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Less than a week after a similar plan was rejected by federal regulators, APL Ltd. unveiled a propos

The chairman of P&O Nedlloyd said he is moderately optimistic about freight rates in the Europe-Asia

Insurance costs for shipowners and operators' liability, or protection and indemnity, seem likely to

Port privatization has become a linchpin of Latin American economic liberalization efforts.E

The U.S. dollar dived against the Japanese yen Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's June ''tankan'' b

The national Sea Grant College Program will be funded for another three years, including $2.8 millio

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 28, 1996 - June 25, 1997 (a graph)*

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.44 up 0.19 wh

June 25, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

All of a sudden, some big Net players seem to be giving away an awful lot. Take Microsoft Corp. chie

There are small parties and moments of silence this week at offices of Universe Tankerships LLC, all

Bags of African cashew nuts conceal a ton of marijuana. A container loaded with Lithuanian scrap met

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

OFFERS TO BUY* POLY ISOPRENE RUBBER NIPPLES. Poly isoprene rubber nipples. Pigeon brand, mad

SEOUL TO FILE COMPLAINTSAGAINST US, CANADASEOUL - South Korea will take action against the U

OIL WELL IN S. CHINA SEASETS RECORD, PHILLIPS SAYSNEW YORK - Phillips Petroleum Co. said an

U.S. gasoline inventories rose by 600,000 barrels in the week ended June 20 compared with the previo

Portland General Corp. shareholders voted Tuesday to approve the company's merger with Enron Corp.,

Like the unsinkable Molly Brown - the resilient Denver millionairess who survived the sinking of the

Like a long-running soap opera, Amtrak is hanging by a thread again this summer.America's na

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A prominent taxpayer watchdog group put U.S. lawmakers on notice this week that their support for th

Two New England state legislatures are acting this week on bills aimed at forcing the Coast Guard to

People who want to make a career in the ocean shipping business better shoot for sales and managemen

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 24, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A surprisingly strong start to the busy import shipping season from Asia suggests that importers are

Pakistan will terminate a multimillion-dollar agreement to build a thermal power project with Hong K

Lloyd's of London has welcomed a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to refuse to hear an appeal file

With the recent fall in oil prices, top OPEC players seem to be worrying that things will get worse.

DAEWOO SIGNS DEALSWORTH $282 MILLIONSEOUL - A spokesman for South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo

CANADIAN AGENCYRAISES SEAWAY TOLLSOTTAWA - The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Wednesday raise

Not taking any chances, the nation's shippers are busy trying to line up nonunion carriers in the ev

The cotton crop won't be harvested for several months, but exporters are already talking about a str

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Inside Amtrak, freight is a four-letter word.But moving goods instead of people could become

Steven Ferreira made his breakthrough when he tossed out his 70-page business plan.He had pl

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 23, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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If you're looking for export advice, it would be hard to find a better source than Boeing Co. Export