8, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

Hessenatie, the biggest stevedore in Antwerp, goes to court today to challenge the right of its majo

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Unions that represent officers, engineers and blue-collar seamen working on U.S.-flag vessels will t

In their quest to gain a strategic edge, East Coast ports are overbuilding on- dock and near-dock in

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Two major shipping lines - American President Cos. and Sea-Land Service Inc. - entered 1992 with sig

One shipowner's misfortune can be another shipowner's gain. That, at least, is about the mos

Eric Giuily, president of the financially troubled French shipping line Compagnie Generale Maritime,

Bremer Vulkan AG, a large western German shipbuilder, is using the tragic Braer tanker accident to p

Baltia Air Lines, the first new U.S. airline in 10 years to obtain international route rights, suffe

Some seven years ago, on a morning much like this one, a heavy snowstorm had all but closed the nati

Although last week's tanker disaster off Scotland is slated for a thorough investigation, nearly hal

Hong Kong, the gateway to southern China, will overtake Singapore as the world's busiest containerpo

Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. said it expects to start intermodal operations by the end of

A planned five-month study of a second regional airport for Massachusetts has been pushed back by at

South Carolina tobacco farmers will be undeterred by a U.S. government report linking "passive" smok

AKZO UNIT TO BUILD TEXAS PEROXIDES PLANTAkzo's polymer chemicals business unit will construc

Jan. 8, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Property insurance rates in Washington state may increase as much as 10 percent in the next two year

The United States must reconsider the alternatives for the long-term storage of nuclear wastes in li

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The Brazilian government plans to give foreign companies the chance to bid on the job of administrat

New rules forcing the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel for over-the-road transportation are likel

President-elect Bill Clinton reaffirmed his support Friday for the proposed North American free-trad

United Parcel Service may have dropped its "We run the tightest ship in the shipping business" sloga

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