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Railroading always has been a business run ''by the numbers.'' But top federal safety official Jolen

The company planning to build high-speed ships that would slice through the Atlantic in four days ha

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 204.06 off 1.22 wh

The government and a private train maker are working to expand high-speed passenger rail service by

Pipeline politics has crossed the border from the unlikely into the realm of the absurd, with the su

Insurance, safety and risk management professionals have produced a guidebook to provide public port

The U.S. Department of Commerce led a foray into cyberspace in September, launching three programs t

The U.S. Department of Transportation has canceled a public hearing on the planned alliance between

Air France opened the biggest cargo terminal in Europe this week as part of a drive to retain its th

First there was a deal. Then there wasn't.Negotiations between Congress and the White House

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In business, few experiences are more fraught with peril than installing a computer system. Except,

When a shipowner decides to switch protection and indemnity clubs, he soon finds that all the other

To obtain more information by telephone on the WWW Digital Dialogue for Potential Exporters, contact

Benetton's Turkish licensee said it was suspending all dealings with an Istanbul factory accused of

The mood of trade politics in America is turning ominous, with Congress threatening retaliation agai

The Journal of Commerce Stock Index continued to nose-dive, losing 5.39 percent last week to close a

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German imports of steam coal are headed higher this year, and are expected to grow substantially ove

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863 (October 13, 1998) Previous day - 861The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

Pacific Bank, San Francisco, is holding hands with smaller importers and exporters to help them thro

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

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

Phoenician Maritime Group of Houston has been named general agent in the Gulf of Mexico for Egyptian

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

Industry and economic leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum's East Asia Economic Summit have

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is thinking of providing direct credit to Russia, so that it can

Border trade interests are making a last-minute effort to salvage a compromise on a immigration prov

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It seems very obvious to experts that corporations that know how to play the standards game in the g

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Providing graphic evidence that shipping deregulation will undermine the influence of rate-setting c

The International Monetary Fund is sending a team of experts to Moldova next week to gauge the forme

Twelve of the world's largest international container lessors are claiming a preliminary victory in

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

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A U.S. attempt to ban the import of shrimp caught in nets that ensnare and kill thousands of endange