Latest news

Federal Express Corp. and its pilots are talking again about a work contract - without the threat of

Merger talks between Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways and Philippine Airlines have broken down, an

Sweden has called off a joint venture between the railway cargo divisions of the Danish, Swedish and

Charles W. Winwood, assistant commissioner of U.S. Customs Service' Office of Strategic Trade, will

NORTH AMERICAThe Americas Food & Beverage Show. Dec. 2-4. Miami. Contact: Gary Fountain, For

The Clinton administration is resolved to try to move a stalled African trade bill through Congress

RECENT VESSEL SALESSale Date Vessel Year Price Reported Vessel Nam

Kuwait banking sources said Tuesday central bank governor Sheikh Salem Abdul-Aziz al-Sabah has submi

791 (November 24, 1998) Previous day - 792The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thur

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

Panamanian Carriers Corp. and associated companies have severed ties with Star Ship Agency Inc., Sta

A consortium including Wisconsin Central International Inc., a unit of Raytheon Co., and a group of

Union Pacific Railroad says its systemwide service is the best it has been since before the railroad

Central American and Caribbean apparel makers, devastated by Hurricane Mitch, are asking the U.S. go

No text.

OPEC oil producers have gathered here this week for winter talks that would appear to have little pr

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

In a step that resembles a Hatfield marrying a McCoy, two rail unions that have been bitter rivals f

The Japanese government will suspend spending restrictions until the overall economy and regional go

'Our goal is to build an organization that is every businessman's dream and every drug trafficker's

Levi Strauss & Co. is temporarily closing two Ontario factories and laying off 200 workers at a thir

The Indian government soon will announce a package of measures to help the processed food and flower

Several Japanese trust banks and long-term credit banks Tuesday said they would apply for public fun

PXRE Corp. reported a third-quarter net loss of $13.5 million this year compared with $12.2 million

Cargill Inc.'s plan to buy the global grain business of archrival Continental Grain Co. has raised q

The District of Columbia chapter of the Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy has

Record amounts of cheap steel imports continue hitting the nation's ports, prompting the Commerce De

Officials said work has begun at the Port of Xiamen on seven berths with a total capacity of 2.1 mil

Nov. 24, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

New York Mercantile Exchange - November 23, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hig

As of November 24,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

Have you noticed that most of the evidence presented in the government's antitrust case against Micr

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 16 - Nov. 24, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

France's Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement in January will launch its third direct service between As

The Surface Transportation Board must overhaul a flawed system for collecting user fees from shipper

Maersk Inc. and Sea-Land Service Inc. are expected to announce as early as today a short list of Eas

A coalition of trade unions, in the latest sign that Brazil's labor woes are far from over, launched

Importers that bring merchandise into the United States for repair or alteration can take advantage

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

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and