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Journal of Commerce Transportation Table, Oct. 27, National Press Club, Washington D.C. Paul H. Lamb

Richard Brunner doesn't want to be the only cargo game in town at Chicago's Midway Airport.

The U.S. grain handling and marketing system faces a challenge unlike any since the "good old days"

People's Insurance Co. of China, or PICC, says premium income last year totaled nearly 11 billion yu

Marsh & McLennan Cos. is taking over a leading West German insurance broking firm in a move that sho

CORROON & BLACK CORP. (NEW YORK) - Stephen A. Crane was named president and chief executive officer

Nearly a year after the federal government unveiled an insurance discounting system for communities

Residents of Utah, the state with the healthiest population, live 2 1/2 years longer than the citize

In what may be a "first" nationwide, commissioners at the Port of Seattle said they expect to abando

China will adopt further "strong measures" to curb imports of such ''luxury" items as refrigerators,

France has bought 5,000 metric tons of U.S. surplus butter at cut-rate prices, the U.S. Agriculture

Oilseed traders here estimate Argentine 1989-90 (September-August) sunseed sowings will total a mini

Plastic resin production will resume within a few days at Phillips Petroleum Co.'s damaged Pasadena,

Brazilian environmental authorities met here Wednesday for their second attempt this month to impose

A group of congressmen has proposed a major rewriting of the legislation governing the shipment of h

SOVIETS BUY MAIZE FROM YUGOSLAVIABELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia has signed a contract wor

The surge in Soviet buying has led to a doubling of barge rates in recent weeks, contributed to spot

A company's failure twice in less than two weeks to promptly report a chemical spill has prompted a

The South Korean government Wednesday reiterated its hard line against beef and rice imports, which

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The Senate Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would increase 1989 disaster payments to produce

EC Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry Wednesday said the latest U.S. proposal on farm trade refo

Sharply rising labor costs and the rapid appreciation of Taiwan's currency are prompting a major tra

Truckers have been left behind as retailers race toward a high tech future. While many large

The Soviet state bank announced Wednesday that it was dramatically devaluing the ruble for people an

Mexico has done more to develop international trade over the past year than many critics thought pos

MILLIONS HELD NEEDED TO REPAIR NJ BRIDGESTRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's deteriorating bridges,

SNCF, the French national railroad, will set up a combined transport service for liquid bulk chemica

Norfolk Southern Corp. Wednesday reported its first earnings decline in the last six quarters.

U.S. acceptance is vital to the success of a global electronic freight forwarding network that has b

In a case involving work claims of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, the U.

CONTAINERSHIP AGENCY INC. (New York) - Kathy Bulick was named regional manager for the Midwest by th

A bracing bucket of cold water was thrown on the current "euphoria" over the rising market in ocean

FMC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR HEAVY BOX INPUTWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission has ext

WHITE HOUSE OPPOSES AIRLINE MERGER RULESSenior Bush administration officials told Congress t

Few fisheries are more fabled than that of Massachusetts, which in the 1940s landed a whopping total

There are little brass plaques on most of the desks occupied by the upper echelon of Sea-Land Servic

Australia's international carrier Qantas is expected to purchase its own dedicated air cargo aircraf

The Mexican government is seeking investment from the private sector, foreign governments and intern

FRANCE, SPAIN OPPOSE REALIGNMENT OF EMSFRANKFURT, West Germany - The Spanish Prime Minister