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Like mushrooms after a spring rain, free and open insurance markets are popping up all over the worl

The U.S. Postal Service board of governors pounded postal officials for what they consider a dismal

SHIPSSTOPPED SHIP SUSPECTEDOF BREAKING UN SANCTIONSDUBAI, United Arab Emirat

Outboard Marine Corp., admitting that logistics is best handled by those with skills, has chosen Pen

VALUJET AIRLINES FILLSMORE SEATS IN APRILATLANTA - ValuJet Airlines, slowly rebuilding after

Safety is the airline industry's top priority, but the subject is misunderstood by the government, i

The Upper Mississippi was poised to reopen to barge traffic at Sabula, Iowa, Tuesday afternoon follo

More cost-cutting appears ahead for Canadian National Railway, as it strives to improve on last year

It's difficult these days to find someone in western Russia who will say a good word about a new hig

The Shipowners Association of Thailand has put forward a plan to takeover the government shipping li

AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOTSRATIFY FIVE-YEAR CONTRACTFORT WORTH - Pilots at American Airlines ra

The Surface Transportation Board is soliciting the railroad industry's views about regulatory direct

Scandinavian Airlines System said increasing competition in its home territory plunged it into a 269

Weekly service has debuted between the eastern United States and island nations in the southern Indi

United Parcel Service unionized pilots came up with a nearly unanimous strike authorization vote as

EMERY OPENS DIVISIONON INDIAN SUBCONTINENTREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Emery Worldwide has formed

1086 (May 6, 1997) Previous day - 1091The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

1264 (May 6, 1997) Previous day - 1260The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

China's intermodal network, still a toddler, is rapidly finding its feet.Those steps are bei

Next year, the International Intermodal Expo is quitting Atlanta, the South's favorite northern city

May 6, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The following product classifications refer to the first two digits of HS tariff codes as published

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FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAINDIA. May 7-10. The U.S. Department of Commerce, in co-sponsor

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

OFFERS TO BUYVarious foodsRef No.: 046361 Filed: 04-24-97Spices, tea, vitami

MALAYSIA EVALUATES ITSKNOWN OIL, GAS RESERVESSINGAPORE - Known oil and gas reserves in Malay

Bre-X Minerals Ltd. chief geologist John Felderhof, one of the men who discovered the Busang deposit

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

As of May 6, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 246.34 off 0.28 wh

May 6, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

International Petroleum Exchange*May 6, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CNA RE OPENS BRANCHOFFICE IN LOS ANGELESCHICAGO - CNA Re has opened a branch office in Los A

In an article on May 5 headlined ''Survey details new woes for insurance executives,'' the comment '

RELIANCE'S OPERATING NETSOARED 32 PERCENT IN QUARTERNEW YORK - Reliance Group Holdings Inc.

Generali U.S. Branch has been fined $1 million by the New York Department of Insurance for selling f