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The world's two largest manufacturers of commercial jets say they're employing air cargo for a growi

As of August 3, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Canadian National Railway, the transcontinental railway in Canada whose operations reach deep into t

Taiwan's main air carrier is boosting its maintenance capacity in hopes of winning orders from abroa

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 29, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

GE CAPITAL BUYSKEMPER REINSURANCESTAMFORD, Conn. - Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. of Long Gr

Community protests have stopped the burning of medical waste on Oahu, so the island's 10 major hospi

China is moving to put more of its railborne goods into containers while speeding their movements an

Doug Gronau knows he probably won't be getting that shiny new tractor next year.One year aft

HONG KONG SUFFERS ASASIA CRISIS TAKES TOLLHONG KONG - Hong Kong's economy shrank 2.8 percent

CMS ENERGY TO BUYCNGL FOR $155 MILLIONDEARBORN, Mich. - CMS Energy Corp. a utilities, oil an

The United States' Export-Import Bank signed a $1 billion short-term trade financing program with Th

The Asian crisis had a mixed impact on Rotterdam, the world's biggest port, as traffic increased 1.6

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

* Noon Monday - The U.S. dollar was higher, despite warnings from Japanese officials about an excess

The union representing more than half of BellSouth's employees said Monday its members voted overwhe

The rates for consolidated cargo on the North Atlantic seem to be sinking to new lows.'

Monday Aug. 3, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 31, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH L

Aug. 3, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

General Motors, focused on recovering as quickly as possible from the devastating effects of a two-m

Australia's general insurance and reinsurance firm QBE Insurance Group Ltd. is moving into China as

822 (August 3, 1998) Previous day - 825The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Aug. 3, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

U.S. exports of faster computers have suffered another serious setback after last week's guilty plea

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

PARTIAL SETTLEMENTREACHED IN TEXAS SUITPORT ARTHUR, Texas - Commissioners of the Port of Por

Ocean, the British-based international freight company, made a major breakthrough in the U.S. domest

GROCERY MANUFACTURERSBACK EU-US PARTNERSHIPWASHINGTON - Trade barriers and red tape could be

Business has been brisk since the new San Mateo County Cargo Theft Task Force set up shop in March i

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 19, 1997 - Aug. 3, 1998 (a graph)*

OFFERS TO BUY* LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. Laboratory equipment, ergonomics and safety management

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Investors were saddened, and Lloyd's of London was jubilant at the English Court of Appeals decision

Shipping minister Glenda Jackson announced plans to close four Coast Guard stations, triggering prot

A Towboat pilots union Monday - on the same day that it ended a faltering four-month strike on the M

Current textile quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

With its trade growing, especially with South Korea, one of the main ports in China's eastern Shando

Feeder operators calling at the Port of Madras have extended a congestion surcharge until the end of

AIR FRANCE STRIKE, ASIAN CRISISTAKE TOLL ON EUROPEAN AIRLINESA strike by Air France pilots a