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The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The tradeleads are

Reliance Group reported a net loss of $123 million in the fourth quarter, compared with net income o

A Page One article Wednesday, ''Exporters eligible for full HMT tax refund,'' should have said $150

'The $1.8 billion must be given away by Sept. 30.'

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Chilean carrier Compania Sud Americana de Vapores is launching a container service linking Asia with

using joc chemical pricesMonday: Botanicals-Spices, Balsams-Gums, Waxes, Naval Stores.<

With trade volumes soaring and enlargement of the European Union only a few years away, the problems

Singapore Airlines plans to offer cargo service to the United States from Macau, the former Portugue

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U.S. Customs didn't dispute criticism that it inspects international shipments carried by private co

Though fraud is estimated to cost property/casualty insurers $20 billion a year, fraud in the life,

NYK Line on Wednesday confirmed plans to order five 6,200-TEU ships from South Korea's Samsung Heavy

A senior Republican lawmaker with responsibility over maritime issues says a bill to repeal ocean ca

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *2000 High: 90.0

A Southern California exporter was accused of conspiring with Yugoslavia's national airline to expor

In a turnaround for the beleaguered effort to obtain funding to replace U.S. Customs' obsolete syste

CMA-CGM and Norasia Lines will extend their joint Med Club Express service from a straight end-to-en

The Port of Tacoma said the opening of a marine terminal and the arrival of the largest containershi

David Halliday, chief executive of Contship Containerlines, has taken over the chairmanship of the I

Roy M. Gonzalez was elected chairman of the Steamship Association of Louisiana, succeeding Anthony J

Econocaribe Consolidators Inc. said it is offering weekly less-than-containerload service to Europe,

In a ruling that surprised and pleased exporters, a federal appeals court has ruled that they're ent

Aetna Inc.William H. Donaldson was named chairman, president and chief exeutive. He replaces

Brazil will allow foreign reinsurance companies to open bank accounts denominated in dollars to faci

'The DOT structure is still modal. The Office of Intermodalism is there, but the office is invisible

Port operators are praising the Indian government's proposed guidelines for awarding of concessions

CSX Lines will add a weekly call at New Orleans in its Puerto Rico service as part of a service rest

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to answer fi

Brazil ranks as the world's fifth-largest country in both size and population, boasts the world's ni

As if state regulators were not feeling enough heat in the fast-changing insurance sector, the banki

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HOW TO USE:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

W.R. Berkley Corp. reported a net loss for 1999 of $37.1 million, compared with net income of $46.2

Some but not all - insurance industry groups strongly oppose a proposal by bankers to implement a du

Yellow Freight System will redesign operations in key cities and use more driver teams as it launche

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Most people do not comprehend the complexity of customs border guard responsibilities. Collecting re