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Mexico's Federal Competition Commission pledged greater efficiency and transparency in its regulator

The demand by P&O Nedlloyd for its own container terminal at Rotterdam has ratcheted up competition

Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line, reported pre

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will send a delegation to European insurers susp

Though only in the most preliminary stages, the Health Information Privacy Model Act being considere

'The butane tankers, the orange-juice tankers, tankers in general, we can run through here in three

Electronic commerce has made its debut in the regional trade arena by becoming the subject of a cont

HONG KONG, ISRAELSIGN AIR AGREEMENTHONG KONG - Hong Kong and Israel signed an air services a

ONGOINGInternational Logistics Class. San Francisco. Golden Gate University offers summer co

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

It's the symbol of Mexico's independence and the lifeblood of its government. But as it celebrated t

March 19, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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Legislation rewriting the nation's ocean shipping laws is stalled in the Senate, providing valuable

Navigating the busy waters of the Port of Singapore could become just a matter of clicking the mouse

1035 (March 20, 1998) Previous day - 1046The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

Indonesia, fighting to stabilize its weakened rupiah currency, on Friday announced a tax on the purc

The chief of the World Trade Organization said the stability of the global body is threatened when g

In a deft political move, trade ministers from 34 countries meeting here have created a structure fo

British government proposals to impose a new UK5 million ($8.3 million) minimum level for employers'

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The chairman of transportation conglomerate Swire Group, reflecting on weak financial numbers in 199

Congress is weighing new rules for industrial ship scrapping in the wake of published reports last y

The search is on for a new chief executive at the Association of American Railroads after M.B. Ogles

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has approved an anti-domestic-violence model act

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

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For the second time in only 10 months, American International Group may lose in its bid for another

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 226.25 up 2.53

The outlook for the St. Lawrence Seaway's 1998 season, which opens March 26, is strong for the Seawa

After three years of resistance, Russia has signaled that it may stop opposing U.S.-backed plans for

As outsourcing grows in the maritime industry, with forwarders hiring third-party carriers for shipp

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The European Union has rejected a compromise with Massachusetts over its contracting curbs aimed at

* Noon Thursday - The U.S. dollar rose at midday Thursday on a rumor that the Paula Jones trial has