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South Korea said it will remove tariffs next year on 81 products imported from 48 developing countri

Nov. 29, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Port workers launched an indefinite strike in the Port of Santos Monday, but the protest was restric

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *1999 High: 95.2 1999 Low: 86.7 1998 H

Iran moved to clear more than $32 million in pre-revolutionary commercial debt, opening the way for

The U.S. Commerce Department has levied preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 26.39 percent on im

Nov. 24, 1999PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSENov. 1310.0

More and more end customers today are directing the supply chain and pulling out what they need from

The German insurance industry will stagnate in 2000 mainly because of planned changes in tax rules,

Don't expect NYK Line to be caught up in the merger mania sweeping the container shipping industry.<

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Orient Overseas Container Line is expanding its services in northern Asia with a service between nor

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from No

While many business groups and government officials are openly pessimistic about the prospects for m

Ocean shipping surcharges, those add-on costs so despised by shippers, are gradually disappearing in

A major U.N. agency has urged poor countries to keep up resistance to pressure from the United State

Germany's VTG-Lehnkering AG, a chemical-logistics and transport company that recently came under Hap

NOV. 29, 1999CURRENT: 1299 PREVIOUS DAY: 1301 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

A recent agreement between DHL Worldwide Express and a new Kenyan company illustrate the opportuniti

'Within 20 years, most major port facilities will be developed with private funds.'

The surge in exports arising from Asia's economic revival is leading to a strong rebound in Hong Kon

German competition officials may seek to end Deutsche Post AG's monopoly status by the end of 2002 a

Nov. 24, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

What should companies consider when arranging insurance for overseas operations?Several risk

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, was voted the top money manager of the 20th Century

As one of the world's great tourist destinations - and the most remote landmass on earth - the islan

A special commission looking into security issues at the nation's seaports has scrapped plans for an

China Shipping Group, the rapidly expanding container line, has signed letters of intent with two Ch

Nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana has been seized aboard two vessels plying the U.S.-Haiti trades, th

With U.S. companies leasing everything from vehicles to production equipment to office and manufactu

UPS Worldwide Logistics has won business from two European e-commerce companies.UPS Worldwid

The chief engineer of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship pleaded innocent to charges that he altered log

Stung by increased competition from other European seaports, German ports are pressing hard for tax

The International Finance Corp. will provide $50 million in financing to the Panama Canal Railway Co

The State Rail Authority of Thailand is exploring plans to upgrade a rail route between Bangkok and

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

NOV. 24, 1999CURRENT: 1310 PREVIOUS DAY: 1323 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

James A. Zrebiec, chairman of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, referred to the AIMU's

'The FMC has no plans at this time to promulgate regulations directly addressing Internet auctions.'