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One of the trickiest maneuvers ever attempted on the Willamette and Columbia rivers at the Port of P

Opening statements were made Monday in the Texas District Court after the Exxon side in the court ba

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

ShipsSERVICES LINK EUROPEWITH MIDDLE, FAR EASTGENEVA - Mediterranean Shipping Co., a

Harbor truck lines in Los Angeles-Long Beach limped into the weekend with a shortage of drivers, but

A unique computerized database of thousands of shipping routes around the coast of Britain should re

Two ocean freight carriers are replacing ships in the South American trade with bigger and faster ve

3M Co. has awarded CF MotorFreight a three-year contract that makes the Palo Alto, Calif., trucker i

XTRA POSTS DECLINEIN NET FOR QUARTERBOSTON - XTRA Corp. reported a 40 percent decline in net

Holding their May Day banners high, some 10,000 workers took to the streets of Berlin on the first o

Well, at least now we can begin to make our plans for D-Day - you know, Deregulation Day. Long await

In a break with traditional religious beliefs, Rafi Harlev, president of El Al Israel Airlines has u

With Boeing Co. evidently out of the running, European consortium Airbus Industrie looks to be the l

The Clinton administration is holding eleventh-hour negotiations with the House to head off a major

BURLINGTON AIR POSTSOPERATING PROFIT RISEIRVINE, Calif. - Burlington Air Express registered

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 12, '95, - May 3, '96 (a graph)(2)DA

For the week ended April 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The article ''Shippers specify terms under which they'd back UP-SP,'' which appeared April 8 on Page

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

Three weeks ended April 27, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Transportation managers kept their gloves on and let rail executives spar over the proposed merger o

The expanding Asian market has opened a little wider with Northwest Airlines' launch of nonstop Detr

RAIL CROSSING CRASHESPLAGUE SOUTH CAROLINAGREENVILLE, S.C. - Collisions between trains and v

The U.S. dollar will consolidate its gains this week, as market players dump Deutsche marks and scoo

Thursday, May 2, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Sixteen working groups made up of top government officials in the United States and Mexico today beg

JAPAN SKETCHESNEW BANK BAILOUT PLANTOKYO - Japan's Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan Fr

Gasoline prices continued as a focus of presidential politics as Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole mad

American Honda Motor Co. will boost its yearly auto imports through the Port of Portland, Ore., by a

A Senate Republican pushing to eliminate a major windfall for the manufacturers of brand name drugs

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The robust attendance at this year's National Association of Rail Shippers conference reflects a rem

Plans for the acquisition of a majority stake in Italian steelmaker Acciai Speciali Terni by Fried.

After years of political and financing problems, a private consortium is poised to construct and ope

1458 (May 3, 1996) Previous day - 1455The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

''It's sour beer for families and free beer for the wealthy.''

May 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

May 3, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

After steadily rising since 1990, U.S. footwear imports dropped last year and will likely remain fla

Shipping deregulation, logistics outsourcing and transloading are among the subjects topping the age