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Tanzania Railway Corp. has signed a 20-year concession agreement allowing foreign-owned Trans Africa

The McLane Distribuica Ltda. subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be handling supply management f

Russia's Rail Ministry has introduced so many cargo tariffs in the past month that shippers say they

Con-Way Transportation Service Inc. said it will not institute a general rate increase through the r

The world's top independent tanker owners say they want the rising costs of safety spread more evenl

FUTURES - October 7, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 6, 1998All life-of-con

As of October 8, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 205.36 up 2.43

October 8, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 7, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Oct. 8, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Oct. 8, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21.

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 7, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Sounding part Winston Churchill and part the concerned father, newly re-elected President Fernando H

The French insurance group AXA Insurance Direct said it plans to create 300 jobs in a customer servi

American International Group Inc. has engaged in false advertising, according to a complaint filed b

A joint undercover investigation conducted by the state insurance department's frauds bureau and the

State Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn fined the Legion Insurance Co. $75,000 for continuing to m

How much longer will the cargo insurance market remain a buyers market is the question on most under

The U.S. Maritime Administration is asking the marine insurance community, shipowners and brokers fo

Iranian forces clashed with Afghanistan's Taliban religious army Thursday on Iran's northeastern bor

''By next January when the U.S. Congress returns we will seek a comprehensive effort to tear down ba

Large volumes of trade over the Internet between the United States and Europe can be lost if differe

Argentina's poor ranking on an international watchdog organization's corruption index has hurt the c

Starting this January, U.S. Customs officials will no longer require visas for imported textiles and

Asia's media is urging Australia to focus on the region's economic woes now that Prime Minister John

Revised figures for August show that Brazil's gap between imports and exports totaled $643 million,

Top congressional Republicans Wednesday urged President Clinton to get tough with the European Union

More foreign investors in China are taking control of marketing and distribution.They are re

A 40 percent drop in the share price of AMR Corp. has led to a rush to retire by pilots at its Ameri

Confirming through the docks what economists have been putting on paper, traffic through the Port of

Two decades and $180 million later, a strategic rail link in New York's South Bronx will open Monday

Container movement at India's southern Port of Madras will become costlier next week with carriers d

Senate confirmation proceedings for the congressional aide whom President Clinton has chosen to run

Anyone seeking to understand why the Clinton administration's proposal to replace the harbor mainten

Britain's seaports smashed all records last year with total tonnage - domestic and international - r

The European Commission is fine-tuning its general system of preferences, which offers a string of d

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd., which launched the shipping industry's first interactive Intern

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