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The Allianz Group, Germany's leading insurer, is to restructure its commercial business in Germany i

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin last Friday continued his philosophical battle with Federal Reserve

Feb. 16, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement liberalizing air transport between the two cou

Shanghai is drafting regulations governing management of foreign- invested enterprises (FIEs) in the

Stand aside for the elephants, some parade floats and a helicopter or two: roll-on, roll-off ships a

A consortium led by Korean conglomerate Sunkyong has won its second billion-dollar project in Mexico

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In a bid to capture more roll-on, roll-off cargo, the Port of Seattle is spending almost $50 million

In the most politically charged case of his seven-month tenure, the United States' top maritime offi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 9, 1998 - Feb. 16, 1999 (a graph)*

Karel Van Miert, competition commissioner of the European Union, said Tuesday that the EU had launch

Finnish telecommunications equipment group Nokia said it has signed a $60 million contract with Phil

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

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Guardian Insurance, the British multiline insurer, is withdrawing from underwriting hull, cargo, and

Canada is about to permit foreign branch banking to boost commercial lending competition.Leg

Catex, which claims to be the world's largest electronic transaction system for the reinsurance and

In a major shift in policy Tuesday, Japan embraced a weaker yen and moved to bring down long-term in

The majority of ship lines operating in the North Atlantic trades are asking for regulatory permissi

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Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

Investment approvals at the Philippines' Board of Investments plunged 86 percent year-on-year to 5.1

China's industrial output surged 17.9 percent in January from a year earlier, as the cement and stee

China has ordered its top 120 companies to invest abroad in an effort to bolster the country's saggi

ona fide buying commissions can be excluded from what an importer pays in duties on merchandise brou

Feb. 16, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Ronald L. Taylor was promoted to general superintendent of Lamberts Point Docks Inc. Mr. Taylor had

Insurance companies XL Capital Ltd. and NAC Re Corp. have announced a merger in a deal valued at $8

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Describing the United States as a bully, Canadian officials said they are ready to risk a trade war

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Feb. 8, 1999 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

Deregulation of the ocean shipping industry should affect operators of roll-on, roll-off vessels in

If versatility is the key to success in a fast-changing world, then roll-on, roll-off carriers might

Representatives of Japan's steel industry are shrugging off Commerce Department preliminary findings

Canada is seeking to join a court fight in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency again

Indonesia's move to consider imposing a tariff on imported rice is aimed at protecting the local mar

NORTH AMERICAConference on Internet E-Commerce for the Automotive Industry. Feb. 16-17. Detr

Locomotives and railcars are attractive roll-on, roll-off cargoes for ocean carriers and ports.<