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Deputy Commissioner of Customs Samuel H. Banks has seen the future of customs transactions around th

VLearn International said it has been selected by Asia's largest English-language training company,

American International Group officially took majority control of two insurance companies, 51.1 perce

For shipowners seeking to finance new ships, the message at last week's Women's International Shippi

With a more investor-friendly climate in India, lower import tariff rates than ever before, technolo

Carrier executives are anticipating a protracted global slump as the Asian financial crisis spreads.

Women In International Trade will host an evening symposium in New York today on ''Getting your good

NORTH AMERICATaitronics '98: Components and Equipment. Oct. 9-13. New York. Contact: Taiwan

Australia's neighbors may be suffering from economic woes, but Darwin, the country's northernmost ci

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Rankings for 1997, 1996 and 1992.Carriers are ranked according to their total volume in 1997

CONTERM INTERNATIONAL INC.Koen Kleyn was named general manager for the Antwerp office of Con

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. M

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 14, 1997 - Sept. 21, 1998 (a graph)

California investment bank Hambrecht & Quist acquired a controlling stake in South Korea's fifth-big

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 202.18 up 0.35 whi

Staff of Philippine Airlines are expected to vote on a management proposal to keep the carrier flyin

The Journal of Commerce Stock Index climbed 1.77 points last week to close at 3871.09, outpacing the

The ongoing battle for business in southern Texas shows no signs of abating as three railroads that

The recent crash of Customs' aging Automated Commercial System should serve as a fire under the chai

September 21, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repre

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 18, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 21, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Katie Dowling sees those first delicious splashes of color each springtime and recalls learning abou

The United States will not object to the efforts of Caribbean countries to increase trade and other

UAL SEEKS NEW PRESIDENTAFTER EDWARDSON RESIGNSA successor to John Edwardson as president and

Despite all the bells and whistles, things move slowly in cyberspace. I wish companies would keep th

Frankfurt Airport is facing a determined onslaught by rivals eager to topple it from its coveted pos

The State University of New York's Maritime College will honor Coast Guard Rear Adm. Robert C. North

Taiwan won't succeed in its ambitions to become a regional transport hub without more liberalization

A coast guard inquiry opens today amid growing calls for decisive action after another ferry sank, a

Special agents of the U.S Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service arrested 12 individuals l

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Sept. 16, 1998 as supplied by the bun

Sept. 21, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH LO

Fitch IBCA, the international ratings agency, Monday downgraded Japan's long-term foreign currency r

The Coca-Cola Co. suspended production in Zambia in a dispute with the government over excise tax, a

Offering a twist to the term ''sweat equity,'' Hewitt Associates, Pitney Bowes Inc. and the Alliance

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

Gloom, gloom and more gloom obscured the early morning sunshine here as the U.S. ocean marine indust