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FUTURES - November 19, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 18, 1998All life-o

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

November 20: 962

Running on a promise to reunify the Teamsters union under his famous family name, James P. Hoffa is

China's northeastern Port of Qingdao, one of the oldest in the country, handled 1 million 20-foot eq

Does hope spring eternal? That's the question investors in high-yield shipping bonds should be askin

Japan's second-largest shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., will merge the non-container port

Iraq has asked the United Nations Security Council for a two-month extension to the ''oil-for-food''

The European Union is re-energizing a campaign to strengthen its relatively weak position in the glo

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

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

962 (November 20, 1998) Previous day - 964The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Nikko Securities Co., Japan's third-biggest brokerage, is withdrawing from the securities brokerage

Brazil's Finance Minister Pedro Malan said Friday that Brazil's gross domestic product growth rate i

Halterm Ltd., the terminal operator at the Port of Halifax, is acquiring two post-Panamax cranes to

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

An federal appeals court decision this month might have seemed trivial to some: The court ruled that

William J. McCarthy, former president of the Teamsters union, died Thursday at an Arlington, Mass.,

The European Commission has adopted a series of proposals that will extend European Union work-hour

While Kvaerner ASA works at rebuilding the Philadelphia Naval Yard, its other big American project i

A court on Friday sentenced Huang Shugang to 19 years in prison for diverting an airliner to Taiwan

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New York Mercantile Exchange - November 19, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

November 20, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

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

The short-term outlook for financial guaranty insurers is stable, says Moody's Investors Service.

Within 10 years, the end of the agency system ''as we know it'' will occur, predicted a communicatio

Nov. 20, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Hong Kong is cutting charges for ship registration and simplifying survey procedures in an effort to

The Japanese government has ended a year-long investigation of Microsoft Corp.'s alleged anti-compet

China has granted P&O Nedlloyd a logistics operating license, paving the way for the carrier to open

The U.S. Customs Service and business groups in the Colombian port city of Cartagena agreed Friday t

The problems facing Kvaerner ASA in London's financial district haven't washed up on the banks of th

The Federal Maritime Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss some of the regulations the agency must

Plans for aligning the route systems of Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines are proceeding d

International Petroleum ExchangeNovember 19, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Panama Canal users face further delays next year as the 84-year-old waterway undergoes more repair a

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

British truckers are threatening to go into exile in continental Europe in a dramatic bid to escape