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Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsMay Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Fe

Shippers who think the Asian financial crisis, the stock market shakeout and the plight of the Russi

Losses of bulk carriers at sea declined last year after rising during the previous year, according t

In the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before World War I, cosmopolitan Vienna was the capital

Sept. 4, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

827 (September 4, 1998) Previous day - 824The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Kumtor Operating Co. had a problem.The company, located in Kyrgyzstan in the former Soviet U

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

Dominion Bridge Corp. shut down its two remaining shipyards in Quebec last week, after the provincia

Northwest Airlines plans to open a new cargo terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Ai

Air cargo technology this fall is expected to begin playing a key role in a new medical product desi

Air transport for international commerce has taken on growing importance for shippers. With the expl

As of September 3, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained fro

New York Mercantile Exchange - September 2, 1998Prev. Life of Contr.Open Open High Low

FUTURES - September 2, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - September 1, 1998All life-o

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 199.36 up 0.66

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 2, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

September 3, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

Sept. 3, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley t21

Sept. 2, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Sept. 3, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

Week of Aug. 24 - Aug. 28, 1998This is a listing of U.S. coal shipments abroad compiled duri

Tungsten makes steel tougher, car engines heat-resistant, golf clubs heftier and light bulbs lumines

Thursday Sept. 3, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Shell Europe Oil Products, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch/Shell, has signed an agreement in principle w

A judge approved a $5.3 million settlement in a lawsuit that accused Nationwide Insurance Co. of dis

Allstate Life Insurance Co. has completed the transaction to reinsure and administer all of the exis

Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance and Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co. has announced they will tie up

The California Supreme Court has ruled additional penalties cannot be imposed against the state's le

F&G Re, working with with Goldman Sachs and E.W. Blanch Capital Markets, has completed a $54 million

Despite the strong economies that helped the world's largest insurance markets survive - and even th

Hapag-Lloyd is shopping again.Last May, the Hamburg-based ocean carrier placed an order with

After months of corporate lobbying, a campaign to halt the spread of unilateral trade sanctions has

Union Pacific Railroad said it is anticipating a smooth transition for its information systems that

More than 100 people were injured on Thursday in clashes between feuding workers at Bangladesh's mai

Recognizing the dual and sometimes competing duties of the Customs Service - drug interdiction and t

Yellow Corp. will begin a program to repurchase another $25 million of its stock. The motor carrier

Sharp spikes in demand for already backlogged rail service are likely in the next several weeks if n

Canadian Airlines International, overcoming a steep drop in revenue from its Japanese routes, regist