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SHIPSGEORGIA PORTS POSTSINCREASE IN CARGOSAVANNAH, Ga. - The Georgia Ports Authority

Jimmy Davies had worked on the Liverpool docks for 36 years until he was fired last September. His s

China got a frosty answer Wednesday from Taiwan to its suggestions on how direct transport links mig

TWO THAI COMPANIESTO DEVELOP PORTBANGKOK - Siam Cement PLC, one of Thailand's largest indust

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The nation's three largest less-than-truckload carriers are imposing fuel surcharges, a step they av

For Alex Mandl, it was a stepping stone on the path to riches.For John Lillie, it was someth

Does your business need a financial tuneup? In the transportation business, just as with any other,

A year ago, Genstar Container Corp., led by its pioneering president and founder Raphael Che, procla

Aug. 21, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1113 (Aug. 21, 1996) Previous day - 1109The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The U.S.-Canada spat over Ottawa's cultural trade protections has moved to the final frontier: space

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Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

AUGUSTS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime trag

CONRAIL SELLS 49 MILESOF LINE TO RAIL AUTHORITYPHILADELPHIA - Conrail Inc. said it sold 49 m

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

The U.S. dollar fell slightly against the Deutsche mark Wednesday, as traders refined their predicti

The destination has not been determined for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha ship that suffered a major fire

The European Union said Wednesday it would appeal to the World Trade Organization if the United Stat

Import and export prices fell again in July, continuing a run of many months in which cost often has

CSX Transportation is trying to leapfrog its information technology over other railroads through a n

TWA BLACK-BOX NOISESUGGESTS FUEL EXPLOSIONWASHINGTON - The loud noise at the end of the cock

Investigators Wednesday continued to comb the site of a head-on collision between two CSX Transporta

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 21, '96 (a graph)* A

Mexico's commerce agency Secofi upheld unfair-trade penalties on Wednesday against two key products

THAI BUDGET BILL WINSSLIM VICTORY IN HOUSEBANGKOK - The narrow margin by which the Thai budg

In a bid to silence critics of its car rules and take the sting out of ongoing World Trade Organizat

President Boris Yeltsin may be unsteady on his feet and ready for at least two more months of conval

''This reign of terror has not abated, nor is it confined to California.''

Cargo volumes through the Port of Liverpool reached record levels during the first half of the year

Royal Nedlloyd NV, the Dutch shipping and transport group, reported a small improvement in post-tax

MITSUBISHI WEIGHS PLANSFOR 2 VENTURES IN CHINATOKYO - Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors C

JAPANESE WATCHDOG GROUPTO OVERSEE FARM CO-OPSTOKYO - The farm ministry plans to establish a

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

A host of domestic and political problems has complicated Colombia's economic outlook, with 4 percen

As of Aug. 21, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Privatization programs in strategic sectors such as utilities and telecommunications have spurred fo