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British Airways begins the first phase of operations at its new $425 million cargo terminal at Heath

As foreign direct investment slows to a trickle, major donor countries are pressing Vietnam to speed

ALLIANCE SHIPPERS INC.The Palos Park, Ill., company made two executive appointments.Charles

A federal appeals court rejected three companies' claim that they can avoid paying for the cleanup o

Dec. 7, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 195.10 off 0.30 wh

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

U.S. Navy spills in port for fiscal 1990-97, based on an Associated Press analysis of Navy data. Spi

Analysts are generally confident that the South Korean government is taking a firm initiative on cha

As of Dec 7, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

In a new sign of consolidation in the trade between South America's east coast and Northern Europe,

Dec. 7, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Philadelphia has been eliminated from the list of North Atlantic ports who bid to build a large, joi

The government here plans to organize another tender for Northwestern Shipping Co., the country's fo

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Monday indicated the government may raise the consumption ta

With negotiations for a new three-year contract set to begin in four months, West Coast waterfront e

British truck drivers Sunday rejected as unworkable a government plan to fine them if illegal immigr

Syntra, a supply-chain software company specializing in cross-border trade law compliance, is workin

The Illinois Central Railroad promoted Edward G. Kammerer to vice president of marketing and sales,

Five senior officers have shifted management responsibilities in a shake-up of Burlington Northern a

Weakness in container and bulk shipping doomed The Journal of Commerce Stock Index to a 1.65 percent

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 3, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Allstate International Inc. of Northbrook, Ill., and the Delhi-based Dabur Group, signed a memorandu

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

Dec. 8, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

Imagine what would happen if new Teamsters President-elect James P. ''Jimmy'' Hoffa actually lives u

The Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement has asked a European court to reverse a September ruling by

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

The U.S. Customs Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have teamed up for a

Sun Microsystems recently honored USCO Logistics with its Outstanding Service Award at Sun's 1998 Su

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'We take a different view of culture' than does the United States.

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

With the convening of the 106th Congress less than a month away, officials at the Independent Insura

Some 500 angry Lloyd's executives failed in their bid to overturn amendments to rules governing the

Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said Monday he would continue closed-door strategic talks with the Un

A team from the Asian Development Bank has arrived in Pakistan to discuss project loans worth more t