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A proposal to create a nationwide computer system for tracking hazardous materials shipments is crea

Peter Rose recalls a night on an island in Hong Kong when he and a few other air freight forwarders

AIR MIDWEST INC. flew 14.7 million revenue passenger-miles in March, 4.6 percent lower than the 15.4

GOVERNMENT SUES EXXON OVER FINESNEWARK, N.J. - The federal government is suing Exxon Corp. f

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index was 0.4 points higher to 104.0 for the week and on Fr

Freightliner Corp. of Portland, Ore., outsold all other nameplates in March and threatened to pass N

WASHINGTON - For the week ended April 7, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

For a company that claims to run the tightest ship in the shipping business, the place looks pretty

PRATT ENGINES GET FAA CERTIFICATIONEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney said the Federal A

Computers someday may enable a ship captain to evaluate a collision threat or other emergency and ch

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC. (White Plains, N.Y.) - Randall A. Weghorst was named president of the react

The Dominican Republic plans to expand its San Isidro free trade zone with a $6 million loan from th

The current U.S. economic expansion, now in its eighth year, will continue through the second quarte

ALLPORTS GROUP (Portland, Ore.) - David Buoy was named general manager of forwarding operations at t

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The Maryland Port Administration is seeking bids from private stevedores by April 27 on a contract t

REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business With Europe. April 21. Berkeley, Calif. Contact Shirley Fogari

Major ship lines that carry goods across the Pacific from the United States to the Indian subcontine

The Canadian government was caught by surprise by a ruling last week by a Quebec Superior Court that

A legal maneuver allowed the first major change in Pennsylvania's auto insurance law to take place a

Association of Water Transportation Accounting Officers. April 18. New York. Luncheon meeting. Guest

1456 (Apr. 12, 1990) Previous day - 1459 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A brief headlined "National Starch to Buy Adhesives Business," which appeared on Page 7A in the Jour

Japan's major sugar refineries have taken an unprecedented, if rather reluctant, step here to boycot

Japan's seasonally unadjusted trade surplus widened 7.2 percent last monthfrom March 1989 t

The wellspring of Japanese cash that has bankrolled the U.S. government's borrowing spree may be dry

Bechtel Inc.'s announcement that it will be the master developer on a $16 billion project in Hong Ko

Boeing Co. reached agreement last week on Japanese participation in its newest jetliner program.

The recent takeover of Mobil Oil Italiani by Kuwait Petroleum Co. is only the latest in a trend that

THE MYSTERIOUS SALE of Transcon Lines Inc. this month to little-known Growth Finance Corp.seems as h

Poland is completing arrangements for a $20 million World Bank loan for environmental cleanup studie

JAPAN URGED TO EASE FOREIGN WORKER CURBSOSAKA, Japan - Japanese business leaders said Friday

FURTHER DECLINES SEEN IN PRODUCER PRICESWASHINGTON - Further declines in U.S. producer price

Here is a rundown of key events in the growth of United Parcel Service's air- delivery operations, a

Shipping leaders here plan to shove off for a Maritime Day ceremony on May 21, but local maritime un

Richard C. Leone, director of Twentieth Century Fund, was elected chairman of the Port Authority of

Japan-bashing is fast becoming one of America's most popular pastimes. A growing number of Americans

Malaysia's January trade surplus was M$679.8 million (US$249 million), down 26.4 percent from a yea

SOVIETS PLAN TO SETTLE PAYMENTS DUE JAPANThe Soviet Union will settle delayed import payment