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The easing of congestion at Brazilian ports and sagging freight rates have prompted Maersk Line and

Rodney Slater knows his grips.Not the kind that wrestlers use, but those employed by men in

The outlook for sanctions reform, seemingly clear for a brief moment last week, turned muddy Friday

The California insurance industry last week sustained a major defeat when a judge said insurers coul

The insurance regulator plans to slow the approval of new entrants to the life sector in the Philipp

A unique concept to capture more of the insurance premiums of U.S. middle-market businesses has been

German sports-equipment maker Adidas-Salomon said Friday it is speeding up the investigation of clai

Some pundits contend that economics is not a science, but an art form. Jokes about economics as a di

Massachusetts state Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt will likely be named receiver for insolven

It might seem an odd choice to some - leaving a senior financial post at one of history's greatest b

John Visbal wanted to get back into the logistics business. He'd made a success of it before, formin

Facing little room to grow but increasing traffic, the Port of Miami has decided to grow up, literal

Continuing its aggressive expansion into southern Europe, the Hamburg-based Eurokai KG stevedore and

It's a grand, old flag, it's a high-flying . . . Kaboom!The cargo is a hazardous material, d

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

As of June 26, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

China is the world's second-largest energy-consuming nation. And it presents U.S. alternative-fuel i

June 26, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 25, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 215.2 off 0.76 w

Three weeks ended June 20, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

A story and headline on Page 11A of the Friday, June 26, edition should have said that Associated Tr

ALBERT PIERCE TO LEADPACIFIC CARRIER GROUPSSEOUL - Albert A. Pierce was promoted to head the

Richard G. Ashworth, a former senior partner of the maritime law firm Haight Gardner, Poor & Havens,

Greek-owned Global Ocean Carriers sold three of its oldest vessels, two dry-bulk carriers and a tank

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

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Philippine Airlines, crippled by a pilots strike and in temporary receivership, won temporary relief

The Japanese yen remains on the ropes, despite the recent assist from the United States, due to the

The United States, which earlier this month pressed the World Bank to postpone $1 billion in loans f

Japan's second-largest trust bank, Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd., and troubled Long-Term Credit

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 15, 1997 - June 26, 1998 (a graph)*

WASHINGTON STATE,CANADA IN SALMON PACTOTTAWA - Canada's federal government and Washington st

Asia's economic crisis has given Coca-Cola Co. bottlers a chance to build a foundation for a future

The U.S, Canadian and Mexican environmental ministers meeting here have pledged anew to create insti

International Paper said Friday it had signed an agreement to acquire an interest in OAO Svetogorsk,

'We in the executive branch feel very strongly that there needs to be additional flexibility, additi

USDA DOUBTFUL OFEU BIOTECH ACCORDWASHINGTON - President Clinton made progress on getting the

The Russian government's trade policy is in a shambles, Russian exporters and industrialists say, be

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