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BRIDGE NEWS The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, i

Since it made front-page headlines in October 1997, most people have forgotten about the U.S.-Japan

The transportation industry was swept up in the stock freefall last week, as all seven sectors of Th

All the recent news focus on American and European Union jousting over tariffs and quotas has been m

A leading California wine producer has worked out a groundbreaking deal to become the first foreign

The German unit of General Motors Corp., Adam Opel AG, plans to cut 4,000 of some 10,000 jobs at its

A major offshore pipeline project across four west African countries has received the go-ahead, Agen

As the peak shipping season approaches in the eastbound Pacific trade, importers are finding vessel

June 1, 1999CURRENT: 975 PREVIOUS DAY: 982 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market

Foreign direct investment in Mexico reached $2.60 billion for the first three months of the year, ca

U.S. tourists spent their powerful greenbacks in Canada in record amounts in the first quarter of 19

'India's vast population is waiting to be insured.'

With China revving up its electronic commerce, in part at the urging of many trade and investment pa

Leading container shipping lines on the Europe-Asia trade routes on Tuesday said they have stopped c

Dry weather in Ontario continues to plague the St. Lawrence Seaway, which has been forced to refuse

''Take this plane to Havana!'' was the legendary demand of gun-wielding hijackers diverting flights

Enrique Iglesias, president of the Inter-American Development Bank, dismissed dollarization as a pra

India will appeal to the appellate authority of the World Trade Organization against the Dispute Set

The first protection-and-indemnity ''superclub'' may soon become a reality with the merger of two bi

Brazil's 1999 trade surplus could be a lot less than forecast earlier this year, a Citibank official

When he peers into the next millennium, Malcom P. McLean is sure of one thing: Cargo transportation

Pacer International Inc. has purchased APL Ltd.'s North American double-stack train business.

American Freightways and Crowley Logistics will jointly offer weekly less-than-containerload service

Cathay Pacific Airways canceled more flights Tuesday as pilots called in sick to protest a proposed

BAA PLC, the world's largest airport operator, reported a 7.5 percent gain in pretax profit for the

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Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from Ju

Turmoil within the Russian government - and desperation for cash - led to a mistake in the setting o

June 1, 1999 Reseller RackUNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD PREMIUM-UNLEAD REG

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

As Malaysia presses ahead with its bold Multimedia Super Corridor project to create its own version

About 100 New Zealand farmers and 11 sheep gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Wellington on Tuesda

In early March of this year, Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly appointed Joseph M. Rees as Trade Om

June 1, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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Intercargo Corp. investigators say their Operation Intercept has helped recover $3.2 million in carg

National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) next week will start its first container service betwe

The six carriers entering the trans-Pacific trade this year and the two that are expanding will coll

Skillful maneuvering by foreign steel producers will continue to result in large volumes of steel fl

When you talk to Curt Warfel, manager of customer service and logistics for EKA Chemicals Inc., abou