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World Bank President James Wolfensohn will visit Russia April 14-15 for talks with government offici

The United States and Japan are closer on an agreement to make it easier for foreign companies to in

Rail union leaders are linking staffing levels with safety problems on Conrail Inc. even as the Fede

BAX Global, the delivery and supply-chain management company, has developed an Internet-based system

ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICESJerry Adzima was appointed executive sales director of the Group Re

Former Kentucky Gov. Wallace Wilkinson will pay $10.95 million in cash and property to settle two la

District of Columbia Judge June L. Green has overturned a ruling by the Office of the Comptroller of

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

Florida's tomato growers and their employees are taking a beating, hurt by competition from Mexico a

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Global breakbulk carrier Intermarine has celebrated the maiden voyage of the first of its four new s

Four major ocean carriers, in a move signaling major capacity reduction in trans-Atlantic trade lane

Maple-scented steam billows as sap froths and boils in Warren Wells' sugar house. Mr. Wells lifts hi

March 30, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-U

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

For Carlos Caldas, e-commerce means inter- national trade.A Brazilian national who for yea

The World Bank resumed lending to Ukraine and has already disbursed $110 million; another $40 millio

Member lines of the New World Alliance say the worst of the Asian economic crisis is over.Vo

Consolidated Freightways has centralized its Mexico division and added four terminals to the unit.

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ctrade International Ltd., New York, said it secured a five-year, $25 million revolving credit faci

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 192.41 off 0.33 wh

mporters are required to post a surety bond with the U.S. Customs Service to ensure the proper amoun

'If Congress approves the sub-Saharan Africa trade bill, China will use Africa as a means to evade q

In a victory for the insurance industry, the U.S. Supreme Court last week voted 9-0 to provide manuf

Russia's agency in charge of the fishing industry plans to investigate possible corruption at privat

Advanced Polymer Sciences Inc. has won a contract to supply and apply its trademarked MarineLine ant

A former head of the U.S. Maritime Administration is proposing what would amount to a significant, a

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

Five years ago, the breakwater outside the Port of Barcelona was a virtual parking lot, clogged with

As of March 30,1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The U.S. sponsorship of a U.N. measure condemning China's human rights record could adversely affect

India's first privately run container terminal is scheduled to receive its first ship Sunday, a mile

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsDec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug.

The European Union is backing away from a controversial proposal to tax aviation fuel, which would h

Teekay Shipping Corp., in a sign of consolidation predicted by observers of the bulk shipping sector

Baxter Healthcare of Deerfield, Ill., has selected AEI Corp. to provide heavyweight air freight serv