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President Bush lauded Senate passage of "fast-track" trade authority Friday and praised Senate leade

AT THIS TIME of the year, observers of the dry bulk ship charter market usually start to use the phr

THE FIRST THING that struck us was the crowd, then the security. Attendees alone numbered we

After concentrating on reducing labor costs in the late 1980s, France's major containerports are spe

Poland is likely to remain reliant on the Soviet Union for the bulk of its crude oil supplies this y

As of May 24, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

May 24, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

WASHINGTON - For the week ended May 18, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroa

A Navy logistics official says the idea of building militarily useful sealift vessels that would be

The U.S. dollar is stuck in a rut and seems more likely to bog down than to push ahead against other

Rivers coursing through metropolitan Manila, capital of the Philippines,absorb the effluent

Insurance companies controlled by brokers were the target last year of regulatory action designed to

Argentina commended Brazil for its decision not to buy of U.S. wheat subsidized through the export b

Union workers at Canada's Inco Ltd.'s nickel operations at Sudbury and Port Colbourne, Ontario, are

Fewer insurance brokers will go first class when they travel to their annual convention this year.

There is a great deal of sense in the argument proposed by Lloyd's of London that less financial bac

Congress and the Bush administration are talking about intermodalism, but how much this year's highw

Transportation companies say they are pressing ahead with efforts to use electronic data interchange

The successful telecommunications networks used an early start, smart strategy and a mature program

Growing competition in global futures markets will force a reluctant Tokyo Stock Exchange to join th

New types of equipment are continually being developed for America's railroads. But, no matter how p

Tobacco continues to be the leading agricultural commodity exported from North Carolina. Dur

Things started slow when the North Carolina State Ports Authority opened its Charlotte intermodal te

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, battling its image as a mob- influenced organization, wi

An international association of chief executives in the travel and tourism industry are trying to up

Air transport security measures in the United Kingdom could bankrupt some struggling European shorth

Singapore International Monetary Exchange May 24, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

An oil refinery project approved four years ago received final clearance and a letter of intent from

SAUDIS SEEK NEW LOAN TO PAY FOR WAR COSTSMANAMA, Bahrain - The government of Saudi Arabia wa

News of the partnerships between the air freight industry and its customers is, unfortunately, great

Asia during the 1990s will become less and less dependent on U.S. and European capital as its econom

European Commission President Jacques Delors said Friday the EC will make concessions on agriculture

Walter Shea, the right-hand man to every union president since the late Jimmy Hoffa and now the appa

This is the lair of the world's most high-tech beast. Officially, it is known as the Orbiter

Despite their benign appearance, containers and chassis are creating environmental problems that nee

The European airline industry is slowly emerging from its depressed state as traffic levels pick up

OPEC LOSING REVENUE, CARTEL CHIEF SAYSALGIERS, Algeria - The Organization of Petroleum Expor

International Petroleum Exchange May 24, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 24, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

Aluminum ingots- $1,310-$1,320 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.