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811 (November 12, 1998) Previous day - 821The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thur

Guyana is privatizing its bauxite industry, and is seeking foreign investors who will buy a 60 perce

Just days before he hopes to take over one of the North Atlantic's most efficient and profitable shi

A trucker-led coalition is trying to stop an Arkansas agency from establishing tolls on some Interst

As the rain-swollen Rhine River and its tributaries receded this week to allow barge traffic again,

EXE Technologies Inc., which sells supply-chain execution software, and Logistique Management & Syst

Mexico unveiled a major anti-piracy initiative that unites different arms of the government in a mul

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled a stimulus package to revive the ailing economy Thu

Nov. 10, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Members of shipping conferences are preparing to compete with one another in inland services in Euro

Many of you mentioned that you attended the Internet World Show (http://www.internetworld.com/) last

Six European insurance companies agreed this week to set up a $90 million humanitarian fund to aid H

GE Medical Systems, a large international manufacturer of medical diagnostic imaging equipment, has

For the last five years, leaders of Pacific Rim nations have made modest but steady progress toward

There's light at the end of the tunnel for the nation's hog producers, who are experiencing a record

International Petroleum ExchangeNovember 11, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

Under fierce pressure from steelmakers and unions, the Clinton Administration has cranked up its pro

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Need evidence trade is slowing? Just check the claims exporters and banks are filing against their c

Haiti and Cuba will significantly increase cooperation as a result of President Rene Preval's six-da

Trade officials for the U.S. and Cambodian governments will meet in Washington Nov. 30 to discuss a

More than 1,400 pounds of cocaine were seized by U.S. Customs aboard a Colombian air force plane in

The Surface Transportation Board's environmental unit is recommending a single condition be placed o

Sweden's Industri-Matematik International Corp. is deepening its technical and marketing alliance wi

'He's in a much stronger position. It's a teeter-totter in Washington. The Republicans are in a much

Meeting in Buenos Aires to discuss a wide range of issues, key Canadian and Argentine agriculture of

U.S. crude oil inventories fell nearly 2 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 6, compared with the

British Petroleum will invest 500 million pounds ($750 million) in chemicals manufacturing in Britai

A four-year FBI sting operation targeted fraud in the maritime industry, but the first guilty plea s

Intercargo Corp. reported a third-quarter 1998 loss of $771,000, compared with net income of $27.9 m

Japan's Nippon Life Insurance Co. and Deutsche Bank AG will form a joint asset management company, a

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

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. A

Walter J. Loughery, a longtime president of San Francisco steamship agency Williams, Dimond & Co., d

Washington suspects China may have transferred missile technology to Iran and Pakistan despite Chine

China is unlikely to devalue the yuan early next year, because it has no sufficient economic reason

The Danish government is considering legislation to allow shipowners to become co-owners of the coun

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 2 - Nov. 12, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

Thursday Nov. 12, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi