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Christmas in July?It might seem odd, but the air cargo market's annual holiday rush is start

FOREIGN INVESTMENTDOWN SHARPLY IN CHINABEIJING - China's Foreign Trade Ministry announced Th

July 31, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

SHIPSWORKERS WIN PAY HIKESAT PORT OF OAKLANDOAKLAND - About 300 maintenance,

As of July 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

United Parcel Service and the Teamsters continued to talk Wednesday but remained far apart in their

The fate of two major Senate maritime bills has come down to this: If there's no action on ocean shi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 2, 1996 - July 30, 1997 (a graph)*

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.81 up 0.63 wh

A British company looking to increase its U.S. presence as states begin deregulating the power indus

The Port of Long Beach in June moved 309,628 20-foot container units, becoming the first U.S. port e

China's efforts to draw foreign investment to its poorer inland regions have scored only limited suc

ONGOINGExport Documentation, Procedures and Letters of Credit. Seminars in August sponsored

Large employers, insurance companies and an influential business group want the state to decrease fe

Ever Union, one of Evergreen Line's post-Panamax ''U''-Class ships, stopped at the Port of Tacoma wh

Three longtime rival Delaware River ports inched closer together Wednesday when they unveiled a new

ONGOINGIntroduction to Logistics Sales. Various dates and locations. Two-day seminars to tea

A World Trade Organization dispute panel was established Wednesday to review the U.S. complaint that

CHINA COMPLETES DESIGNFOR NUCLEAR REACTORHONG KONG - In cooperation with its foreign partner

IMF PRAISES BULGARIA'SECONOMIC REFORMSWASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund this week

Since independence in 1961 through the most recent military coup, Sierra Leone has seen plenty of up

Four international consortiums are competing for the natural gas distribution permit for the Rio Pan

Canadian Pacific Railway will build a 27.5 million Canadian dollar (US$20 million) intermodal termin

Northwest Airlines will buy back KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' 19.7 percent stake in the U.S. carrier bu

The Insurance Services Office is to provide information for the Guy Carpenter & Co. index that will

A new port operators' body, backed by a government determined to handle more of its own trade, is ta

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

For many manufacturers, Asia promises boundless profit. But if everyone gets the same idea at the sa

The U.S. dollar was slightly weaker Wednesday after being tossed to and fro on a series of rumors an

'We negotiate all day, and work all night to answer the questions that arise. It helps keep the mome

Fed up with Chancellor Helmut Kohl's relentless drive to unite Europe's currencies, Immo Wegner deci

German firms in 1997 continue to step up direct investment abroad with the United States a major tar

The European Commission said this week that, despite some progress toward liberalization, U.S. barri

Nearly 200 years before the Internet was created, there lived in England - a nation known for its dr

SHIPSPHILIPPINE, SINGAPOREPORT AGENCIES IN VENTUREMANILA - The Philippine Po

BRITISH GAS SET TO BUILDLNG TERMINAL IN INDIABOMBAY - British Gas PLC plans to build a $400

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Mexican environmental officials have published new modifications to the nation's shrimping laws with

Wednesday July 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Japan's racketeer payoff scandal is hitting some top companies' credibility hard but ultimately coul