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The European Commission announced it is taking further legal action against Greece for failing to li

The European Union has virtually ruled out any last-minute deal with Washington in a dispute over pl

The breakup of a short-lived marriage between Lucent Technologies and Philips Consumer Electronics m

The European Union is expected to blast the United States for slapping sanctions on $520 million wor

Even though waterfront land is quite expensive, many terminal operators would rather build bigger te

*Mar. 2, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

A 4.9 percent fall in imports helped to narrow Jamaica's calendar 1998 trade deficit to $1.67 billio

New York, Suezagencies link effortsThe Port of New York and New Jersey and the Suez Canal Au

Florida's insurance commissioner wants to ban the sale of burial insurance because customers often p

Thursday Mar. 4, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is buying four 747-400 ''combi'' aircraft that carry cargo on the main deck

719 (Mar. 4, 1999) Previous - 712The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays pu

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

'Consumers won't wait. When the goods are hot, they're hot.'

967 (Mar. 4, 1999) Previous day - 975The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

The Hong Kong government proposed a $1.67 billion ''cyberport'' project that it said will provide th

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 3, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision this week ruled that workers comp insurers cannot be sued

Chile's 24 general insurance companies, not including reinsurers, saw profit rise 99.44 percent in 1

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Feb. 1999 (see Note 1

he closer relationships that shippers and carriers hope to forge under deregulation will begin next

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

More than 80 percent of Hong Kong's gross domestic product arises from the service sector. But with

he Department of Commerce knows the Internet has become the primary tool for international trade. I

An eminent domain statute passed this week by the South Dakota Legislature has prompted the Dakota,

European nonchalance toward its new currency, combined with sputtering economic growth on the Contin

Americana Ships, in an effort to strengthen its container service between North and South America, w

FUTURES - Mar. 3, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Mar. 2, 1999All life-of-cont

Philippine Trade and Industry Minister Jose Pardo sought to allay fears of capital flight after pers

China's eastern Shandong province is experiencing its worst dry spell of the century, affecting 2.1

Taiwan's Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine is tracking down the possible s

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 184.05 off 0.41

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Shippers soon could be paying more to move their goods northbound between the east coasts of the Uni

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsDEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SE

A standoff between two camps over whether the information in air cargo manifests should be disclosed

The United States is standing by its demand that China's bid for accession to the World Trade Organi

Americans sit on, eat at and otherwise use one-third of all the furniture produced in Malaysia, whos

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. and 567 employees who operate, maintain and supervise the w