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June 16, 1999CURRENT: 999 PREVIOUS DAY: 1,014 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

The London marine insurance market was stirred up this week by the formation of a new syndicate at L

Servicios Logisticos de Calidad S.A. (Seglo), the Mexican-German logistics company that helps produc

U.S. importers are finding bargains in Mexican apparel factories for clothing sewn with fabric made

German automaker Volkswagen AG said Wednesday it resumed production at its Mexico Beetle assembly pl

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

U.S. exporters of refrigerated products to Asia are enjoying a steady decline in freight rates that

Christian Ryser was named the new head of the U.S. subsidiary of Swiss-based Panalpina Group.

Bonds will pay for a road and rail connection at the Port of Beaumont.The port last month so

Albert Heijn, the Netherlands' largest retailer, chose Industri-Matematik International Corp.'s ware

Greg Swienton has spent the last five years concentrating on trainloads of coal, grain, steel and ot

June 15, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Anecdotal reports continue to tell the story of near-gridlock on many key Eastern rail routes that N

Linda B. said that when she was a 27-year-old single mother working for a major oil company in the 1

At first glance, the upcoming interim rule that aims to curb the introduction of harmful aquatic spe

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The market for secondhand bulk ships, a traditional barometer for world trade activity, is buzzing a

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to give Congress the power to overturn future farm trade emb

Several logistics managers interviewed for this report said they were pleased with the continuing-ed

French conglomerate Suez Lyonnaise said its Degremont unit acquired U.S. water conditioning company

Pier 1 Imports presented its first Carrier of the Year Award to APL.The Fort Worth, Texas-ba

Shippers using the Indian ports of Chennai, Kochi and Calcutta for exports to Europe will face July

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

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Britain and Cuba hope to agree on a debt-rescheduling accord this year that will clear the way for r

Spanish construction company Dragados said this week it won the concession to reopen and operate a r

'It's time to stop fighting.'

At colleges and universities, logistics professionals are increasingly returning to the classroom to

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TOKYO Denso Corp., Japan's largest maker of auto components, will spin off its logistics division in

U.S. and Mexican officials say they're making slow progress in lifting restrictions on cross-border

A service from getloaded.com is attempting to match loads with truckers needing freight.The

Walter E. Maloney, a maritime attorney and former president and chairman of the American Merchant Ma

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Railroad and forwarding experts from Germany, Italy and Austria, in an attempt to speed North-South

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

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Tking a few precautions to deter theft on construction sites can cut building costs and insurance pr