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U.S. export interests may have won the first round in their efforts to limit the damage from sanctio

Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, is showing reformist leanings on propos

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 18, 1997 - June 2, 1998 (a graph)*

In an assessment with dark implications for Asia's ability to dig out from its economic troubles, a

COMMERCE SAYS CHILEANSALMON EXPORTS UNFAIRWASHINGTON - The Commerce Department raised slight

The Asian currency crisis is largely over, with the possible exception of Indonesia, and the eastern

Labor ministers from 174 countries, along with employers representatives and labor leaders attending

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President Clinton acted to restrict European Union exports of wheat gluten, a sticky extract used to

Computer and computer-related manufacturing companies with operations in India should benefit from i

The import-export community is worried about Argentine government plans to add another 2,000 tariff

'I was looking for much better numbers from UP (Union Pacific). It's like trying to catch a falling

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Central America is hoping to overcome corruption, excessive bureaucracy and incomplete infrastructur

The draft at the Panama Canal appears to be heading back to normal, but the waterway now has a diffe

The issue of scrapping vessels: Is the scrap worth it? You may read the question two ways with diffe

India's largest shipping company, bucking adverse market conditions, posted a 6 percent increase in

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941 (June 1, 1998) Previous day - 946The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

June 1, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

One of Singapore's oldest and largest shipbuilding firms is being taken over by a government-run ent

May 29, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 29, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH LO

June 1, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

First Microsoft - now the airline industry?The Clinton administration has blazed a bold trus

Monday June 1, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

ROGERS & BROWNCUSTOM BROKERSPerry T. Smith was named executive vice president of the customs

The Federal Maritime Commission, in announcing an investigation of trans-Pacific shipping practices,

Finding banks or credit insurers that will accept the risk of doing business in Latin America has be

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

Foreign exchange market updates are posted three times a day on our Internet site, http://www.joc.co

A state-owned Indian multi-modal operator acquired state-of-the-art container flats capable of opera

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 18, 1997 - June 1, 1998 (a graph)*

The United States has the largest pavilion at the world's premier shipping show, underlining the cou

The International Monetary Fund doesn't need any more money to bail out the Russian economy and Cong

The Journal of Commerce's Transportation stock index fell 3.11 percent, to 4710.65.63 last week as a

Large and small railroads, after weeks of closed-door talks, have failed to reach agreement on comme

Ayres Corp. expects to complete a deal to acquire a 93 percent interest in LET, a Czech aircraft ma

Shippers are increasingly using the Internet to track products being transported around the world. B