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FROM THE UNITED STATES-CANADAEGYPT, ISRAEL, JORDAN, WEST BANK-GAZA. June 7-12. A high-techno

Pakistan's importers and exporters are pondering a sober future in the wake of economic sanctions im

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

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EX-COAST GUARD OFFICERTO HEAD ABS DIVISIONPIRAEUS, Greece - Adm. Robert E. Kramek, recently

A group of fourth grade students from Millburn, N.J., gathered at APL Ltd.'s Kearney intermodal cont

Container terminals in Singapore are getting more high-tech, with plans for a navigation system to g

930 (June 2, 1998) Previous day - 941The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

931 (June 2, 1998) Previous day - 932The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

June 2, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

NORTHERN IRELANDRESUMES BEEF EXPORTSBRUSSELS - Exports of beef from Northern Ireland resumed

Some of the computer industry's top executives are meeting with FBI Director Louis Freeh next week t

SOUTH DAKOTA'S SPENCERDECLARED A DISASTER AREAWASHINGTON - President Clinton has declared a

Buying and selling of insurance companies continue at a brisk pace domestically and internationally.

U.S. employers will be faced with a faster rate of employee health-care inflation come Jan. 1, 1999,

Massachusetts-based insurers' hopes for tax relief appeared to be dimming late last week in the Sena

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

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

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The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

As of June 2, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 214.91 off 0.99 wh

PLANESISRAELI PANEL BACKSSALE OF EL AL STAKEJERUSALEM - A government panel h

As the column title suggests, this is written to present the basics to exporters. This week, I'm cha

Federal Express Corp. is dropping its longstanding China partner in what it says is a strategy to im

DHL Worldwide Express said it will soon begin offering a new software application designed to stream

CREDIT CARDS: DON'TLEAVE PORT WITHOUT THEMPANAMA CITY - The Panama Canal is accepting credit

REGIONAL BLOCSSecond Annual Taxation In Latin America. June 17-19. Miami. Contact: Natalie B

A couple of years ago, the folks at Corel Corp. promised that there would be an extensive upgrade of

Clyde J. Hart Jr., a Senate Commerce Committee aide since 1994, is expected to win quick Senate conf

In the latest blow to Hong Kong's ailing economy, Cathay Pacific Airways is reportedly planning to c

For years, Uruguay was thought of mainly as a tiny safe haven between Argentina and Brazil.B

Trading is counted among the oldest known human interactions. So, when buying and selling goods and

Farmers, political opposition and the government on the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica are loc

NORTH AMERICAWaste Expo. June 8-12. Chicago. Contact: Jacqueline Wolfe, (202) 244-4700.Gourm

Norfolk Southern Corp. and the city of Cleveland signed an agreement Monday that reduces some train

Dutch consumers are jumping into the do-it-yourself craze. Currently, the market accounts for the re

Poland's ship classification society has failed to win reinstatement as a full member of the Interna

The International Monetary Fund has published a working paper (No. 98/30) on the issues of regulatio

After spending nearly 20 months and a record $10.2 billion, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. hav