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A professor at the Maine Maritime Academy is conducting two studies meant to evaluate conditions in

A fight over gun control legislation has held up action on a U.S. Senate bill that would protect com

A committee of U.S. Customs will consider next week whether to expand a processing system for goods

Rail, truck and auto parts maker Amsted Industries Inc. this week made an unsolicited $700 million o

J.D. Edwards & Co., the enterprise resource planning software vendor, bought Numetrix Ltd. of Toront

KLM Cargo said Wednesday that it will launch temperature-guaranteed air freight services for perisha

Deutsche Telekom AG and Deutsche Post AG on Wednesday signed a cooperation deal for the exchange of

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Billionaire Warren Buffett, a loyal investor in makers of well-known consumer brands, has bought a s

Coca-Cola Co. has promised French soft-drinks group Orangina that it will keep all of Orangina's 650

The European Union's ban on importing hormone-treated American beef ''cannot be lifted,'' the EU's t

The London Club of commercial creditors agreed to reschedule $510 million of Pakistan's total commer

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

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines posted disappointing results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year that en

FUTURES - May 18, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - May 17, 1999All life-of-contract

May 18, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

nsurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There

China approved 4,925 foreign-investment projects in the first four months of this year, involving co

Kingsley Group officially opened an office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and appointed Joao Magalhaes a

A bipartisan group of 31 senators has urged President Clinton to impose import restrictions on lamb

British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday spelled out that his government's position on joining

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RailLink Ltd., a Canadian short-line rail operator, agreed to an acquisition by RailAmerica Inc. thr

U.S. crude oil inventories rose almost 4 million barrels, and distillate inventories rose more than

May 19, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The proposed $5 billion merger between Unum Corp. and Provident Companies Inc. moved forward Tuesday

Political reforms in Mexico have long lagged economic reforms, creating a cycle of devaluations and

The Inter-American Development Bank has set up a $200 million line of credit for Latin American coun

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

For years, shippers have decried the lack of less-than-truckload service throughout Mexico. But that

Though its key competitors have cut oil exports sharply, Canada is expected to have trouble increasi

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 18, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

May 19, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unle

'You always want to be the first port of call.'

Asia will figure in three of the world's five fastest-growing air freight markets over the next five

The Kosovo conflict has dislocated trade and dramatically limited vital transportation routes for ne

The U.S. government is determined to see the European Union's import ban on hormone-treated beef lif

May 18, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HI

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

Wednesday May 19, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi