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Until Dec. 8, 1993, the responsibility of appraising imported merchandise, ascertaining the appropri

New York Insurance Department Superintendent Neil Levin, drawing on his experience as the former hea

Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) is planning major investments in India in a range of s

Following a three-day meeting of top trade officials, a spokesman for China's trade ministry offered

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 28, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled March 25 for its voting conference on the $2.4 billio

While some of its biggest U.S. competitors are operating freighters, American Airlines has no plans

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

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Having lost faith in the Clinton administration's desire to protect them from cheap imports, steel p

Vice President Al Gore said the United States will call for the outright elimination of farm export

The ban on Russian food imports, introduced Jan. 11, is beginning to hurt Kazakstan's northern regio

Hong Kong Customs said it seized 40 million pirated discs in 1998, up 770 percent over the previous

A Singapore-based logistics company is setting up an Asia-wide network that will later extend to the

RPS Inc., the second-largest parcel delivery service after United Parcel Service, plans a three-year

Friday Jan. 29, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 28, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 29, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Azerbaijan has declined a request from the government of Kazakstan that it cut by 25 percent the cur

he JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation andlogistics, reg

American Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of American International Group Inc., has received authori

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana and CP Ships finalized an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture t

'Service industries have fueled U.S. economic growth and now represent our greatest competitive adva

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 27 - Jan. 29, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

Hawaii's primary ocean carrier had another disappointing year in 1998, and the only way to combat th

Ocean carriers in the U.S. north-south trade lanes are entering into larger partnerships in an effor

With hundreds of forwarders and exporters still hesitating to enroll in the Automated Export System,

Not wanting to be outdone by Florida, U.S. Gulf Coast ports - through the Gulf Ports Association - a

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted fourth-quarter income of $10.8 million, or 31 cents a share

Three weeks ended Jan. 23, 1999, vs. similar 1998 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

Foreign investors in Venezuela's oil industry expect the new energy and mines minister to yield to s

Jan. 28, 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 Thursday at 189.32 up 1.83 w

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months.The Journal of Commerce

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

The shift to electronic transfer of data for placements, claims and other materials dealing with rei

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has broadened it original complaint filed in August 1997 to include

Lawmakers hoping to halt the number of big company mergers in agriculture plan to make their case to

At least two Alaska Airlines employees could lose their mechanics' licenses in connection with a fed

Thirteen grain ships, the victims of a strike by government grain weighers, were stuck at the Port o