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May 18, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Japan is not meeting an October agreement to stop discriminating against U.S. cargo vessels at its p

President Clinton on Monday called for a new round of global trade talks to be launched in the Unite

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush claiming that regulation of health maintenance o

Within a few weeks TNT International Express will introduce a Web site facili- ty in the United St

E. Hunter Harrison, recently named as chief operating officer of Canadian National Railways, is reco

In an effort to improve relations with its international clients, Germanischer Lloyd AG - one of the

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

China and the United States finish the first round of talks Wednesday that could bring an added meas

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CHINA PLANS TO TAP MOREFOREIGN INVESTMENT FUNDSBEIJING - China will use more foreign investm

OFFERS TO BUY* WIRE NAILS. Seeking to purchase galvanized wire nails in full container loads

Manufacturers associations are financing dangerous undercover investigations in Africa, Asia, and La

May 15, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Workers began ground spraying malathion late last week to stamp out the crop-destroying Medfly and p

''U.S. business will be hit (by the sanctions) more than us.''

Australia's besieged Patrick Stevedore Co. is proposing to lay off about half of its 1,400 unionized

MAYMaritime Association of the Port of New York-New Jersey. May 20. New York. International

As of May 18, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Redwood Systems Inc., the third-party logistics management company, has signed a seven-year contract

May 18, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEA

MCCAFFREY TO ADDRESSMARITIME DAY GATHERINGWASHINGTON - President Clinton's drug czar, Barry

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

Three weeks ended May 9, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCARS CARSLOADED LOADED

A hotel room in Moscow will set you back quite a few rubles. On average, Moscow hotels are the most

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 15, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

General Motors Corp. is delaying the start-up of its Thai based plant until 2000 marking a further r

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 221.96 off 1.83 wh

SWISS RE TO PURCHASEMEXICAN REINSURERZURICH __ Swiss Reinsurance Co. plans to buy Mexico's R

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

There soon may be a human face and personality to attach to the epic challenge of replacing the 12-y

The Journal of Commerce Stock Index dipped 0.04 percent last week to close at 4,938.39 and was eclip

COMPANY PERFORMANCEWeeklyFriday's Percentage P/E 52-Week 52-WeekS

Fresh ammunition has been added to the International Safety Management Code's arsenal against geriat

The Surface Transportation Board is testing rail carrier and customer sentiment about a proposal to

For customs agents, cargo handlers and other airport workers, making friends and greasing palms has

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 3, 1997 - May 18, 1998 (a graph)* A

Canada and the Mercosur customs union have exchanged documents that will allow them to review this w

Shippers who have found the Internet can show the zeal of a convert.''What I use the Net for

NORTHWEST GOES HIGH-TECHWITH JFK CARGO FACILITYNorthwest Airlines' new cargo facility at Joh