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Employees at ABF Freight System Inc. rejected a profit-sharing and wage reduction plan proposed by t

Nine sealed shipping containers filled with elephant tusks stand in the dusty courtyard of the centr

Union workers at Deere & Co. reportedly would get their first general pay increases since 1981, as w

Jefferson City, Mo., will become the first U.S. city to adopt a city-wide trial program using degrad

A U.S. economist thinks it's time to channel the nation's innovative spirit toward manufacturing, in

TOP STORIES: Fuel oil dealers are jumping on the natural gas bandwagon, as deregulation take

Digital Glasnost is going into high gear. The Soviet transport industry should be doing busi

Truck sales in Western Europe are not expected to grow as fast as the freight moved by trucks in the

Researchers at Alfred University said they had a discovery that was right out of the furnace" that r

The freight futures market tried to rally last week, following increases in the Baltic Freight Index

1291 (Oct. 7, 1988) Previous day - 1291 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

A key U.S. trade official expects no major agreements on trade-related investment issues at the midt

Workers in Malaysia's electronics sector are happy without having a union, but will be allowed to fo

One of Singapore's largest shipbuilders is taking a stake in a newly launched American company to ma

In a major shift in Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's anti-drinking campaign, the Kremlin is p

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

The New York unit of Standard Chartered PLC, a London-based bank with strong ties in Asia, aims to h

Consumers turned sharply less confident in September, and their buying plans softened, especially fo

Stock analysts are predicting a 3.9 percent gain in net written premiums for property/casualty insur

A new, conservative Massachusetts think-tank Tuesday urged scrapping the state's new universal healt

ALL NIPPON TO RECEIVE SIX BOEING 747-400SMore than half of a $1.5 billion order of Boeing 74

A British company has developed a series of miniature push-button switches with fully sealed bases.<

Virginia's new inland port is set to open early next year, so the challenge now is to generate busin

The three major ocean carriers serving U.S.-Central American trade, in an unusual meeting that inclu

The name of this exotic capital city literally means the coming together of the muddy rivers.

Western analysts interpret the new composition of the Soviet Politburo as a big plus for Mikhail S.

The World Health Organization believes the deadly disease AIDS is on the upsurge and spreading throu

Government at all levels must increase current annual highway spending 20 percent to maintain presen

Oct. 4, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Worldwide container traffic is catching up with containership capacity and may surpass available cap

Pacific Ports Group Elects Dodge PresidentREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Redwood City Port Commissio

GRAIN SHIPPERS aren't concerned over possible tow restrictions on the Mississippi River, as the U.S.

Striking Hollywood drivers and three production companies have agreed to a court order barring the d

The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. took its dispute with LTV Corp. over responsibility for t

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TOP STORIES: The Taiwanese government is in a quandary over the liberalization of its trade

House and Senate members this week began a game of political football using an airline consumer bill

The so-called alternative insurance market is growing strongly, as it fills in for the inadequacies

The evolution of multimodal transportation companies in Europe has affected ship lines, freight forw

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