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When the U.S. harbor maintenance fee was declared an unconstitutional tax on exports, some figured i

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots -- per ton lots & in warehouse mi

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Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *2000 High: 88.8 2

For the three weeks ended Jan. 1, 2000, vs. the similar 1998-99 periodCARS CARS

Argentine Vice President Carlos Alvarez said the nation's biggest carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas, is

Kansas business groups and insurers are bracing to fight two bills that would allow injured workers

Transportes Aereos Ejecutivas (Taesa), the Mexican budget passenger and cargo airline, said it will

The skies over southern China are being touted as safer and more efficient with the installation of

Jan. 7, 2000Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Indian President K.R. Narayanan signed landmark legislation last week that opens the insurance marke

Australian interest rates will rise as early as next month to dampen the enthusiasm of consumers who

The Surface Transportation Board has agreed to allow coal shippers to review the data used by railro

The struggling euro made a fancy comeback last week, as volatility in the U.S. equity markets and ra

Chinese Vice Premier Wu Bangguo will visit the European Union headquarters this month and is expecte

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued interim procedures for exporters to comply with a Chin

'We needed it five years ago.'

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

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Imex Shipping Inc., a Newark, N.J., non-vessel-operating common carrier, has agreed to pay $55,000 t

Jan. 6, 2000PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSEJan. 1425.0

Allstate, Geico, Progressive and Travelers have filed a complaint against nine members of what auth

Canadian National Railway and Clarke Inc., a large Canadian trucking company, have launched a third

A struggling Hong Kong freight forwarder is pushing into logistics and cyberspace in a bid to revers

As of December 31, 1999Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-d

Jan. 6, 2000U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Jan. 7, 2000NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

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Though bickering by state officials has delayed Maersk Sealand's plans for a big new container termi

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

A critical navigation instrument failed moments before a Korean Air freighter crashed near London la

RLI Corp.JOHN J. WILLIAMS was named vice president, RLI Transportation, and assistant vice p

Like shipowners who cut costs by operating their ships under foreign flags, some European motor carr

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

SAP AG said fourth quarter pretax profit would be roughly double 1998's level, beating analysts' for

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

China will ban use of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 2000 operating system throughout the government

Pakistan's exports of potatoes and onions are expected to get a boost, with the government conceding

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Antony Merck, a South Carolina lawyer, has joined the five-member Federal Maritime Commission follow