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The Federal Maritime Commission will meet next week to determine the fate of eight proposals on rate

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January- December 1972 equals 100%) is as follow

Businessmen along "the world's largest and busiest land border crossing" claim political infighting

Some 146 years after the Mexican Army stormed across the Rio Grande in the Mexican War, another Mexi

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For the week ended Aug. 1, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 13

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

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

The German government should consider subsidizing eastern German industry to enable companies there

Containerized cargoes moving both ways over Sea-Land Service Inc.'s joint venture Trans-Siberian Lan

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After nearly two decades of isolating itself from the international club of oil-consuming countries,

One year ago, Alexander Veronin was just another factory worker who lived for quitting time.

The Australian Wool Corp. said Friday it will review all procedures in Australia's wool selling syst

Thursday, Aug. 6, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A California-based international trading house has introduced the first international credit card pa

German importers believe they have enough support to block a EuropeanCommission proposal tha

CARMAKERS TO APPEAL JAPAN MINIVAN DECISIONGeneral Motors, Ford and Chrysler Thursday said th

The more isolationist aspects of Ukraine's economic reform plan could severely damage the trade-depe

Aug. 6, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Today's plastic garbage could be tomorrow's crude oil - its source in the first place. Germa

THAI MAIZE IMPORTS RISE DUE TO DROUGHTBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand will have to import 200,0

CAPITAL RE REGISTERS HIGHER NET INCOMESecond-quarter net income at Capital Re Corp. rose to

The Russian government has exempted some joint ventures in the key oil and gas sector from tough exp

Germany's central bank left interest rates unchanged at a regular meeting of its policy-making counc

A bill aimed at reducing Americans' exposure to lead was approved Wednesday by the House Energy and

Despite a gradual increase in government price supports, Brazilian cocoa producers are reducing inve

Thailand's Wang Kanai Sugar Group expects a proposed Vietnamese sugar mill joint venture to start op

Wholesalers' inventories climbed to record levels in June even though there was a sizable gain in sa

U.S. Ports' International Freight in 20-Foot Container Equivalents, or TEUs May 1992 M

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The Commerce Department has dispatched a team of trade specialists to Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan

A 1,200-foot lock on the Mississippi at Granite City, Ill., just north of Louis, is expected to be b

Guenther Tesch, Lufthansa German Airlines' top cargo sales executive in the United States for the pa

Nobody likes to pay for merchandise until he gets his hands on the goods. There is a way to allow a

The outlook for the property/casualty insurance industry in 1992 is ''generally bleak" with improvem

Actual Vessel Sale Evaluations Sale TimeDate Vessel

SHELL GROUP REPORTS 26 PERCENT DECLINE IN PROFITLONDON - The Royal Dutch/Shell Group

Aug. 6, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

AUTOS: Over 10 years, Mexico is expected to phase out its many restrictions on auto and parts import