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Pentax Corp. agreed to pay $20 million to the federal government in what the government says is one

In further proof of recovering foreign confidence in Japan Inc., General Electric Co. unit GE Capita

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

Sedgwick Insurance & Risk Management Consultants (China) Ltd., the only foreign insurance brokerage

Emery Worldwide says its strategy of getting customers to pay more for better service is starting to

The U.S. time-definite cargo market is poised to set revenue and shipment records again next year, a

Belgian airlines and railroads were disrupted Tuesday by strikes by disgruntled workers seeking high

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a ''Transportation.com Logistics'' conference in Atlanta n

Crowded seas and growing pressures for on-time delivery regardless of weather conditions are increas

A joint venture involving Sembcorp Logistics of Singapore plans to set up an 18-city cold storage an

Nov. 8, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Vietnam is spending $145 million in the second phase of a program to improve the nation's infrastruc

Under the Bureau of Export Administration's stringent export control regulations, exporters are resp

U.S. import prices rose strongly in October but the increase was largely driven by oil costs, the La

Atlas Air Inc. said it has signed a contract with Malaysian Airlines for four aircraft - one 747-400

Europe's largest container port, the Port of Rotterdam, was hit with a double dose of bad news this

As most shippers know, there's been a long-standing debate about whether to abandon the North Americ

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Environmental activists and forest products companies know that some dramatic steps must be taken to

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New York Life International has signed an agreement with the Max India group to form a joint venture

World steel trade is forecast to decline this year by 11.8 percent, or by about 21 million tons, and

Lufthansa German Airlines on Tuesday paid $148.5 million for a 20 percent stake in British Midland,

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

C-S Aviation, an aircraft lessor, said that it has delivered a second Airbus freighter to Schreiner

Rising container rates have pushed lumber back onto breakbulk vessels in some trades. And that's jus

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., plans to use currency hedges to cover its cash economic exposure

A cyber law approved by the Indian Cabinet is expected to be passed by Parliament in its winter sess

The German government, pressed into action by recent mass demonstrations by European shipyard worker

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A three-day nationwide strike by opponents of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stranded 61 ships, ma

Nov. 9, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Up until the 1980s, professional liability insurance was a niche business within the property/casual

Three recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court clarify companies' liability when their employees h

American Port Services Inc., a vehicle processing company that has operated at the Port of Jacksonvi

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

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots $1,500-$1,600 per ton lots & in warehouse

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

If Hong Kong is to become an air cargo hub and avoid losing out to competitors such as Shanghai, it