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847 (October 1, 1998) Previous day - 836The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

As U.S. shipyards such as Kvaerner ASA and Ingalls Shipbuilding prepare to build vessels for the U.S

Canadian National Railway commenced operations at an expanded intermodal terminal in Calgary, after

When Brazilians go to the polls this weekend, they are widely expected to give President Fernando He

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

Shippers should plan long term on paying increased, government-mandated packing costs on imports fro

Mexican Commerce Secretary Herminio Blanco said Wednesday the solution to a dispute with the United

The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that grain shipments to Vancouver, British Columbia, di

The Port of Charleston is solidifying its position as the nation's fourth-busiest container port and

959 (October 1, 1998) Previous day - 946The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Chartwell Re Corp., through a subsidiary, has purchased all the outstanding capital stock of Limit (

Shiptrac, the covert tracking system launched by Marine Risk Management Group of Switzerland this su

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

A California trade organization representing 5,000 psychologists filed a lawsuit against Aetna USHea

The Surface Transportation Board, as expected, awarded joint ownership of a Texas Gulf rail line to

U.S. Customs has announced the arrest of seven more persons tied to a alleged drug-smuggling ring on

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 30, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Malaysian ringgit, once Asia's second-most-traded currency, after the yen, became worthless outs

More Hong Kong companies said Thursday they will lay off hundreds of employees amid a deepening of t

President Joseph Estrada Thursday backed proposals to outlaw labor strikes for up to five years to s

The Japanese government's main economic advisory panel Thursday set a mid-October deadline for its p

The World Bank may investigate whether Russia misused money the international lending agency provide

About 30,000 small and midsized businesses have closed in Moscow in the past two months as a result

The Journal of Commerce index of industrial materials prices fell Wednesday to its lowest level in m

South Africa's communist-led labor movement Cosatu has bought into an insurance company that it hope

New York Mercantile Exchange - September 30, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Philippine Airlines Chairman Lucio Tan Thursday ordered senior officials of the grounded flag carrie

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Landair Corp. won a bid to provide dedicated trucking services for Interpane Glass Co. at its Clinto

The National Ice Center is tracking a huge iceberg - about the size of Northern Ireland - that threa

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When one of the world's largest nickel producers contradicts itself over whether to cut or raise pro

Sept. 30, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A Japanese government bank will extend $3 billion in loans to small companies in South Korea to help

The future of the Jones Act may well be determined not in Congress but at a noisy construction zone

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

Thailand's economic reform agenda has received a boost with a major Cabinet reshuffling, set to more

Thursday Oct. 1, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

European shippers are bracing for more strikes by disgruntled truck drivers after talks with truckin