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Passengers aboard the cruise ship Ecstasy say they complained of smoke coming through their cabin ve

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Here we go again.A flare-up of congestion at Union Pacific Railroad's intermodal yards in So

Importers are required to post a surety bond with Customs to ensure that the proper amount of duties

Multilateral lending agencies, such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the A

OFFERS TO BUYAluminum animal molds (used/old) for playgroundsRef: 10005016 United St

July 20, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Russia and Iran have signed a joint statement on the legal status of the Caspian Sea and its develop

China's fifth-largest port, a key gateway for the industrial northeast, is adding technology as well

816 (July 21, 1998) Previous day - 838The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Consolidated Delivery & Logistics Inc. of Clifton, N.J., bought a Boston trucking company, Metro Cou

WOOL RATES RISE FROMAUSTRALIA TO EUROPESYDNEY - Shipping rates for Australian wool exports t

Just when you thought you'd heard all there was to hear about the Millennium Bug, along comes Lotus

I thought I would see how freight forwarders are using the Internet as it continues to redefine busi

Insurance chief executives across North America and Europe share a similar view of today's insurance

JAPANESE CENTRAL BANKPAINTS GLOOMY PICTURETOKYO - The Bank of Japan painted a gloomy picture

TRAVELERS UNIT REPORTS9 PERCENT RISE IN EARNINGSTravelers Property Casualty Corp. had operat

New York Life International Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the municipality of C

REGIONAL BLOCSUSAID Programs in Latin America & the Caribbean. Sept. 17. Chicago. Contact: A

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has agreed to provide the government of South Korea with up to $2.25 bil

For the last four years a little-publicized activity has been taking place throughout manufacturing

July 21, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 20, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 20, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

Canadian National Railway Co. suffered a 6 percent decline in second-quarter net income to 143 milli

A mere 1.3-mile stretch of track in Springfield, Ill., could mushroom into a major issue in the Cana

* Noon Tuesday - The U.S. dollar extended its gains against the Japanese yen in midday trading Tuesd

Ghana's multibillion dollar cocoa industry will get a boost when a $20 million U.S.-Ghana facility t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 209.45 off 1.95 wh

After appearing to concede defeat last week on the question of recapitalizing the International Mone

Business and government leaders from across the globe have started a three-day Mercosur Economic Sum

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., fueled by solid growth in coal, intermodal and merchandise reven

Miners in Siberia's Kuzbass coal field Tuesday resumed blockades on a branch line of the trans-Siber

A high court judge was named Tuesday to lead an inquiry into the system crashes that brought cargo c

The European Commission, in an initiative aimed at opening the rail freight market, will call today

An owner friend approached us this past month and said in a rather saddened tone that he not only wa

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

Despite the Asian economic turmoil's negative impact on European exports, Germany has been running r

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 5, 1997 - July 21, 1998 (a graph)*