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In the first two of seven important state elections to be held this year, Mexico's ruling Institutio

Interior Secretary Francisco Labastida, who oversees domestic security and is Mexico's second-highes

At first glance, the race to influence the global trade agenda beyond 2000 appears to be leisurely.

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Amtrak, Canadian National Railway and Illinois Central have reached agreement for handling of Amtrak

European Union finance ministers approved Portugal's budget stability program Monday, EU officials s

State-owned Vietnam Coal Corp. (Vinacoal) predicted Tuesday a 5 percent drop in production in 1999 d

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

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

The Jacksonville Port Authority will be able to increase its capacity to dispose of dredge material

Feb. 9, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway will create joint dispatching cent

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

As Europe's freight-forwarding and logistics industry continues to consolidate, Germany's market lea

Industri-Matematik International Corp., the Stockholm-based supply chain management software company

Problems for American Airlines and the freight forwarders who depend on it spread Tuesday, as the ai

As economic experts scrambled last year to revive limping economies in Southeast Asia, thecountry th

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. will begin offering currency inconvertibility insurance in Bul

The European Central Bank has appointed Robert Raymond as permanent representative in Washington wit

Standard and Poor's on Monday lowered its credit ratings of nine major Japanese companies, including

Feb. 9, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20.

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Alvaro Silva Calderon was named Venezuela's next vice minister of the Energy and Mines Ministry, a s

802 (Feb. 8, 1999) Previous day - 800The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 3 - Feb. 9, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics plans to invest another $100 million to upgrade its productio

India and Pakistan could win early relief from nuclear sanctions against multilateral aid, but there

The Philippines' trade department is planning to conduct a review of the allocation plan for the cou

NORTH AMERICANORTH AMERICACanadian Food & Beverage Show. Feb. 14-16. Toronto. Contac

Northwest Airlines cargo unit is restructuring its westbound trans-Pacific rates in a move that it s

Freightliner Corp. has unveiled on-line driver and maintenance manuals for its equipment.Now

ith Valentine's Day just about upon us, it's time to talk about ''breakage.'' No, not heartbreak -

The German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG plans to invest more than $4.5 billion in Asia by 2010.

As of Jan. 28, 1999Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

ew details, including an alleged sweetheart deal involving the sale of a shipyard, have emerged in a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 190.25 off 0.25 wh

Old trade associations never die, they just fade away for a while.If there were ever a group

The head of Russian airline Aeroflot said on Monday that the airline made ''a small but definite pro

American Freightways Corp. on Tuesday named Tom Garrison, who currently serves as the company's pres

The 1997 merger of APL Ltd. and Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore has enabled APL to strengthen its