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For the third straight year, Lloyd's of London has racked up profit exceeding a billion pounds sterl

France will insist today that the European Union shelve a plan to end shipbuilding subsidies until t

FRITZ OPENS DISTRIBUTIONWAREHOUSE FOR EUROPETILBURG, Netherlands - Fritz Cos. said it streng

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It's proving a hard slog, but foreign companies are slowly carving out potentially profitable niches

Denmark's left-of-center government plans to move quickly to bring an end to a nationwide strike, Da

1002 (May 6, 1998) Previous day - 998The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

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MEDFLIES IN FLORIDABELIEVED UNDER CONTROLNEW YORK - Florida has stepped up its aerial sprayi

CNF Transportation Inc. elected Gregory L. Quesnel as chief executive of the $5 billion transportati

AUSTRALIA EXTENDS COVERFOR EXPORTERS TO KOREACANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government

In freight transportation, where speed is critical, even the language can become passe fast. As one

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Canadian National Railway Co. announced that its 4,000 unionized employees who maintain tracks, buil

The United States opened a new set of proceedings with the World Trade Organization this week over i

The Clinton administration and Republican leaders in Congress are moving toward a comprehensive poli

Signet Cos., a player in the U.S.-flag movement of project cargo, has launched a division dedicated

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Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is likely to postpone an issue of shares on the Caracas and New Y

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Offers to buy* SILK WASTE. Seeking to buy silk waste from reliable suppliers. Contact: J.R.

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The Panama Canal Commission announced new draft restrictions Tuesday, reversing last month's raising

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Indian industry is seeking protection from foreign competition by increased import tariffs.A

Port authorities are responding with interest to this week's proposal by Sea-Land Service Inc. and M

U.S. crude oil inventories declined by less than 1 million barrels in the week ended May 1, as compa

Until a few years ago, nearly all West Coast cherries exported to Asia moved as air freight.

There's no champagne on a ship's last voyage. Just coffee. It's the firewater of the trip.Lo

A soon-to-be-released draft report from the World Trade Organization disputes panel rules in favor o

MAYSeamen's Church Institute. May 8. New York. Center for Seafarer's Rights hosts round-tabl

SHIPSMIAMI RENAMES PORTTO HONOR FASCELLMIAMI - The Port of Miami has a new p

The Mary Patten Valient Ship Award was awarded to the captain and crew of Crowley American Transport

This week, when the Washington Post rings the bell to power up its new press in College Park, Md., o

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

* Noon Wednesday - The U.S. dollar rose against the Japanese yen, as Asian markets fell on news of r

China's largest maker of maritime containers returned to profitability in its latest year, recoverin

'This might be the first time in recent memory thatanyone was discussing the service in serv

May 5, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.