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An article that appeared on Oct. 31 on Page 9A under the headline, ''Beef imports likely to drop,''

When it simply has to be there overnight, you call your express delivery company. But guess who that

The Supreme Court agreed to review lower court rulings that struck down the Harbor Maintenance Tax a

So, you say there's a driver shortage? Think again.Actually, there are thousands of drivers

Extraordinary. Awesome. Exciting.Those were the words used by Thomas H. Weidemeyer, presiden

C'est la vie. After a decade of instability, the container trade between the United States and Franc

WALSH TO EXIT PARENT FIRMAS PART OF BRE-X DEALTORONTO - David Walsh will resign as president

OFFERS TO BUY* WYSE 185 TERMINALS. 500 Wyse 185 terminals. Good, used, warranted condition p

U.S. firms will be the biggest foreign investors in Russia in 1998 as the country finally achieves e

Imagine being the head of a prestigious military plant who sees his domestic market collapse overnig

As of Oct. 31, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CHINA BREAKS GROUNDFOR ZHONGYUAN WHARFNANJING, China - Vice Premier Zou Jiahua laid a corner

Oct. 31, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 31, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

U.S. steelmakers went to the U.S. International Trade Commission last week to claim Russian steel-pl

Oct. 31, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Rail shippers want safeguards from regulators to guarantee that the sale of Conrail Inc. does not le

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 31, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.23 up 1.31 w

Oct. 31, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 30, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

PEMEX SIGNS CONTRACTFOR POLYPROPYLENEMEXICO CITY - Petroleos Mexicanos has announced a 10-ye

A Canadian-backed life underwriter in Indonesia has completed the takeover of one of its local rival

The House Commerce Committee approved the financial services deregulation bill Thursday, leaving a c

California's workers compensation insurance rates continue their downward trend, but there is skepti

Hong Kong's No. 2 container terminal is shedding staff as it and its rivals hone their competitivene

Australia's shipping industry is ''dead in the water'' and in need of radical reform to avoid being

CALL SPREADS PRICE OR BID/ASKNational annual '97* 30/50

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

BLUE STAR LINERichard Hanft was named senior vice president of commercial. He now plays a ke

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Seminars on situational negotiating skills. Contact: Ray

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The Albany Port District Commission said the $1 million in state funds it received in this year's bu

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Malaysia's booming Port of Kuantan is moving to the private sector, following several other sea gate

If importers are found to be in violation of U.S. trade laws this year, they won't be able to plead

Despite the furor aroused by the French government's plan to cut the work week to 35 hours, the labo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 15, 1996 - Oct. 31, 1997 (a graph)*

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