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You're a European buyer of U.S. agricultural commodities. Your order for 20 crates of apples arrives

U.S. transportation authorities have given Venezuela until Sept. 9 to correct safety violations of c

SHIPEUROPEAN SHIPOWNERSWELCOME TALKS SUSPENSIONLONDON - Suspension of talks on an in

Bob Dole was all set to deliver a speech on international trade shortly after the GOP convention her

Doggie bags in Korea?It's an idea that makes sense in the United States, where restaurants r

From the mouth of the Mississippi upriver to New Orleans, there is peace and harmony between river p

The Surface Transportation Board's formal approval Monday of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail

As the nation's busiest containerport, Long Beach prides itself in being a global port. When a satel

TUG STRIKES SLATEDAT PORTS BOTANY, JACKSONLONDON - Members of the Maritime Union of Australi

A relatively quiet week saw The Journal of Commerce index of transportation stocks fall 0.2 percent,

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s plan to join charter agreements across the Atlantic and into the Mediter

A $3.6 million improvement project involving two terminals and purchased property at the Port of Sea

Monday, Aug. 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said it aims to increase the country's ship registry to

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

GERMAN WATCHDOGPROBES UAL-LUFTHANSABRUSSELS - Germany's competition watchdog is probing the

Trans-Pacific freight rates depicted in the chart accompanying the story titled ''Continued losses s

The U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese yen Monday, but recovered from an early slide against

An item appearing in the Briefs column on Page 1B of Aug. 8 edition should have identified the corpo

After long negotiations and a few hiccups, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened Monday its first stores in Ch

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 12, '96 (a graph)* A

Newly anointed GOP vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp has a long and outspoken record of advocating

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Aug. 12, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A coalition of activist groups vows to continue disrupting commerce during this week's Republican Na

1063 (Aug. 12, 1996) Previous day - 1062The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

SCHENKER MOVES OFFICENEAR SEATTLE AIRPORTSEATTLE - Schenker International, the transportatio

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc. started a service from Europe to the Far East, calling five co

Down but not out, supporters of conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan are reluctantly heeding hi

Wang Shao Ling dragged on his cigarette and warily watched a flight of stairs in a rundown building

SHIPSSRI LANKAN REBELSDAMAGE PRINCESS WAVECOLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Tamil rebe

When East Coast longshoremen look West at the generous pay raises their counterparts are voting on,

For citizen Bob Dole, the real race begins today.As the Republican National Convention opens

The first salvos have been fired in a brewing Asian air war as cargo volume remains sluggish and car

The heavy-truck industry is shifting away from shifting.Automated transmissions that can do

West Coast longshoremen will begin voting today on a proposed three-year contract their leaders say

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The leaks are plugged.The ship is making headway.Still, there's a long journey home, and sea

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

Germany is busily lining up enough support among members of the International Monetary Fund's execut