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Three weeks ended Dec. 26, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCARS CARS LOADED LOADED<

or this special New Year's edition of AirCommerce, we asked industry executives to peer into their c

FUTURES - December 31, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 30, 1998All life-o

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

South Korea on the weekend announced record-breaking economic data for 1998, including all-time high

A long nightmare may be ending for the 13 Protection and Indemnity clubs that pool their risks withi

A state of emergency was declared in Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa region, following the deaths of thre

With only hours to spare, Mexico's Congress finally began approving the 1999 budget, narrowly saving

even years ago, Maher Metwally was driving a taxi in Texas.But he had a goal. He wanted to e

France's unemployment rate based on International Labor Office definitions amounted to 11.5 percent

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 27 - Dec. 31, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

ates fell, conferences collapsed, partnerships faltered and carriers shifted the decks as new and ol

Few agency heads have been as closely watched as the new commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service

'This is a nice package . . . this stops counterfeiting in its tracks.'

rustrated shippers are expected early this year to mount the stiffest challenge in a decade to the p

ooking ahead to 1999, the one thing air cargo executives don't want to see is a repeat of last year.

hip lines are increasingly looking at cross-border mergers and acquisitions as the key to survival i

A new federal study that assesses the impact of larger and heavier trucks on U.S. highways may provi

Only one of eight prequalified consortia turned in a technical proposal to Chile's Public Works Mini

The Federal Highway Administration is trying to interest more motor carriers in participating in a p

Lufthansa AG expects to achieve good financial results this year after its record profit in the firs

Chicago officials want to give the Federal Aviation Administration a $3 million air-traffic control

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 30, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPEN OPEN HIGH LOW

Member companies of American International Group have joined InsWeb Corp. to sell homeowners insuran

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co. and German finance and ship-owning concern Conti Reederei have fin

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

ong live the euro! Europe's new currency was launched with appropriate pomp last week and is expecte

he battle over who pays for harbor dredging may come to a head this year as the Clinton administrati

SAFBANK LINES LTD./SAFMARINE CONTAINER LINESRobin RileyOwner's representativeThose o

The editors asked for some reflections on the 1998 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping season a

No story.

erb Schmidt has the trucks and the custom- ers he needs to increase his business by more than 10

Like the comedian Rodney Dangerfield, the Far Eastern Freight Conference found in 1998 that it ''got

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. of Singapore has sold its Singapore headquarters building through a govern

There is another major shift in Liberian-flag shipping.The Liberian Shipowners' Council Gene

China's aggressive pursuit of U.S. technology, including sensitive military secrets, damaged nationa

Dec. 31, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

As of Dec 31, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Great American Life Insurance Co., accused of being part of a scheme to scare senior citizens into b

It was the largest salmonella outbreak in the United States. The culprit, contaminated ice cream, wa