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Swiss machinery manufacturers fear the industry could be heading for a rough ride in 1999 if the eco

Importers and exporters can hardly wait for shipping reform to take effect on May 1 because it will

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsNov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Au

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 24, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

The overcapacity that has toppled rates in the North Atlantic claimed its first victim this week as

Amazon Lines, the small carrier owned by the DiGregorio family that has cut back service to Brazil i

STATE FARM AUTO UNITS SEE PREMIUMS DECLINEBLOOMINGTON, Ill. - State Farm's two auto insurers

Feb. 25, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

As of Feb 25, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

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

Applications are being sought for participation in a trade mission to Central America on March 21 th

With multinational companies scaling back or closing operations in the Philippines, the government a

Three months after unveiling a massive series of proposed rules to carry out last year's Ocean Shipp

Customs' overworked computer system buckled under again this week from the stress of processing a hu

he long-anticipated sale of APL Stacktrain Services could be moving closer to a conclusion with the

U.S. exports of agricultural products would be exempt from future economic sanctions under House leg

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute will sponsor an annual two-day conference on June 6-7

Feb. 24, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 184.66 off 1.55

FUTURES - Feb. 24, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Feb. 23, 1999All life-of-co

669 (Feb. 25, 1999) Previous - 636The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

The World Trade Organization's credibility may be at risk unless a decision is soon made on a new di

The Port of Kingston and its container terminal returned to normal operations on Thursday, a day aft

Schenker International Inc. is going into business with Domino's Pizza, but the transport and logist

Steel imports eased down 2.6 percent in January, Commerce Department figures show, after taking a mu

The Montreal-to-Lake Ontario and Welland Canal sections of the St. Lawrence Seaway will open for nav

Christopher Ward, chief of planning and external affairs for the Port Authority of New York and New

Gaz de France is the favorite among four bidders for a $5 billion gas development project in norther

Thursday Feb. 25, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Like their larger American counterparts, Canadian steel companies say they've been hit hard by steel

Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and TCW Group Inc., a U.S. asset management firm, have formed an

Where cajoling, wheedling and threatening hasn't worked, the U.S. Customs Service hopes an electroni

Canadian merchandise exports in 1998 increased 7.4 percent over 1997 to reach 323.4 billion Canadian

It took a long time, but the intermodal industry has managed to calm shippers after service problems

Norfolk Southern and CSX Intermodal are finalizing plans for cnt Conrail Inc. routes, but few shippe

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, includethe fo

Despite being in the early stages of usage, enterprise resource planning software and supply-chain m

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater and Rep. Harold Ford Jr., D-Tenn., will hold a listen

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