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Taiwan is moving ahead with plans to privatize its air cargo handling operations at the island's mai

Freight management service provider John M. Brining Co. is launching a service for commodities movin

The ranks of uninsured Americans continued to grow in 1997, even though the percentage of non-elderl

Two authoritative sources have cast further gloom over the international marine hull insurance marke

India reacted sharply to the U.S. decision last week to bar American companies from doing business w

FUTURES - November 13, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 12, 1998All life-of

Export heavyweights Germany and France said that long-standing trade surpluses are starting to shrin

A reform package proposed by Mexico's Commerce Ministry for maquiladoras has the maquiladoras worrie

New York Mercantile Exchange - November 13, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

Two oil tankers collided Friday in the Lingding Sea at the mouth of Zhujiang River in southern Guang

SAP AG, a producer and marketer of enterprise resource planning software, has opened SAP Labs India,

BAX GlobalDan Crowley, Frito-Lay's vice president of planning, has agreed to join this trans

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 11, 1998 as supplied by the bunk

The South Korean economy is expected to contract sharply in 1998, stabilize in 1999 and grow in 2000

Nov. 16, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

966 (November 16, 1998) Previous day - 965The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Port of Rotterdam has stolen a lead over its north European rivals by boosting productivity at i

With presidential politics in the air, House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt swept into Manhattan

Nov. 16, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

November 16, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

As of Nov 16, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Seeking a bigger piece of the market for turning passenger jets into freighters, the Boeing Co. next

Jim Hartigan, vice president of cargo at United Airlines, sees a stark choice for airlines: either t

Apparel and fish are helping provide air cargo carriers in the Caribbean region with new business, a

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

Shipowners be damned: That's the unwelcome message that commercial banks are delivering to shipping

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Federal Express pilots have begun picketing and are ready to strike on a day's notice, an official w

British financial services firm Legal and General announced the creation of more than 1,000 jobs in

Mexico will impose compensatory duties on cold-rolled steel from Russia, Bulgaria and Kazakstan, bas

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 204.32 off 1.73 wh

Thailand welcomed Australia's decision to support Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpaki fo

The world's two most populous nations are engaged in a battle over coke, with India accusing China o

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International Petroleum ExchangeNovember 13, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The difficulty U.S. Customs is having finding the money to pay for its next generation computer syst

Australia has lifted a suspension on U.S. fresh fruit imports that had been imposed after a recent o

India hopes to achieve free trade among members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperat

The announcement of U.S. sanctions against nearly 300 suspected arms makers in India and Pakistan ha

Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. and EXEL Ltd. have formed two Bermuda-based financial gua