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When the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 deregulated interstate trucking, Southwestern Motor Transport was

For the first time in its 46-year history, Israel will allow imports of non- kosher meat products su

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose to another new high of 110.5, up 0.2 points from

The Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. survived the guns-to-buttershift after World Wa

For decades, Japanese entrepreneurs have grown rich by making things smaller. But a consortium of Ja

The top world trade official, Peter Sutherland, in a last-ditch attempt to sway political opinions i

The Port of Oakland, the nation's fifth-largest containerport, will have to significantly cut its ex

The world price of aluminum rose to $2,000 a metric ton Monday, a level unseen since September 1990,

Costs of factory labor in South Korea now outstrip those in Britain and are a potential time bomb wh

British-based Standard Chartered Bank PLC plans to shift its regional headquarters to Shanghai from

FOUNDER OF HVIDE MARINE BUYS S. FLA. STEVEDOREFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Hans J. Hvide

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The U.S. deficit in trade and other current-account transactions next year will continue to widen de

PASSENGER RAILROADS GAIN LOBBYING SUPPORTWASHINGTON - Amtrak and other passenger rai

(1) DAILY INDEX * Annual Smoothed percent +20.0211/15 109.611/16 110.111

Journal of Commerce Editor Scott Bosley has been named publisher of the Post- Tribune in Gary, Ind.<

Administrative workers at United Parcel Service facilities in Kansas City, Mo., who were targeted by

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 232.72 off 0.93 wh

Insurance, legal and engineering companies looking to profit from the cleanup of the U.S.-Mexican bo

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Nov. 18, 1994.

1862 (Nov. 21, 1994) Previous day - 1855 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Matson Navigation Inc., one of two principal ocean carriers in the U.S.-Hawaii trade, said it will i

Japanese oil companies are moving into the Chinese engine lubricant market as it continues to expand

Nov. 21, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Four ocean carriers starting a service from North America to the Mediterranean and Middle East are j

The Chinese Ministry of Railways has signed an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Corp. a

"The competition is fierce. Japanese companies are moving aggressively into East Asia, the world's m

Hong Kong's consumer price index rose 7.9 percent in October from a year earlier, slowing from the 8

Nov. 21, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

European Union transport ministers will ask the European Commission this week to draw up tougher saf

FRANCE TRADE SURPLUS LARGEST SINCE DECEMBERPARIS - France, confirming chronic trade

The Russian government has exempted six oil-producing joint ventures from export customs duties for

Daniel J. McLaughlin, the U.S. Commerce Department's deputy assistant secretary for domestic operati

The European Union will launch an initiative next month to revitalize the energy sector in Russia an

Monday Nov. 21, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

AVIONICS Satellite systems. Contact: NPO Mashinostroyeniya, Oblast (State): Moscow, 143952 M

The Port Everglades Authority commission is going out of business today. The port authority'

Producer prices in western Germany rose 0.2 percent in October from September and were 1 percent hig

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

Schenker International said it has realigned its top management personnel and relocatedits U.S. head