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International Petroleum ExchangeMay 28, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 29, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25.00

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 28, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

May 28, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

A group of shippers seeking changes to the Jones Act, an old law that reserves domestic shipping for

Citing higher operating costs for its lumber producers, the Canadian province of British Columbia re

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

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. Ongoing. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings

China and Hong Kong textile makers are losing their grip on U.S. and European markets.A new

Efforts to harmonize customs procedures throughout the hemisphere are accelerating following the rec

Despite frequent assurances that service is gradually improving on the delay-plagued Union Pacific R

Maersk Inc., one of the largest container lines in the world, has begun reorganizing its U.S. operat

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

Fears that Asian market turmoil would bring down the economies of Russia and Latin America gave th

The World Trade Organization last week handed the United States a major victory in its long-running

In another sign of trouble for Washington state apple exporters, a Mexican union has filed a complai

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 18, 1997 - May 29, 1998 (a graph)*

MEXICO, FRANCE SIGNINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACCORDMEXICO CITY - Mexico and France have signed a t

Bell South International was initially scoffed at for paying the shocking sum of $2.5 billion for La

'Funds for port development will have to come from retained profits as budgets will continue to be b

Barely back from the tequila hangover of Mexico's peso crisis, Latin America is again experiencing s

Friday May 29, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Miami-Dade County commissioners have given the Port of Miami a green light to expand three cruise te

It took more than three years to hammer out a structure for negotiating a Free Trade Area of the Ame

Japan Airlines, the nation's largest airline, reported a wider loss for the last fiscal year Friday

The Coast Guard is investigating why a container ship grounded outside an established channel, hinde

In a closely watched decision, the Surface Transportation Board gave Amtrak wide freedom to ship goo

After 30 years of effort, Massachusetts is set to embark on a federal project to deepen Boston Harbo

SHIPSBRAZILIAN PORT AUTHORITYSUSPENDS WORKER LAYOFFSSAO PAULO - The Santos p

If you happen to like statistical stuff, as we old sports fans do, it's troublesome when the people

An advisory committee consisting of antitrust officials from European Union member states has asked

Three weeks ended May 23, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCARS CARSLOADED LOADED<

Associated British Ports Investments Ltd. plans to acquire American Port Services for about $172 mil

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

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946 (May 29, 1998) Previous day - 948The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

An office building in Sacramento, Calif., may look a lot like one in Miami, but they were probably b