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Federal Express Corp. starts clearing cargoes electronically through the U.S. Customs Service on Mon

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

W. COAST OFFICIAL URGES MORE DREDGING FUNDSA West Coast maritime official called for an incr

Local business reaction to Britain's long-awaited proposals on Hong Kong people's right of abode was

A former shipping executive was indicted Tuesday for mail fraud in connection with the delivery of a

Apr. 5, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

WALLACE TO STEP DOWN FROM MEDIATION BOARDWalter C. Wallace, a member of the National Mediati

1483 (Apr. 5, 1990) Previous day - 1499 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

FOREIGN AFFILIATES TO HIKE INVESTMENTMajority-owned foreign affiliates of U.S. companies pla

The Soviet Union Thursday sought to stave off foreign concern about late debt payments by Soviet bus

The Quebec provincial government announced plans to introduce legislation next fall permitting finan

Oil prices and rising environmental consciousness will direct intermodalism in the 1990s, a group of

FED UP WITH RISING RATES and unsatisfactory responses from ocean carrier conferences, toymakers form

Japan must redouble its efforts to meet the objectives of a 1986 agreement on increasing the foreign

BUNDESBANK OFFICIAL HEDGES ON MARK RATIOWolfgang Rieke, the West German Bundesbank's interna

US HEALTH OFFICIAL SLAMS TOBACCO TRADERSPERTH, Australia - Major U.S. tobacco companies are

Chemical Leaman Corp. lost $1.3 million during the 1989 fourth quarter. A headline on astory detaili

Plans by Pennsylvania to upgrade lines operated by the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. within the stat

Rising orders for new crude oil tankers could create serious overcapacity in the global tanker marke

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union will shut down longshore operations on the

The commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service has challenged the port and maritime industries to make

Olaf von Maydell, who has headed the U.S. operation of West German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG for

SHIPPING, PACKING AND INSURING INTERNATIONAL CARGO. April 7. Berkeley, Calif. Seminar sponsored by I

Thu., April 5, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

The United States needs to loosen its antitrust laws to help domestic companies band together and pr

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A rate increase of 6 percent went into effect recently on ocean shipping between the United States a

Timothy J. Rhein is fuming. The president of American President Lines Ltd., Oakland, believe

A group of leading ship management companies and the safety agencies that certify the seaworthiness

Barges loaded with much-needed fertilizer for the nation's breadbasket began arriving here this week

"I don't have any secrets," said Edward J. Philbin, the new chairman of the Interstate Commerce Comm

The United States and Japan cleared a major hurdle Thursday in negotiations designed to curb politic

The yen rose Thursday on rumors that the Group of 7 industrial nations will agree in Paris Saturday

Lloyd's of London said Thursday it has ruled out the need for an inquiry regarding hundreds of milli

In a statement sure to outrage U.S. shippers, Maritime Administrator Warren Leback Thursday said he

DECISION ON PETROMARK SCHEDULED FOR MONDAYPetroleum Marketers Mutual Insurance Co. of Nashvi

More than 310 members of Lloyd's of London began legal proceedings Wednesday against their eight mem

U.S. insurance brokers are scurrying to find new liability coverage for corporate clients insured by