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Malta's government has established a national privatization committee as part of its plan to lead th

Thursday May 27, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

It used to be that there was a measurable relation- ship between a port and its hinterland. In Fr

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Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsFeb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

The heads of the House and Senate foreign affairs panels urged President Clinton this week to put tr

Russian trade officials have rejected American steel import proposals discussed at last week's round

No one ever imagined that bringing the European Union's banana import regime into line with internat

The European Commission said Thursday it would challenge a Canadian move to hit Europe with $51 mill

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Railtrack PLC, the monopoly company that owns and operates Britain's rail network, warned on Thursda

Varig Brazilian Airlines has appointed a pilot, Miguel Dau, the head of its cargo business unit.

The Rhine may have its ups and downs, but there has been one constant on the great river: its cargo

LASALLE REHOLDINGS LTD.Victor Blake, chairman, president and chief executive of LaSalle Re H

ACE Ltd. of Bermuda has bought another insurer, Capital Re, in a stock deal worth $606 million.<

May 26, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Direct investment by foreign companies in Japan more than doubled to a record high of $10.95 billion

The Falkland Islands should be invited to become a member of Mercosur, the South American common mar

The world's top soft drink makers, Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., are at battling in Thailand after

he Port of Cleveland is in busi ness.Like most ports, the facility is part of the local gove

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Executives at Bombardier Transportation Inc., saying the outlook for rail freight is bright, expect

Maersk Line was named global carrier of the year and Independent Container Line the top regional con

The tanker and bulk shipping markets have had a roller coaster ride over the past year, and the c

Joint ventures with foreign insurers could begin in India by the end of 2000, if enabling legislatio

Only table.

Canadian mining companies operating in South Africa are shrugging off jitters about the country's fu

Shippers in Singapore will get a significant cut in rates from Federal Express Corp. beginning next

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 26, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

May 26, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Sixty-three percent of Chileans think their country's economy is ''bad'' or ''very bad,'' according

The Spanish subsidiary of Nestle SA has banned use of genetically modified ingredients, due to consu

'It was very important for us to have full confidential contracts in all of our trade lanes.'

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 24, 1998 - May 27, 1999 (a graph)*

The 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) and European Union are trying to broad

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

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line is stepping up the competition in the trade between the U.S. West

Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian Council of Railway Operating Unions, representing about 4,

ritain's busiest container ports, Felixstowe, Southampton, Thamesport, Tilbury and Liverpool, all ex

Can a Lilliputian thrive among giants? That's what the shipping in dustry is asking after the cit