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A newly built pure car carrier operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's largest steamship company, s

In a dramatic illustration of the trend toward privatization that is sweeping the world of marine sa

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is starting an independent service between U.S. east and gulf ports and I

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who died when an Amtrak tr

SHIP ORDERS EXPECTED TO HIT $30 BILLION A YEARLONDON - Shipowners will need to find

U.S. officials and experts are concerned that Russia is behind efforts to destabilize Azerbaijan as

Emery Worldwide announced Friday that General Motors Corp., its largest commercial customer, has ext

For the week ended March 25, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The Hawaii Visitors Bureau's top official says the islands are in a "state of emergency" because air

The tanker was just off the coast of California, carrying about 40,000 barrels of oil. The seas were

The Journal of Commerce enters a new era today under the emblem of The Economist Group of London.

New details of the administration's proposed $1 billion subsidy program for U.S.-flag carriers and $

French legislation on safety inspection of air cargo shipments could increase transport costs and tu

Financially troubled MK Rail Corp. of Pittsburgh said Friday it is throttling down its ambitious, hi

The United States appears ready to initiate a formal trade complaint against Mexico following that c

European Union culture ministers will vote Tuesday whether to tighten quotas on the screening of Hol

The launch of Lee jeans in two cities and Kellogg Co.'s nationwide rollout of cereals set the stage

Some Republicans in the House and Senate last week seemed determined to buck their leadership and ma

The global information superhighway will be a private toll road, not a public works project financed

"I don't know how long the transition will last, but there will be struggle. It will be commonplace

US CUTS FOOD-AID GOAL; EUROPEANS CRY FOULThe United States has cut its promise of internatio

The Teamsters union is in a slump in its current effort to organize workers at Overnite Transportati

CN RAIL TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY OCTOBERCanadian National Railways will be offered for sale

Japanese construction orders in February were down 2.9 percent from a year earlier at 1.360 trillion

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has identified two Canadian companies that cou

United Parcel Service reported Friday that its net income last year rose 16.5 percent, to $943.3 mil

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The concept of chain stores may not seem particularly innovative in much of the world, but for China

Representatives from cocoa producing countries, international organizations and trade houses have fo

Japan and the European Union have agreed to raise the limit on Japanese auto exports to Europe by 11

They're terrible drivers. They don't know about bidets. They use disgusting, non-dairy coffee creame

A third straight month of trade deficits is expected for March as imports continue to outrun exports

The European Commission has proposed a new relationship with South Africa that could eventually lead

CHINA OFFICIALS OK FUNDS FOR STEEL PLANTCHENGDU, China - Officials of southwestern Sichuan p

DIRECT DIALING PLANNED BETWEEN US, N. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - The first direct telephone s

A Japanese plastics manufacturer will open a $50 million foam plant expected to bring 120 jobs to Wa

Friday Mar. 31, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

BAYER AG, WUXI SIGN 2ND JOINT AGREEMENTNANJING, China - Officials said Friday Bayer

With the Clinton administration's announcement last week that it would seek a U.N. oil embargo again

Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles launched a state campaign to urge Congress to allow oil drilling in a natio