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China announced a rescue package of up to 1 trillion yuan ($120 billion) in bank loans to help agric

Finland in August became the first country to have more than 50 mobile phones per 100 inhabitants, w

The International Maritime Organization is taking steps to combat rising piracy in the South China S

IBM isn't exactly firing slings and arrows at Cupid, but the giant computer manufacturer-exporter jo

Insurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There a

Ford Motor Co. and three South Korean automakers bidding for ailing Kia Motors Corp. and its corpora

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As Customs' Regulatory Audit Branch steps up its compliance assessment program, one common concern i

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

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Wheat fills Kansas elevators and is piling up on the ground. The corn harvest is just around the cor

State-owned Air France, to be partially privatized late this year or in early 1999, will increase it

The identity of the Panamanian leader who will receive the Panama Canal from the United States on De

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Pakistan National Shipping Corp. is hoping to take advantage of its domestic ownership by offering a

Aug. 31, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

The board of directors of American Freightways Corp. has adopted a shareholders' rights plan in whic

'If we don't get an adequate return on investment, then we won't want to move more coal.'

Kitty Hawk Inc. has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Southern Air Transport and its

When Aerolineas Argentinas SA was a state-owned monopoly, the airline developed a reputation for ine

The crisis in Russia is putting the nation's import trade on hold, literally, as major western trans

Western economists are urging drastic steps, including currency restrictions, to save Russia's sinki

Aug. 28, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Canada's largest steelmakers are appealing the July expiration of a 5-year-old duty on cold-rolled s

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The Port of New Orleans has entered into a cooperative port relationship with the Port of Colombo, S

Hanjin Shipping last week took delivery of its sixth 5,300 TEU post-Panamax container vessel from Ha

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The Navy has launched a pre-emptive strike in defense of the Jones Act, the cornerstone maritime law

Can a freight forwarder also be a shipper?The answer is important, because forwarders prepar

Ukraine's central bank is shortly expected to either widen or scrap the hryvnya trading band of 1.80

Christmas is coming early for some freight forwarders, but it's not a merry prospect.The str

Mutual insurance companies tired of not having the wherewithal to buy up other insurers have are rac

August 31, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 28, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

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