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In 1999, worldwide catastrophes caused $65 billion in economic losses, of which insurers paid $22 bi

With a reduction in the costs of medical exams, California employers may see a reduction in workers

New inland container terminals in India and neighboring Nepal are expected to lead to expanded multi

DEC. 13, 1999 RESELLER RACKUNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD PREMIUM-UNLEAD REGUL

Capital Re Corp. will sell its 13.4 percent ownership interest in ACE Capital Re Ltd. to ACE Ltd. of

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., the British cruise liner, transport and shipping group,

Government officials show no signs of backing away from a controversial proposal to change the defin

A soft market, coupled with a suffocating abundance of capital, will continue to negatively influenc

DHL Corp., the global express carrier, has confirmed that it is considering an initial public offeri

using joc chemical pricesMonday: Botanical-Spices, Balsams-Gums, Waxes, Naval StoresTuesday:

Container traffic in the Mediterranean, spurred by a wave of privatization and investment, is boomin

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from De

It will be ''business as usual'' for Macau International Airport after the five-starred flag of Chin

Admitting that the ultimate success of Equitas remains a distant goal, Hugh Stevenson, chairman, sai

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *1999 High: 95.2 1999 Low: 86.7 1998 H

Singapore's container terminal operator appears to be on the expansion trail again.PSA Corp.

Dec. 10, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

SPREADING HIS WINGS: Robert Kennedy, former route development director for Hartsfield International

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr

Dec. 13, 1999CURRENT: 1274 PREVIOUS DAY: 1277 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

Air carriers expect a smooth landing on Jan. 1 when new U.S. noise reduction rules take effect for a

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots -- per ton lots & in warehouse mi

ROUTE SIZE TIMECHARTER TRIP WEIGHT $ DAILYNO. 1 43,000 Contine

UPS Logistics Group, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, said Monday it reached an agreement to a

Dec. 13, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Dec. 10, 1999PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSEDec. -- --

Danish insurer Tryg-Baltica plans to buy Vesta Forsikring from Skandia, the Swedish insurance group,

I have been following very closely the articles in your fine newspaper about potential difficulties

As the Christmas shopping season gathers speed, many electronic retailers are discovering that selli

Longshoremen at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have rejected a computerized job-dispatching

The European Union agreed to open its cross-border rail freight market in an eleventh-hour bid to st

Mexico hopes to privatize the courier service of its national postal service, known as Mexpost, by M

The largest container terminal operator in the Philippines is buying a significant chunk of a major

Evergreen Marine Corp. and its Panamanian affiliate, Unigreen Marine SA, will expand their weekly se

Dec. 13, 1999NO. 4/ NO. 6/ NO. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckle

Monday's Page 1 article ''Panama prepares to take control'' contained several errors.Several

'Fantastic is the only way to put it. It's beyond our wildest expectations.'

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

A new pool that would rotate pilots for vessels calling on both sides of Long Island Sound is expect