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A Pakistani-owned vessel that was held captive with its unpaid crew in Mexico for fi sneaked away in

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 8, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

No talks are currently planned between Quality Meat Packers Ltd. and the United Food and Commercial

or ocean carriers, the Internet is a passive medium with vast potential for action.Most carr

Kemper Insurance Cos. has purchased an 80 percent interest in Lou Jones & Associates Inc.Lou

Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said the proposed liberalization of the insurance sector would boost

The SmartSite for Managing Risk of Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co. was given the Best Insurance Site

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

Credit risk in Argentina in November sharply deteriorated compared to October with a 12.86 percent i

The Clinton administration is welcoming the pro-market talk of Venezuelan President-elect Hugo Chave

Business executives in developed countries have significantly lowered their expectations for the fin

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 30 - Dec. 9, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

With three labor actions in three days since James P. Hoffa was elected president of the Teamsters,

Trans World Airlines is expected to place firm orders for 75 Airbus jets and take options on a furth

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 192.38 off 2.49 w

Office-bound shipping workers who long for the sights and sounds of the Great Lakes can see pictures

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

One of Malaysia's largest underwriters would like to follow government suggestions to get bigger, bu

Great-West Life & AnnuityInsurance Co.Patricia Neal Jensen has been named to the new positio

Swiss Reinsurance has obtained approval by the Indian government to open a liaison office in Bombay.

A U.S. auto insurance group has endorsed a new seating technology from Volvo after tests showed the

Mergers among major oil companies are likely to reduce earnings and have a negative impact overall f

British and Swedish drug makers Zeneca Group Plc and Astra AB Wednesday announced plans to join forc

n the face of it, restructuring a couple of container services would seem a simple task for most shi

The Federal Maritime Commission has targeted the middle ground in regulations unveiled Wednesday tha

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. is merging its bulk fleet with that of another Japanese shipowner, Navix Li

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.S. and Canadian ports have embraced the Internet as an important new tool in marketing their servic

The percentage of non-elderly Americans covered by employment-based health insurance continued to gr

Canadian Trade Minister Sergio Marchi used a trade forum here to criticize the Clinton administratio

U.S. companies are blasting the Clinton administration for refusing to allow oil exchanges with Iran

The Russian government and the International Monetary Fund mission that is due to visit Russia in Ja

In a move that will drastically reduce Lykes Lines' U.S.-flag dependency and jeopardize its ability

Asiana Airlines said on Tuesday that it began cargo flights between Seoul and London with a Boeing 7

Dec. 8, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Dec. 9, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 19.

As of Dec 9, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

oving information via the Internet is about technology, but officials from steamship lines stress t