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Dutch insurers ING and Aegon refused to comment on reports they were interested in acquiring U.S. li

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is recommending extensive changes in the way the United States fi

Trucking companies and customs brokers at Otay Mesa, Calif., are pleading with U.S. Customs to open

Alberto Camacho, president of Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, resigned after leading the Chilean

Air cargo carrier Kitty Hawk Inc. said its Kitty Hawk International unit has reached a long-term agr

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

Brazil's 2-year-old economic crisis, which already has produced consolidation in the country's marit

It may be summertime, but at the Port of Corpus Christi there is a chill in the air.The port

Aug. 25, 1999 Reseller RackUNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD PREMIUM-UNLEAD REGUL

Mexico reported a preliminary July trade deficit of $168 million, the lowest figure in the last 21 m

The Indonesian government announced it will investigate the trading activities of National Logistics

Importers are worried that their businesses will be disrupted by the Sept. 1 ban on shipments from 7

An innovative database system for making quick changes in maritime container needs is adding a secti

The Trans- Atlantic Conference Agreement, whose members carry about half the cargo on the North Atla

Aug. 25, 1999CURRENT: 1044 PREVIOUS DAY: 1053 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said the World Trade Organization Appellate Body relea

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

Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT) in Pakistan has boosted container handling charges by

Aug. 24, 1999PREV. CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSEAug. 1045.0 1045

Anne Pope was named commerce and insurance commissioner for Tennessee, succeeding Doug Sizemore, who

'Major industry leaders agree an electronic market in international air freight is inevitable.'<

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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

With growth in the Asia-Pacific air express market expected to average 18 percent annually over the

In a move that will help some small and medium-sized shippers, BankBoston has received special autho

Transpacific Stabilization Agreement carriers have been spared a death by a thousand paper cuts.

American Re Corp. will acquire American Insurance Service Inc., the holding company that owns the Un

Germany's Siemens AG and Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. said they finalized their personal computer joint vent

TOKYO Japan's politically sensitive steel exports to the United States dropped 56.3 percent in July

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

BEIJING A Chinese daily said on Wednesday there was ''every indication'' Beijing leaders remained ke

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec

USF Worldwide, the freight forwarding division of trucking company USFreightways Corp., is buying th

THOUSANDS OF BARRELSWEEK WEEK WEEK ENDED ENDED ENDED8/20/99

The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating Imex Shipping Inc. for alleged rebating in the trad

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *1999 High: 94.2 1999 Low: 86.7 1998

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

EU finance ministers intend to clear away a formal hurdle to Greece's entry into the European econom

Swiss Re America has eliminated about 80 jobs since May, including 30 last week, as part of a broade

Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said the Indian economy was emerging from a slowdown and investors -