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U.S. and Chinese negotiators begin meeting today in Beijing to see whether China can be added to the

Waterfront employers and longshoremen are already preparing for next year's contract negotiations

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 13, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursday May 14, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Port of New Mangalore on India's western coast will soon reintroduce container handling.

A partisan brouhaha broke open among House Republicans and Democrats Thursday as the Clinton adminis

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

KOREAN UNION THREATENSPUBLIC-SECTOR STRIKESSEOUL - Public-sector members of South Korea's mi

The federal government has slapped the first set of charges against China for illegally shipping goo

Business and non-governmental organizations must seize a narrow window of opportunity if they wish t

The Textile Monitoring Body is set to review a controversial global program that is dismantling text

JAPAN TO CURTAIL AID TOINDIA OVER NUCLEAR TESTSTOKYO - Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said

After years of major investments in rail-to-road terminals, the multimodal operations of Germany's n

Russia's 6-year-old private insurance sector is beginning to show signs of picking up, judging by th

Amtrak has reached an agreement with CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. that could open the door f

A second Singapore-managed port project in China is now officially in operation, with plans unveiled

CSX Transportation is trying to capitalize on recent rail congestion along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf

May 14, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 20, 1997 - May 14, 1998 (a graph)*

India's defiant testing of five nuclear devices, and the subsequent Western sanctions, could hurt tr

Offers to buy* MEMORY MODULES. We are interested in buying memory modules of all types. Plea

May 14, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25.

May 14, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

May 13, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

The government has projected a record 1998 soybean crop and huge corn and wheat outputs this year, b

NORDSTROM FREIGHTING CORP.Vincent J. Calandra was appointed vice president of this Danbury,

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 13, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Canada's central bank, looking at the U.S. economy, predicts that the Federal Reserve will raise int

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.97 97 97 9

Most of the time, the International Intermodal Expo is a platform for carrier executives to make c

986 (May 14, 1998) Previous day - 987The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

925 (May 12, 1998) Previous day - 917The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

* Noon Thursday - The U.S. dollar was slightly higher, as market participants focused on the Indones

Sandwiched between two Latin American economic giants, Uruguay is positioning itself as the gateway

As of May 14, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Late last year, the United States decided to impose price and volume restraints on imports of Russia

The Surface Transportation Board will weigh the merits of the costliest rail consolidation in U.S. h

Declaring success in its efforts to monitor container rates through a regulatory body called the Sha

TRAINSEMONS EARNINGS RISEDESPITE WEATHER PROBLEMSYORK, Pa. - Emons Transport