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In less than two years, the surge in world containership capacity growth that has contributed to fal

The poorest countries in the world are being shut out of the global trading system that they despera

Nearly two years after U.S. and Mexican border states were to open to international trucking under t

EGYPT HOLDS CRISIS MEETAFTER 74 ARE KILLEDCAIRO - Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri

Monday Nov. 17, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Monday, Nov. 17, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The United States is expected to call for a international dispute panel to be set up to review its c

The next maritime hub in north Asia could be at Pusan on the southeastern tip of Korea, if officials

When it cut spending and raised taxes earlier this month to make up for a projected $18 billion shor

Nov. 17, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

European Union agriculture ministers on Monday took their first steps toward establishing a common p

Union Pacific Railroad's service problems will torpedo its parent company's fourth-quarter earnings,

November 17, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

OFFERS TO BUY* GENERAL PURPOSE RESIN. Contact: Tawam Fibre Glass Works, Saudi Arabia. Fax: +

Marking the start of a new era for both companies, P&O Nedlloyd and The Journal of Commerce will unv

A federal judge dismissed a landmark lawsuit by U.S. textile companies against Limited Inc. that acc

Nov. 14, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Westinghouse Electric Corp. plans to sell its non-nuclear power generation business to Siemens AG fo

Plans by U.S. and Mexican customs officials to close the southeast Texas border crossing of Progreso

AEGON'S PROFIT JUMPED36 PERCENT FOR 1ST NINE MONTHSTHE HAGUE - Aegon, the Dutch financial se

The National Industrial Transportation League is urging regulators studying the planned partition of

Mexico will turn more to Europe and South America for trade and investment now that Congress has den

JAPAN CARMAKERS REVISEEXPORTS FORECAST UPWARD TOKYO - Japan's five major auto producers have

B&Q TELLS SUPPLIERTO CANCEL THE HEMLOCKVANCOUVER, British Columbia - A major British home-im

'It leaves us holding the bag while Canada and Asia are making deals all over Latin America.'

As of Nov. 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

South Korea, where traffic accidents are high, is introducing another incentive to better driving -

SECTOR OCTOBER '97 INDEX PERCENT CHANGE PERCENT CHANGEFROM OCTOBER '96

When the Senate recessed for the year without putting ocean shipping deregulation legislation to a v

Resolution of the U.S.-Japan shipping dispute, which nearly blew up into a full-scale trade war, wil

Nov. 14, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

Continuing the trend of mutuals forming stock holding companies, the two largest Indiana-based mutua

Partnerships and clogged railroads will be on the minds of distribution and logistics managers atten

Ocean freight rates on shipments from the United States to the Middle East declined at a single-digi

With the ink barely dry on Neptune Orient Lines' acquisition last week of American President Lines,

Nov. 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Cars CarsLoaded Loaded Change Railroad Category 1

SHIPSAUSTRALIA MARITIMESTRIKE CONDEMNEDCANBERRA, Australia - Australian Work

For the week ended November 8, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

Europe's most successful seaport has stayed clear of Europe's least successful transport mode - the