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Brazil has taken an important step toward recapturing a semblance of economic stability, following l

The embattled conference of carriers in the U.S. trade with the east coast of South America will tak

With production still outstripping demand in a buyer's market, China is proposing to halt the constr

Battling to fend off creditors seeking to seize its fleet, Philippine Airlines shook up its manageme

Thursday Jan. 21, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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The European Union warned member countries Thursday they will face huge mountains of unsold grain an

The lower Rhine River, for centuries an essential conduit for European commerce, is about to become

Britain's economy is on a knife-edge and may slide into recession this year, one of the country's to

Global corporations are learning to trust third-party logistics providers as integral parts of their

US Airways officials praised the U.S. Department of Transportation for taking a hard line with Brita

Jan. 21, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

nsurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There ar

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ere's a little secret revealed. Earlier, I had resolved that in the new year I would not write anoth

684 (Jan. 19, 1999) Previous - 693The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

Russian statistics showing a 5 percent drop in the economy last year are masking a far more serious

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

A 5,000-ton cargo ship lost control and slammed into a pier, the first such event in the 50-year his

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

As of Jan 21, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Supreme Court has refused to revive a massive civil rights lawsuit against many of the nation's

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826 (Jan. 21, 1999) Previous day - 791The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Officials of John Deere Corp. are in Russia this week to discuss production of John Deere combine ha

Legal fees and court orders have helped put an accused ''gray market'' tractor importer out of busin

The prospect of billion-dollar budget shortfalls has Alaska's governor making two proposals once con

The Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance Act, five years old in December, has made profound

Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. is joining with Avondale Industries Inc., a New Orleans-based shipbui

A consortium that includes Hutchison Ports Holdings - a major port conglomerate - is acquiring 50 pe

Rejecting calls for an across-the-board increase in tariffs, President Joseph Estrada granted what h

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

A new report, released on the fifth anniversary of the Northridge earthquake, shows that insured pro

The five new members elected to the Council of Lloyd's last week mark a clear shift in power to the

South Korea's higher taxes on U.S. whisky and other liquor violate global trade rules, a World Trade

Hedge funds around the world lost a total of $32.4 billion, or 32.2 percent of their customers' asse

Rewind the tape of last year's debate on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.Concerns over the l

Shippers pressing for legislative changes to the rules governing rail access and competition will me

Several weeks ago, one top executive in the liner shipping business told me, ''We are all in for one