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When he ripped across the island of St. Croix in September, Hurricane Hugo probably never gave this

HEAD OF BROKERS GROUP SEEKS TO INCREASE CLOUTORLANDO, Fla. - Donna R. McCann, newly elected

Grain shippers give a cautious thumbs up to Union Pacific Railroad for considering a revamp of its A

The transportation broker industry lost a founding father with the passing of Julius Schaefer.

Shippers are curious and a little miffed about trucking industry complaints that carriers are being

SEABOARD WAREHOUSE BUYS REST OF STELLARSeaboard Warehouse Terminals Ltd. has acquired the re

Like anyone else in the Army back in 1961 when the Berlin Wall was erected, Patrick J. Heaney thoug

CUSTOMS BROKER GROUP PICKS LITMAN PRESIDENTArthur L. Litman, president of Castelazo & Associ

As expected, the Railway Retirement System and the Federal Employers Liability Act came under wither

H&M INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC. (Secaucus, N.J.) - Robert Oppelt was named director, internat

One of three major improvements to the filing process occurred around the first of the year when Un

Intercargo Corp., which underwrites U.S. Customs Bonds for forwarders and brokers, said its fourth q

Merchandise buyers for Bradlees department stores have such a dim view of railroads that the compan

Most shippers of high-priced electronics goods say they'll continue to reject any effort to eliminat

OFFSITE PACKING STARTS HOUSTON AREA SERVICEHOUSTON - Shippers have a new export packing serv

Caterpillar Inc. has decided to ship tractor parts with a joint venture operated byWallenius Lines o

H&M INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC. (Secaucus, N.J.) - Jayne A. Wares was promoted to senior vice

The roar of diesel tractors drowns out conversation along the truck bays at K mart Corp.'s Georgia D

Ten years ago, John Amato had a dilemma. The owner of Hoboken, N.J.-based Fiore's House of Q

SHIPPERS HOLD THE KEY TO D&H RESURRECTIONSeveral shippers located on the Delaware & Hudson R

For a long time, it looked like the only Golden Arches in Moscow's Red Square would be the domes and

CATERPILLAR EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION SERVICEPEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. h

Like a great river, the goods pour through the U.S.-Canadian border borne by truck and by ship: pulp

UNION CARBIDE PLANS PLASTICS RECYCLING PLANTPISCATAWAY, N.J - Union Carbide Corp. expects to

GATX SELLS FACILITIES TO PRUDENTIAL INSURANCEGATX Corp. has sold 17 warehouses for $90 milli

High-tech shippers can receive quick computer parts and repair services from SonicAir, a same-day ai

International Paper Co. knows the horrors of failing to communicate. About a year ago, the M

With quality improvement programs now in place with its truckers, International Paper Co. looks to d

COURTAULDS COATINGS OPENS NEW WAREHOUSEHOUSTON - Courtaulds Coatings USA is now using its ne

WORLDLINK LOGISTICS INC. (Cherry Hill, N.J.) - Larry J. Gilligan was named opera- tions manager for

Shippers can help themselves by carefully thinking through logistics plans, two industry executives

The New Orleans Dock Board has adopted new regulations for truck tariffs in an attempt to end price

There's still time to enroll in a logistics graduate course at the University of Bridgeport.

SHIPPERS FILE COMMENTS ON CARGO COVERAGEHUNTINGTON, N.Y. - The Shippers National Freight Cla

In its second acquisition in seven months, Itel Distribution Systems has added Dornbush Group to its

Shippers have an updated tool to help them deal with railroads. The National Industrial Transportati

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (Cleveland) - George F. Varga was named president and chief executive officer o

Despite a drop in plastics exports to China since the Tiananmen Square crackdown last June, U.S. pla

BELT'S WHARF WAREHOUSE INC. (Baltimore) - David Baird was named vice president and will lookto expan

AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN TO CLOSE CALIF. FACILITYCHICAGO - American National Can Co. plans to c