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The Journal of Commerce Stock Index edged up 0.03 percent last week to close at 4539.2 but this was

First there was Ping Pong Diplomacy. Then there was Shuttle Diplomacy. Now, get ready for Cruise Dip

IRAN OIL SEMINAR SPARKSINVESTMENT SPECULATIONLONDON - A global race to break into Iran's str

US DISAPPOINTEDWITH JAPAN CONTRACTSTOKYO - The United States is disappointed by the results

Andres Pastrana's victory in Colombia's presidential runoff election is being welcomed by the U.S. a

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

Four years ago world trade negotiators signed an agreement requiring that health and safety rules th

House action on ocean shipping deregulation is in limbo until at least July 14, when lawmakers retur

* Noon Monday - The dollar rose against the Deutsche mark on worries about a potential devaluation o

Brazil, which has so far successfully deflected attacks on its currency and the flight of investment

NEARLY $2 BILLION INSINO-US DEALS SIGNEDHONG KONG - China and the United States signed seven

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 15, 1997 - June 29, 1998 (a graph)*

Four years after the creation of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the North American Fr

'Unpredictability in our laws is the worst thing we can do to anybody.'

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

JAPAN TO REINSURE ITSFIRMS INVESTING IN ASIATOKYO - Japan's government plans to provide rein

EXCEL LTD. EARNINGSIMPROVED IN SECOND QUARTERHAMILTON, Bermuda - EXEL Ltd. reported that net

On New Year's Eve 1996, software controlling an aluminum smelter shut down without warning. As a res

AETNAAlan J. Weber has been named vice chairman for strategy and finance. He takes over the

Thanks to a rare display of judicial confusion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has thrown a major ca

Christophersen SA, the local agent of Maersk Lines, has been selected to convert Montevideo from a

Canada's scheduled airlines are poised for international expansion.Air Canada received permi

The United States and Canada are neatly stitched together by roads and railways, but air freight is

May could hardly be characterized as merry for those in the container industry. An atmosphere of sh

June 29, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

864 (June 29, 1998) Previous day - 869The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

June 29, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Monday June 29, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut its production by nearly 1.

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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

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

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Role reversal is probably the best way to describe what Canadian and U.S. banks do as they venture i

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Europe's fourth-largest container line is hoping to restructure this year and complete a process tha

Already the biggest hauler of automobiles and light trucks in North America, Allied Holdings Inc. is

Paul Tellier calls it ''the Nafta corridor,'' run- ning south from Canada to Mexico though the ind

MSAS Cargo International is leading an effort to mobilize the world's freight forwarders inthe escal

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