Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Deregulation and free trade have not been easy steps to take for Canadians, according to a prominent

Grain giant Cargill Inc. is the latest shipper to discover satellites. The Minneapolis-based

HONDA SHIPS CATTLE ON LIVESTOCK CARRIERVANCOUVER, Wash. - The Port of Vancouver had a bull r

North Korea said it is building a 250-mile canal by diverting the flow of the Taedong River to the n

Ocean shipping lines and shippers remain split over how service contracts and independent rate actio

Companies ranging from fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. to aircraft maker Grumman Corp. agree they n

KUBOTA COMPLETES PLANT IN GEORGIAGAINESVILLE, Ga. - Kubota Ltd., an Osaka, Japan-based farm

Massachusetts shippers are siding with truckers in their campaign to overturn a series of steep fee

AMAX AGREES TO SELL MAGNESIUM BUSINESSAmax Inc. has agreed to sell its magnesium business op

There's a common assumption that air freight makes economic sense only when low-weight, high-value g

The British Post Office's research center expects to sign up its first American manufacturers and di

CROMBIE NAMED VP AT SHL SYSTEMHOUSESHL Systemhouse Inc. has appointed Peter Crombie, executi

The Mississippi River was closed Monday between miles 37 and 47 in the Thebes Bridge, Ill., area for

EMERSON TO SELL 5 UNITS TO BSR INTERNATIONALST. LOUIS - Emerson Electric Co. has entered int

Safeway Stores Inc. continues to mull Tracy, Calif., as the site for a new dry grocery distribution

The Canadian Industrial Transportation League, the largest distribution association north of the bor

Price, though important to all shippers, isn't the primary concern for some larger shippers, such as

Marriott Corp. knew it had a great idea when it built its first computerized warehouse four and a ha

CRANSTON PRINT WORKS CO. (Cranston, R.I.) - Robert Jackel was named general superintendent of Cranst

CONFERENCE APPEALS ICC DECISION ON RATESThe National Small Shipments Traffic Conference has

When the price of rail transportation became too high, Scott Paper Co. took to the high seas to cut

REYNOLDS METALS BUYS CONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC.RICHMOND, Va. - Reynolds Metals Co. has complete

A major New England paper shipper has renewed its love affair with rail now that Guilford Transporta

TIMKEN CO. PLANS $1 BILLION INVESTMENTCANTON, Ohio - Timken Co. intends to invest about $1 b

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB INC. (Framingham, Mass.) - James Halpin was named president. He replaces John Le

Despite construction setbacks, New York hasn't given up building an intermodal railyard in New York

The topic was Just-in-Time inventory control. But the issues turned out to be people and management.

Mar. 2, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures Market*PrevClose High Low Vol.

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XCELL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC. (Houston) - Carol C. Flint was promoted to vice president, sales an

A new logistics study, called "Leading Edge Logistics: Competitive Positioning for the 1990s," is av

Five years ago, Electrolux Corp. took a look at its products and its plants and decided it was suffe

When 19th century editor Horace Greeley urged fortune-seekers to go west, he pointed further than 50

GOLDEN VALLEY MICROWAVE FOODS INC. (Minneapolis) - Robert A. Sander was named president. He was name

FIRESTONE WILL BUILD TWO ROOFING FACTORIESAKRON, Ohio - Firestone Rubber & Tire Products Co.

A joint venture between Detroit's Bing Steel Inc. and Cleveland-based LTV Steel Corp. has produced a

Although a number of companies may talk about the perceived benefits of air freight, most Canadian s

Despite selling its Grand Trunk Eastern subsidiary, Canadian National Railways assured New England s

Thanks to door-to-door through billing, many toy shippers are rail users. This makes the chore of mo

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Corp. and Safeway Trucking Corp., its trucking affiliate, will b