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1997 was certainly the year of the boom in Internet and information technology - as Time Magazine's

Gerald L. Nichols is stepping aside as chief operating officer of CSX Transportation to become vice

The new year promises to be a contentions one among the world's trading partners.Rich and po

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Jan. 1998 (see Note 1

PROMOTIONSMATSON NAVIGATION CO.Ronald J. Forest was named vice president of industrial relat

The United States said Wednesday that imposing sanctions against the French energy giant Total SA an

'It's guilt by association . . . that's what bothers us.'

Mediterranean Shipping Co. has dropped the Port of Miami from its rotation in favor of the Freeport

The Baltic Exchange confirmed Wednesday that it plans to launch an oil tanker index by the end of Ja

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

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

Jan. 6, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Three railroads are asking a federal court to overturn a new state law that requires two-person crew

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IN SINGAPORE: PC MAKERCLOSES; TOSHIBA IN LAYOFFSSINGAPORE - Singapore personal-computer make

My last article described a controversy over whether a buyer shown as ''consignee'' in the consigne

Eagle USA Airfreight Inc., a fast-growing freight forwarder based in Houston, has signed a letter of

COSCO TO BUY STAKESIN THREE PORTSBEIJING - Negotiations by China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co.

There is at least one sure answer to the soaring U.S. trade deficit, U.S. officials say: Get better

Ocean freight rates on exports to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay took a nose dive when the rate-setti

Jan. 6, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

The Port of Colombo, the main transshipment hub in South Asia, handled 1.63 million 20-foot equivale

U.S. energy concerns are eyeing the pending sale of the Dominican Republic's state-owned electric ut

As we celebrate another new year, I thought it would be fun to look back on what happened in 1997 an

OFFERS TO SELL* NEFRAS. Nefras according to the standard GOST 443-76. Contact: Muganza J. B.

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAISRAEL. January. The government of Israel is organizing a trade

A larger trade deficit triggered by Asia's economic woes will take a bigger bite out of U.S. economi

The Thai government reacted to the baht's latest record low Tuesday by tightening rules to prevent T

U.S. agribusiness firms are taking advantage of falling tariffs to boost exports to Canada - despite

Nationwide Insurance announced an ambitious plan Tuesday to boost revenue by expanding the way it se

1228 (Jan. 6, 1998) Previous day - 1232he Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

January and February holiday calendar.

With the turn of the year, China created its largest bulk shipping company as part of the restructur

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P&O Nedlloyd Tuesday notified the Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement it is pulling out of the con

SECOND BODY RECOVEREDAFTER PARANA RIVER BLASTBUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Coast Guard has foun

MIDDLE EASTREGIONALPerceptions of doing business in the Middle East vary widely amon

REGIONAL BLOCSThe Asian Economic Crisis: Its Impact on Southern California Business. Jan. 8.

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