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European and Japanese ocean carriers are heaping additional criticism on China's plan to increase go

As of Jan 29, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

FUTURES - Jan. 28, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Jan. 27, 1999All life-of-co

827 (Jan. 29, 1999) Previous day - 835The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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

*Jan. 28, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

he U.S. dollar climbed to ''historic'' highs against the euro last week, if one month can be conside

Mediterranean Shipping Co. executives confirm what has long been rumored, that they are in discussio

Eight senators have renewed a push to limit U.S. trade embargoes, using bipartisan legislation that

Amer Reefer Co. Ltd. purchased an 11-year-old refrigerated cargo ship for $13.9 million, giving it a

U.S. railroads, in a bid to defeat a legislative push by shippers to boost competition, have won the

''SwissGlobal'' is expected to be the name of a joint venture to be announced this month by two majo

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings rose 19 percent to a record $5.9 million,

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Jan. 29, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

The Indiana Legislature is considering a bill to bring needed improvements to the state's commercial

CIGNA CORP.H. Edward Hanway, 47, has been elected president and chief operating officer. He

GenAmerica Corp. plans to convert from a mutual holding company to a publicly traded stock company i

Kazakstan is working on a project to upgrade the Port of Atyrau on the Ural river to receive oil tan

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec.Jan. Feb.March Apr May Jun Jul

The Federal Maritime Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to review comment

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

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