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he Ocean Shipping Reform Act that amends the U.S. Shipping Act of 1984 will take effect May 1. And t

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, House and Senate leaders and a delegation of 200 visi

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest maker of computer software, is under investigation in South Kor

Plans for the capital's first business park have attracted the attention of International Business M

Private-sector economists in Moscow are still waiting for Russia to formulate an economic policy.

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

Mar. 18, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

Sears Home Administrative Services Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Co., has ent

Hvide Marine Inc. has decided to exercise its right to defer the payment of interest on the 6 1/2 p

Deutsche Post will acquire the trucking, parcels and distribution unit of Royal Nedlloyd, the Dutch

little publicized practice in global trade is wreaking havoc on U.S. exporters, export incentive pro

739 (Mar. 16 1999) Previous - 731The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays pu

'It's unfortunate that race and ethnicity remain very much a part of whether insurance is readily av

Agriculture and trade officials are working to help match domestic cotton growers to the needs of th

Russia's cash-strapped budget managers appear to have overridden the objections of the Trade Ministr

Mar. 18, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Moving quickly, the central Cabinet of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee this week accepted all re

U.S. insurers, eager to develop global growth strategies, need to develop universal ethics standards

Seaboard Marine said it will assume control over three charter vessels that make up the west coast S

FDX Corp., owner of Federal Express Corp. and parcel carrier RPS, posted strong results in its tradi

AEI Corp., a global integrated logistics and transport services provider, announced that Bruce J. Kr

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The U.S. trade deficit jumped to a record $17 billion in January, as exports fell and imports rose,

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Charleston dredgingcontract awardedThe Port of Charleston is one step closer to deepening it

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

The billion-dollar debacle involving a pool of reinsurers shows how an abundance of capital, togethe

Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement and Italia Line are ending their vessel-sharing agreement on the tr

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

Mar. 17, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE H

The Brazilian subsidiary of Ford is suspending production for two weeks because of a scarcity of par

A large question mark hovers over China's efforts to reform the ailing behemoths of state enterprise

Mar. 18, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Un

Weak oil prices and the resulting revenue decline of major oil companies has not only sparked a wave

Thursday Mar. 18, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

_ BB&T Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of BB&T Corp., will buy Old Dominion Insurance Services

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