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In an effort to crack down on fraudulent imports, Argentina is subjecting products to pre-shipment i

Bangladesh urged India on Tuesday to ease tariff barriers to its products so as to reduce India's tr

Brazilian lawmakers are expected to sign off on a financial transaction tax that would generate at l

Carriers in niche trades such as Australia and New Zealand are being swept up in ocean shipping r

nternational Finance Corp., Washington, will help to broaden South Korea's trade finance market by e

Tower Financial Services Group of New Zealand offered to buy Australian insurer FAI Life Ltd. for A$

State Department officials are examining the export rules of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission amid

More than 500 public- and private- sector representatives from the United States and Mexico will con

Mediterranean Shipping Co. will launch weekly southbound service from the U.S. East Coast to Venezue

The Clinton administration should continue negotiating with China about Beijing's entry into the Wor

Great Lakes carriers are watching as the water level in the Lakes sinks and their profit margins shr

One prediction about the pending shipping deregulation is that contracts will be structured to yield

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 8, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

FUTURES - Mar. 8, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Mar. 5, 1999All life-of-cont

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

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

A Chinese-built ship has joined the overseas and coastal shipping services of state-run Myanmar Five

Total global business privatization activity dropped by 26 percent to $114.5 billion in 1998 compare

Mar. 5, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 5, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

FUTURES - Mar. 5, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Mar. 4, 1999All life-of-cont

Mar. 8, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HI

Lars Carlsson, president and chairman of Concordia Maritime, brought one of his large, old tankers t

A strong week on many of the world's markets lifted some of the weaker members of The Journal of Com

A parliamentary committee last week approved major changes in the proposed legislation to open India

Slovakia needs to improve its economic management to redress the country's fiscal and current accoun

roposed European Union rules on jet engine mufflers known as hush kits are creating echoes that will

Mar. 8, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

HOBBS, FLAGG JOIN FINE AIR AS MAINTENANCE, IT EXECUTIVESFINE AIR SERVICES INC. announced tha

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, moving to focus more on Asia-Mexico trade, is dropping out of the

Homeowners Direct Corp.Charles L. Kliner was appointed chief executive of this direct writer

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

Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ended a weekend meeting at the Thai

American Bankers Insurance Group is being sold to a Belgian-Dutch banking and insurance group for $2

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 5, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

So you're thinking of selling out. Jack Edwards is the man to see - if you own a small or medium-siz

An Indian parliamentary committee on Monday backed changes in legislation that will allow the countr

Royal & SunAlliance USAreports premium growthCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Royal & SunAlliance USA repor

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Mar. 3, 1999 as supplied by the bunker fuel de