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The National Labor Committee, whose protests galvanized public opposition to products made in sweats

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 25, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

March 26, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

U.S. inventories of crude oil declined by 2.2 million barrels in the week ended March 21, compared w

Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has applied for all of the offshore blocks in Britain's 17th oi

FIRST FOOD SHIP UNDEROIL DEAL ARRIVES IN IRAQBAGHDAD - The first ship carrying food under Ir

Documents obtained by The Journal of Commerce reveal, for the first time in advance of trading, how

Wednesday March 26, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Reliance Industries, one of India's biggest private companies, has commissioned what it says is the

Canada has begun challenging the U.S. sugar re-export policy before a disputes panel of the North Am

A federal judge has approved Texaco Inc.'s $176.1 million record settlement of a widely watched raci

China's state-run shipping company, springing off a solid jump in profit for last year, is diving in

YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM INC.Gregory A. Reid was named senior vice president, marketing, of the

CARGO VOLUME SETSRECORD AT BARCELONABARCELONA - The port of Barcelona handled record cargo v

China's intermodal transport, long the weakest link in an already overstretched chain, is getting mo

WORLDWIDE CATASTROPHELOSSES DOWN IN '96ZURICH - Worldwide catastrophe losses fell 22 percent

The worldwide aviation insurance market faces another tough year as it continues to be dogged by sur

Earthquake insurance sold by two of California's largest companies through the California Earthquake

Entire truckloads of goods vanish off the highways. Shipments of beer or cosmetics freeze solid in t

The property/casualty insurance industry made money again in 1996, but the profitscame from an incre

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAJAMAICA. April 7-12. The Minority Exporters & Importers Associa

Long Beach harbor commissioners blasted critics of China Ocean Shipping Co., saying the carrier's lo

The Treasury Department is about to release $700 million in overdue payments tothe World Bank's Inte

Japan's prime minister tried to steer the United States away from escalating a maritime dispute betw

A bipartisan group of 201 House lawmakers sent a letter to President Clinton warning him not to open

SHIPSROTTERDAM PORT TAKESSERVICES FROM NEIGHBORROTTERDAM - The giant Dutch p

U.S. official circles are grumbling about Panama's award of port management contracts to a Hong Kong

AUTHORITY OKS UPGRADEOF CONTINENTAL FACILITIESNEW YORK - A $50 million upgrade of Continenta

Exxon Corp.'s shipping unit, Seariver Maritime, is facing growing union opposition to its presence a

The U.S. Postal Service is shaking up its transportation mix to move the mail, aiming to save $30 mi

Over the last two years, the U.S. economy has enjoyed the benevolent side of a stronger dollar - the

LOUISVILLE-PACIFIC COASTINTERMODAL SERVICE SETNORFOLK, Va. - Two railroads are launching int

AMP Inc.'s Jim Kessler says he's not trying to cut out the middleman but it sure doesn't sound that

M.S. Carriers Inc. Tuesday let Wall Street know what many truckers already knew - 1997 is off to a v

The Surface Transportation Board Tuesday rejected a bid by the Caribbean Shippers Association to blo

Newly merged P&O Nedlloyd Container Line is generating larger savings than originally anticipated.

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TASK FORCE WILL PUSH USEOF MILITARY CARGO AT PORTNEW YORK - A GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE TH

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