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Japan's NEC Corp. has begun production of semiconductors in a Shanghai joint venture.The pro

By repeatedly trying to pressure the European Central Bank on interest rates, Finance Minister Oskar

If you are shipping goods into Venezuela beware: The country's custom service has begun a crackdown

As of Feb 24, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Malaysia's state-owned petroleum firm Petronas and German chemical giant BASF have entered into a jo

A Washington state lawmaker recently introduced a bill to create the ''Health Care Patient Bill of R

Farrell Lines, the U.S.-flag carrier serving the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, has na

Global talks to eliminate duties on information technology products reached an impasse this week, se

Bangladesh's exports in the six-month period ended December 1998 were lower by 1.5 percent over the

China is now being fingered as a culprit in the U.S. import surge.If the Chinese market had

U.S. crude oil inventories rose almost 2 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 19, as compared with

Just wonder how many times someone, somewhere, has said that the container shipping industry is a s

A new, non-intrusive X-ray security system expected to come on-line later this year will give author

Harmon Industries Inc. has a contract worth about $3 million to manufacture and install wayside dete

Explosive growth in telecommunications traffic in the Netherlands has prompted KPN Group, the nation

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Russia may transfer the coordination of oil exports from private to state oil companies, a senior of

American sugar lovers, eat your hearts out.A record global sugar crop this year is sending

Most people know Peru is the world's largest supplier of coca leaves for cocaine production. Few, ho

Feb. 23, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Korea Petroleum Corp. has orders for 52,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas for China at a pr

France may support the Thai candidate in the race for head of the World Trade Organization, French F

W. Michael Jarrett, former vice president of carrier operations for Caliber Logistics, has launched

Feb. 24, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Un

Nicaragua's coffee exports will be cut in half as a result of Hurricane Mitch, and it will take year

898 (Feb. 24, 1999) Previous day - 876The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

General Motors Corp., the single largest buyer of U.S. steel, has agreed to buy 18 million metric to

An $85.9 million charge for disposing of vessels plunged Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. into the re

Mexico registered a trade deficit of $668 millionfor January, compared with an $886 million deficit

Ask anyone in Brazil's biggest port to name the city's most beautiful building and the answer will a

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsNov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oc

Under continued criticism by government auditors for its lack of technical expertise, the Customs Se

Atlas Air Inc. is buying two more Boeing 747-400 freighters in 2000.Atlas leases its 747 fre

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 23, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 186.21 up 1.32 wh

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

American International Group Inc. announced that American International Cos. hasformed a technology

RailAmerica Inc., a short-line rail holding company, said a consortium called Freight Victoria was t

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

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