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Thursday Aug. 13, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

780 (August 13, 1998) Previous day - 780The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

While worries mount over trade deficits and Asia's currency crisis, Americans have forgotten about t

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

The potent mix of trade liberalization, major technological advances and shifting consumer patterns

The Russian government ministry in charge of trucking has prepared a set of measures that, if approv

PLANESGROUND WORKERS ON ROADTO STRIKE AT NORTHWESTUPPER MARLBORO, Md. - The union re

Great Lakes grain shipments, limping along so far this year, are expected to break into a sprint by

Aug. 12, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Proving that every action has an opposite reaction, last year's snarled rail services in the Southwe

Wednesday Aug. 12, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 11, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

A farm state senator says the Agriculture Department is suppressing a report because it may show tha

Aftter signing a new trade deal with the United States, South Korea is preparing to ease or scrap a

The International Monetary Fund urged Sri Lanka on Wednesday to rein in inflation and accelerate eco

Will China devalue the yuan, or will it stand tough and ride out the tsunami of pressures washing ov

'Logistics is increasinglybeing viewed as a competitive tool and an integral part of a compa

In the latest stage of its wholesale revamp of the financial sector, South Korea's regulator on Tues

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $760 million in punitive damages to 38 present and for

McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. will be divided in a deal that will make Brian A. McAlliste

ONGOINGAssociation of Ship Brokers and Agents. Applications for home study course, the ''Bas

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by more than 1 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 7, compared wi

AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYSUNVEILS WIRELESS SYSTEMHARRISON, Ark. - American Freightways has outfitt

The latest statistics on U.S. apparel imports from Asia show that China and Taiwan appear to be payi

Labor Secretary Alexis Herman plans to raise safety and health concerns an automotive plant in Tijua

China's state enterprises, most of which are big money-losers, shed 3.53 million workers over the pa

CNA, HANSEN & KLEININ STRATEGIC ACCORDCHICAGO - CNA has signed a strategic investment agreem

Summer here usually spells trouble for the ozone layer - and for anyone who likes to breathe.

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Aug. 11, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Belgium's Interbrew CA and Venezuela's Cisneros Group have broken off a proposed $2 billion venture

Under fire from rail labor unions and facing a continuing U.S. investigation of his outside business

China has raised value-added tax rebates from 9.0 percent to 11.0 percent on several exported produc

After 18 years of making missile shipping containers for the federal government, Tim Graves ran into

Qualcomm Inc., having offered products to large fleets for years, is now targeting its communication

Coors Ceramics Co. plans to close a plant in Tennessee and relocate the operation to Colorado.

CANADA GRANTS CREDIT TOMEXICAN MINE OPERATIONOTTAWA - Canada is granting a US$75 million lin

Japanese testing requirements for farm commodity imports violate World Trade Organization rules, U.S

Federal Express Corp. is giving shippers another option to speed the delivery of their overseas ship