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In a major shift in policy Tuesday, Japan embraced a weaker yen and moved to bring down long-term in

The majority of ship lines operating in the North Atlantic trades are asking for regulatory permissi

FUTURES - Feb. 12, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Feb. 11, 1999All life-of-co

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

Investment approvals at the Philippines' Board of Investments plunged 86 percent year-on-year to 5.1

China's industrial output surged 17.9 percent in January from a year earlier, as the cement and stee

China has ordered its top 120 companies to invest abroad in an effort to bolster the country's saggi

ona fide buying commissions can be excluded from what an importer pays in duties on merchandise brou

Feb. 16, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Ronald L. Taylor was promoted to general superintendent of Lamberts Point Docks Inc. Mr. Taylor had

Insurance companies XL Capital Ltd. and NAC Re Corp. have announced a merger in a deal valued at $8

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

Describing the United States as a bully, Canadian officials said they are ready to risk a trade war

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Feb. 8, 1999 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

Deregulation of the ocean shipping industry should affect operators of roll-on, roll-off vessels in

If versatility is the key to success in a fast-changing world, then roll-on, roll-off carriers might

Representatives of Japan's steel industry are shrugging off Commerce Department preliminary findings

Canada is seeking to join a court fight in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency again

Indonesia's move to consider imposing a tariff on imported rice is aimed at protecting the local mar

NORTH AMERICAConference on Internet E-Commerce for the Automotive Industry. Feb. 16-17. Detr

Locomotives and railcars are attractive roll-on, roll-off cargoes for ocean carriers and ports.<

Orders for the construction of the largest roll-on, roll-off ferries ever built have been placed by

The United States last week promised to prepare an action plan to develop Bangladesh's energy sector

Container operations at the Port of Portland, Ore., returned to normal over the weekend following th

An unusually good week for maritime stocks wasn't enough to overcome weakness in the other transport

604 (Feb. 16, 1999) Previous - 608The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

821 (Feb. 16, 1999) Previous day - 818The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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

'Shippers will have very little clout alone, but a lotof negotiating clout if they join toge

A Portland, Ore., lumber company is seeking $30 million in damages from Canada for unfair restraint

A U.S. proposal made Monday to end its dispute with the European Union over hormone-treated beef by

Nations representing more than 90 percent of the world's financial services market agreed that a mul

1999 will be a year for shipping lines that specialize in carrying refrigerated products to regroup.

As of Feb 16,1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The World Bank will lend Kazakstan $100 million to rebuild and maintain its road network, the office

The United States widened its lead as the world's top inventor nation in 1998, filing 28,356 interna

The Hong Kong government is coming under growing pressure from the business community and the U.S. g

Five overseas insurance companies operating in Malaysia were granted new licenses last week after re

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Hong Kong's marine terminals may be facing vigorous competition from Chinese ports, but the terri-