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FROM THE UNITED STATES-CANADAIRELAND. June 21-26. The Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the Uni

MERCANTE RE-ELECTEDTO NEW YORK PILOT BOARDNEW YORK - James E. Mercante was re-elected to a t

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908 (June 16, 1998) Previous day - 904The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

921 (June 16, 1998) Previous day - 925The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

GLOSSARYGRAINS WORLD REFRESH-RONDEAU relet, PAN flag, built 1997, 50,000 tons, heavy grains,

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

June 16, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The plunging value of Japan's currency has pushed up its auto exports and market share in the United

Queen Margrethe II didn't just officially open Storebaelt Bridge, Europe's biggest span on Sunday.

When elected leaders from across the hemisphere met in May to launch talks for a Free Trade Area of

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

European Union leaders were close Monday to launching negotiations to curb runaway farm subsidies an

A Page 1 story appearing Monday, June 15, 1998, headlined ''Gilchrest: We're ready to move on ship r

* Noon Monday - The U.S. dollar held on to sharp early gains in midday trading Monday after hitting

European ports are undergoing a pre-millennium face lift.Privatization of the British indust

MOTOROLA TO BEGINVENTURE IN SLOVAKIAPRAGUE - Motorola International will start producing sem

The Mexican currency has crossed the psychological barrier of more than 9 pesos to the dollar, a mov

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

In airports across Western Europe, duty-free traders are calling on shoppers to oppose any change in

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

'This shortfall has reached such dire proportions that normally containerized cargoes are now procee

The European Union has launched proceedings at the World Trade Organization over its charge that the

An item that appeared in the June 9 edition of AirCommerce headlined ''Alitalia Cargo to begin Milan

ATLAS AIR TO OPERATE747-400 FREIGHTER FOR BAAtlas Air has reached a long-term contract to pl

The goal of the U.S. floral industry is to come out smelling like a rose by putting fresh flowers in

The Israeli government decided last week to sell 49 percent of El Al Israel Airlines on the Tel Aviv

ITALIAN INSURER MAKESFORMAL OFFER FOR BANKMILAN - The Italian insurer Istituto Nazionale del

Super Floral Show. June 18-20. Columbus, Ohio. Contact: (602) 998-3992, fax (602) 998-7838, or e-mai

OFFERS TO BUY* CHILI. Looking for al'pacas from Chili or Mexcico. Delivery c.i.f. to Poland,

Sequent Computer Systems Inc. of Beaverton, Ore., has renewed its three-year contract with Emery Wor

Italian ports are beginning to reap the rewards of several years of investment in containerization a

EMERY WORLDWIDETIMOTHY STRAUSS was appointed to the newly created position of vice president

Five years ago, Europe Combined Terminals, one of Europe's biggest stevedoring companies, was the fi

Peter Schauer, president of the niche specialist Orion Marine in Chicago, had a troublesome task on

About 100 air cargo workers and aircraft technicians are looking for jobs this week as a result of a

Catastrophic losses from Midwest floods, a deadly California earthquake and the devastating Hurrican

June 15, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The proposed $13 billion acquisition of Belgium's Generale Bank will give Dutch-Belgian financial se

There must be more cooperation between Lloyd's of London and London-based commercial insurers for bo