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Ocean rates are beginning to rise for shippers moving goods between North and South America, thanks

When the war in Bosnia made it too dangerous to deliver packages, Drenko Peliksic, a courier for DHL

Orimulsion - a controversial, vastly abundant and dirt-cheap boiler fuel from Venezuela - has taken

If the maritime industry ruled Hollywood, the Port of Jacksonville's new long-term contract with an

If truckers, government agencies and suppliers can overcome institutional gridlock, the door is open

The World Bank estimates that the countries of East Asia need to invest $1.5 trillion in infrastruct

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This week's legal victory against a government fee that companies see as an unconstitutional tax on

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission Wednesday defied the California attorney general's office and ange

The European Commission is preparing to tackle the uphill task of port financing.A discussio

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officially opened a $95 million carload freight yard at Kansas

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of today's release of

Thursday, June 5, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Japan's refusal to sign an ''open-skies'' agreement with the United States hurts U.S. airlines servi

The United States and the European Union called on Belarus Thursday not to introduce any new trade b

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The nation's largest shipping company warned the Maritime Administration not to engage in secret neg

U.S. and European trade negotiators are meeting in Geneva this week in a last-ditch effort to avert

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The United States has made market opening requests to more than 40 countries in a calculated move to

CHINA NAMES DIPLOMATFOR HONG KONG POSTBEIJING - China on Thursday announced the appointment

Jean Chretien takes his government's re-election this week jauntily, saying it lets him stay the cou

COURT: TRUCKING FIRM CANBE HELD LIABLE IN DEATHWAUSAU, Wis. - A trucking company can be held

Brazil's economic reform agenda is the winner after the country's legislature overwhelming voted to

After three months of review, the Air Force has indefinitely delayed a decision on disciplinary acti

Canada's ports handled a record 260.3 million metric tons of international cargo last year, a third

Poland has awarded an Israeli consortium a $600 million contract to upgrade 100 helicopters, resisti

'We will show our teeth when necessary.'

New state workplace safety rules designed to stop repetitive strain injuries have cleared a hurdle i

Federal safety inspectors found hundreds of problems with Great Lakes Aviation's fleet, from cracked

Incompatible timetables are largely to blame for the snail's pace speed of freight trains across Eur

1252 (June 5, 1997) Previous day - 1257The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

1041 (June 5, 1997) Previous day - 1047The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

Asia's campaign to win more recognition for its maritime sector appears to be paying off.The

Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific Thursday resumed limited use of its Airbus A330-300 fleet as

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

June 5, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

CONSUMERS HOLD BACKON PALLADIUM PURCHASESNEW YORK - U.S. palladium consumers are being buffe

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo