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Former House aide George Weise was sworn in Wednesday as the 15th U.S. Customs commissioner, a day a

German shipbuilder Bremer Vulkan Zerbund AG plans to strengthen its presence in the liner shipping i

The future of rail transportation in the Northeast should be a regional system of high-speed electri

A near-record Florida citrus crop could spell continued weakness for frozen concentrate orange juice

Major changes in the 13-year-old Superfund law are required, but they're not likely to include scrap

JULY COPPER FUTURES SHOW JUMP IN PRICENEW YORK - July-delivery copper futures surged

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

CLINTON CONSIDERS LIMITS IN BENEFITS FOR UNINSUREDThe Clinton administration, grappling with

How to Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

Gasoline inventories fell 2.6 million barrels in the week ended May 7 compared with theprevious week

How ironic it is to be in this magnificent old city with its canals and historic treasures. Surely,

Four eastern Caribbean islands that produce a unique and valued type of cotton have the market at th

Ocean carriers operating on the Pacific are hoping to push cotton freight prices up next year, but m

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday as the Bundesbank lowered its repurchase rates, stirring talk of anot

The European Community Commission is resisting calls from some EC governments to cut Japanese car im

PHILIPPINE SENATE OKS 30-YEAR LOG-BAN BILLMANILA, Philippines - The Senate has appro

The lack of of liquidity in Japan's cash market for naphtha is likely to hurt both end-users and ref

American Business Insurance, the world's 19th largest insurance brokerage, is looking for a buyer, s

The story "Bermuda Benefits From Shrinking Insurance Mart," on Page 9A of The Journal of Commerce on

The United States and the European Community Friday will join forces to convince Japan that it must

VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK FORMS FINANCING UNITGREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo GM Heavy Truck Cor

Are You Really, Really Sure You Want to Get Into This Business? ''Oh yeah? Jack the rates up

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

A House maritime subcommittee approved a $621 million budget for the Maritime Administration in fisc

May 12, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

In the late 1970s, only two nesting pelicans could be found in coastal Alabama. Later, when

Frustrated over the Trans-Atlantic Agreement's cargo rate hikes and what they see as their lack of n

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to put ship lines in U.S. offshore trades under a seven-day de

Roadway Services Inc. announced Wednesday that it will enter the highly competitive heavy air freigh

Apple Computer Inc. apparently has found a way to settle with a Brazilian high-tech company in an on

The ocean freight industry must improve productivity by reforming port operations, piloting and long

May 12, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum Exchange May 12, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

May 12, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Cotton is white, but it has a black heart, as they say in Egypt. Egyptians would know the da

The United States, which has long enjoyed a trade surplus in plastics resins, has now nearly erased

As of May 12, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

The state's largest business group lost a gambit Tuesday to force the Minnesota Senate to consider r

Multinational insurance broker Rollins Hudig Hall will move part of its Manhattan operation to Two W

NEW MERCEDES UNIT TO HANDLE US FACTORYWOOD DALE, Ill. - Mercedes-Benz AG, the German