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Celso Lafer, Brazil's new minister of development, industry and commerce, promises to revitalize the

Jan. 8, 1999Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Diplomacy appears to be easing the tension between the United States and Brazil over maritime issues

The first major changes under a new president are evolving at Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc., the s

As the big international freight forwarders swallow competitors and expand their worldwide networks,

A Hong Kong tanker and its crew were seized by armed Chinese customs officials and are being held in

Texaco Inc. started the new year with a pleasant surprise: a major oil discovery in Nigeria for its

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HCIA Inc. has signed a two-year agreement with the California Workers' Compensation Institute to cre

LG Semicon Co. agreed Wednesday to a takeover by rival Hyundai Group that would create the world's s

ontinuing our look at international business publications, the question remains, how are these publi

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

German banks confirmed having settlement difficulties with the Target system, which handles large cr

The cost of sending most letters will rise by a penny to 33 cents on Sunday, despite a four-year run

A U.S. Customs Service pilot escaped serious injury when the single-engine aircraft he was flying on

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China has stepped up its crackdown on rampant smuggling by forming a 10,000-member police force with

With the beginning of contract negotiations between West Coast employers and the International Longs

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which has won several court decisions recently invo

China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corp., known as Sinotrans, and Crowley American Transpor

Eight major North American railroads, laboring under a long shadow of subpar service, will make thei

Kansas' high-profile Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius is pushing for reduced regulation of c

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With the birth of the tiny New Beetle and the fusion of two corporate giants into the DaimlerChrysle

Canadian provinces will be bringing their concerns to the table next week when federal and provincia

Eastman Kodak Co. will wait until U.S. maritime deregulation officially begins before signing any mu

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

PBB Global Logistics has expanded its Customs Tariff Search Engine, available on the company's Web s

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Argentina's insurance industry in November had $486.5 million in premiums, up 3.4 percent from $470.

The head of a House panel on trade warned President Clinton not to let politics influence his delaye

Aircraft leasing company Boullioun Aviation Services Inc. unveiled a $1.3 billion order for 30 aircr

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'This is clearly a tip to the agro-industry, which has been pushing hard on Cuba sanctions and sanct

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Thursday that Europe, Japan and the United States need to

The trial that will determine the future of funds transfers from the Port of Los Angeles to the city