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Singapore fell into recession as 1998 ended, according to figures in the prime minister's New Year's

If West Coast ports spend billions of dollars to expand their marine terminals and infrastructure, t

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

A longstanding cam- paign by U.S. ocean carriers to pry open ports and shipping markets in Chin

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROADJohn D. McPhersonPresident, chief executiveThe final year o

here's little doubt as to how shipping deregulation will affect U.S. shipper associations.Th

Walt's on Second Street made its name offering piles of local crabs to crowds of local neighbors.

After more than two years of battling, planning and rehearsal, the curtain will soon go up on the

ith looming maritime deregulation already generating major changes in the U.S.-South American ocea

Orient Overseas Container Line has launched a weekly, joint service with China Railway Container Tra

aritime deregulation and expanded non-conference competition will combine to undercut the ability of

Regional economic turmoil clipped the earnings of one of Hong Kong's largest freight forwarders, but

More than 60 countries have approved a revised and more stringent International Roads Transport (TIR

Having made some headway in exploiting the dangerous methane gas that lurks in deep coal mines, Chin

e will remember 1998 as the year when international traders scored a huge judicial victory, as the

Gov. Tom Ridge has vetoed Senate Bill 279, which would have eliminated the requirement that motorcyc

While evaluating a share-swap offer from the Motor Club of America, North East Insurance Co. has dec

707 (Dec. 31, 1998) Previous day - 716The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Russian and Ukrainian steel exporters, pursuing low-cost sales and ad-hoc marketing arrangements, ar

Foreign investment in China fell about 11 percent, or about $5 billion in 1998, officials said.<

A recession in Britain's downtrodden manufacturing industry is likely this year and will cost jobs,

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsSep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J

A coal shipper, contending that shipping by rail is cheaper, has asked a Florida court to allow it t

China said it was lifting restrictions on the export of silk clothing to the United States on Jan. 1

As a prelude to New Year's Eve, Bremen's port operating companremer Lagerhaus Gesellschaft - uncorke

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'There has been and will continue to be a cultural divide in how the Americans and the Canadians vie

Britain announced import controls on China Wednesday, joining the United States to keep the Asian lo

To Montana rancher Leo McDonnell, the present and the prospects are stark and uncompromising. Canada

A surge in barge traffic has resulted in protracted delays for tows transiting some locks on the Ill

A Union Pacific Railroad employee involvement program called ''IdeaWorks'' saved the company more th

Pakistan's electricity production has slumped to less then half of capacity, plaguing the country wi

American Family Life Assurance Co. was named the top insurance company and ranked 13th overall on Fo

Worldwide natural disasters caused 50,000 deaths and economic losses of more than $90 billion in 199

U.S. crude oil inventories declined by more than 2 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 25, as com

Despite serious copper concentrate supply problems from closures among Chile's medium- and small-siz

Thousands of BarrelsWeek Week Week Ended Ended Ended12-25

Conoco Inc. said it would move to cut costs and reduce capital spending, following suit in an indust

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 190.94 up 1.26 wh

Dec. 30, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH