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Multi-modal transport is on the rise in the United States, according to a new government study.<

Bite, and bounce back - that's what Nathan Hunt, a leading American meat trader in Moscow, expect

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Hong Kong, one of the top 10 suppliers of textiles and apparel to the United States, is finally hook

Pacific carriers' plans to significantly increase rates on shipments from India and Pakistan to the

Germany's Hamburg-Sud shipping line, which plies the North-South trades, says its financial results

Revere Group, a technology consulting firm specializing in midsize companies and divisions of Fortun

Dec. 29, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The Philippine economy will likely post mild growth in 1999 at levels lower than the government targ

Boosted by growth in launch service exports related to the demand for global telecommunications sate

Horacio Losoviz, president of the Argentine Association of Auto Manufacturers, met with President Ca

There's a few in every crowd: the ones who stay away from New Year's parties. So it will be when mos

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

Companies shipping goods to and from Mexico can now find guidance on the Web site of Contract Freigh

Three importers have weighed in on a U.S. Supreme Court battle whose outcome could reduce importers'

Total domestic cargo transport volume in Japan is projected to decline 5.1 percent to 6.33 billion m

One of Singapore's largest insurers will shortly disappear, boosting the status of another.K

Paine Webber Group Inc. and the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Co. have formed a joint venture to deve

Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Dec. 29, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 19

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 28, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

716 (Dec. 24, 1998) Previous day - 724The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

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

Four workshops have been scheduled to explain ways the agriculture sector can deal with the Ocean Sh

The Federal Supply Service, a unit of the General Service Administration, has extended to Jan. 8 the

Taiwan's main air carrier says its losses this financial year will be substantially higher than earl

N.M. Johnsen, president of Waterman Steamship Corp. and chairman of Central Gulf Lines will be the f

Penske Logistics said it bought ERX Logistics LLC, effective Dec. 1.ERX Logistics, which cur

Nepal and South Korea have signed an aviation memorandum of understanding allowing their airlines to

Amtrak, the nation's passenger rail carrier, carried 21.1 million passengers in fiscal 1998, 4.5 per

Pork producers, struggling with the lowest prices in 40 years, are trying to find a solution.

K, pat yourselves on the back. You're now one of hundreds of thousands of pioneers of online Christm

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 189.68 up 0.42 whi

EMLine Sdn. Bhd. said that it will acquire two bulk carriers from Evendell Corp. Sdn. Bhd. for a tot

ongkong Bank of Canada said it will acquire 19 percent of Northstar Trade Finance Inc., a company th

Dec. 29, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

The Port of London is ordering ships not to move or discharge liquid cargo for one hour on either si

Shanghai, China's largest port and commercial hub, hopes to substantially increase the volume of con

United Parcel Service announced a 2.5 percent rate increase for most shipments effective Feb. 8, the

Construction has begun of the first phase of the Vung Ang port in Vietnam's north-central province o