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Dieter Alheit, who has spent the last 14 years in the international freight forwarding industry, is

Executives of Toys 'R' Us Inc. are scheduled to meet with Niigata City shopkeepers Friday in a bid t

CSXT HIKES STANDARDS ON COAL CAR WEIGHTCSX Transportation Inc. has raised the minimum weight

IT'S HARD TO TELL who's more nervous about next year's Teamsters union convention, the group's leade

Is it possible that a transportation project that has the support of eight cities, two ports, the fe

If being No. 2 still means you try harder, then Hong Kong has a big job on the waterfront. I

PPI Del Monte Tropical Fruit Co. is planning to sell nine ships to help the company's British parent

Railroads and their unions need not reach a labor agreement prior to a rail line sale if the Interst

The growth of intermodal traffic increasingly is leading to a changed railroad marketing role, sever

A former general cargo ship, converted and newly named by the Navy's Military Sealift Command, is th

Wilhelmsen Lines (USA) plans to move its national headquarters to Baltimorefrom New York nex

If the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are able to complete a $500 million project t

Millions more Americans are exposed to hurricanes as the population grows in the Southeast and Gulf

The average annual total cash compensation for top risk managers is $73,153, according to a new surv

SUPREME COURT REFUSES STATES' ASBESTOS SUITThe Supreme Court Monday refused to let 30 states

CRUM AND FORSTER, INC. (Basking Ridge, N.J.) - Robert J. Vairo, president and chief executive offic

Health care chief executives were the nation's highest paid bosses in 1989, according to a survey of

Geico Corp.'s first-quarter net income rose to $46.4 million, or $3.02 a share, from $45.5 million,

U.S. meat exports in 1990 will continue at a strong pace, eclipsing last year's level by 15 percent,

A consumer activist accused of improper conduct by senators because of her actions at a product liab

Last year's alar pesticide scare brought the issue of food safety to the attention of consumers nati

A U.S. Department of Agriculture official Monday said the agency is considering raising the Soviet U

WHILE THE U.S. ECONOMY grew at a 2.1 percent annual rate during the first quarter, corporate earning

In these days of growing environmental concern and overflowing landfills, the comeback of a packing

FMC CORP. (Chicago) - Jeffrey Butryn was named marketing manager, hydrogen peroxide, in the company'

LONDON'S FOX EXPANDS ROBUSTA COFFEE RULESThe London Futures and Options Exchange announced M

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SOVIETS ASK JAPANESE FOR PAYMENTS DELAYThe Soviet Union asked Japanese trading houses for a

The credibility of railroad communications came under scrutiny at the opening session of the 38th an

May 14, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Discussions are under way to divide Petroleos Mexicanos into five separate companies, operating unde

Although she has been the target of repeated coup attempts, Philippine President Corazon Aquino is m

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE'S recent decision to raise prices for ground and certain air services provides

SAUDIS HOPE TO FORM MORE JOINT VENTURESNICOSIA, Cyprus - Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest o

Only a minority of U.S. companies are aggressively pursuing export opportunities in a changing world

The president of USS-Posco Industries announced Friday that he was leaving the company to set up his

A dramatic slowdown in the Brazilian economy forced Emery Worldwide Airlines to temporarily suspend

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Bechtel Group said it will oversee a $20 million contract to build a light industry and science park