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Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister Tim Fischer has welcomed comments by a top-level

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Mediterranean Shipping Co. will become a global, east-west carrier in May when it enters the high-vo

Each year, Europe's 3,000 customs offices generate a blizzard of 90 million pieces of paper to perfo

Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, appearing before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday, called for th

The railroads' latest effort to recapture perishables traffic lost over the years to truckswill be m

The rumors were right.Yellow Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings statement shows the holding com

Demand for coal will remain strong this year, pushing past the record high of 1998, the National Min

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FUTURES - Jan. 27, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Jan. 26, 1999All life-of-co

Everything from ''peaches to pinot noir'' depends on enactment early this year of legislation cleari

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

China aims to achieve an increase in its exports ''by some margin'' in 1999, Zhang Xiang, vice minis

U.S. producers aren't the only ones facing harder times in selling coal abroad. China exported 32 mi

Penn-America Group Inc. reported net earnings for the fourth quarter decreased 39.5 percent to $2 mi

Israeli telecommunications company TTI has won a $6 million tender to supply the South African natio

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

Steel trade negotiators for the United States and Russia met secretly in Paris this week, according

The Parliament of Azerbaijan approved an amendment to the country's Labor Code forbidding foreign co

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYTorrance Wylie, a well-connected Ottawa lobbyist, was appointed sen

Hong Kong says it will introduce additional measures to make its shipping register more competitive

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June

The global financial system can be strengthened, and crises such as the one in Asia averted, by impl

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday of $160 million, or 42 cents a sha

As of Jan 27, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Transervice Logistics Inc. is handling transportation services at the Indianapolis distribution cent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesay at 187.60 off 0.94 wh

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

The U.S. importing community has vehemently criticized the new U.S. bilateral textile pact with Camb

The president of the Israeli national Chambers of Commerce Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Benj

Ford Werke, the German unit of Ford Motor Co., said Wednesday it would suspend car production at its

Two passenger carriers have added stops and routes on their international freighter services.

Heavyweight air cargo carrier BAX Global said on Thursday that it ended 1998 with a $13 million loss

RPS Inc., the package delivery company, released an international shipping software called Customcle

Recent developments in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh promise increasing cargo movement by air.Air

Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG, the Swiss-based forwarding and logistics group, has expanded t

A study in Consumer Reports magazine says many insurers push ''shoddy'' and even dangerous knockoff

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 26, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The North American Free Trade Agreement has been an overwhelming success for the three partner count