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The Port of Rio de Janeiro, spurred by surging imports, posted a 20 percent jump in cargo volume for

North Korea, commonly known as the hermit kingdom, appears to be trying to foster more outside trans

Go west, property/casualty insurer, to find gold in commercial lines.A new study by Conning

The Asian financial crisis has left U.S. export growth ''dead in the water,'' and will produce a $90

Nearly 10 months after the Senate ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention, manufacturers and arms-c

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 230.22 up 0.61 w

German freight forwarders, squeezed by hefty competition - both from within the European Union and f

A proposal from India's Tata industrial group to start a domestic airline cleared its first bureaucr

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OFFERS TO BUY* COTTON SHEETING AND BED LINEN ''OFF CUTS.'' Off cuts and end runs of cotton s

The Persian Gulf buildup is starting to squeeze commercial air shippers to Europe.The U.S. g

Friday Feb. 20, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Your method of transporting seafood may not be a space rocket, but space-age technology has prompted

An expected agreement on grain trade should allow Chicago's port to bounce back this year after tota

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Normally, it wouldn't cause much of a stir.Mexico's federal Consumer Protection Agency will

ITALIAN INSURER A NO-SHOWAT HOLOCAUST HEARINGSAN FRANCISCO - Officials of Assicourazioni Gen

Analysts applaud the 1997 performance of Atlantic Container Line, and the company's chief executive

Philippine Airlines Inc. is deferring delivery of six aircraft from Boeing Co. and three from Airbus

The ink was not dry on Japan's fourth economic stimulus package announced Friday when Japanese offic

SWISS RE AMERICAREPORTS RISE IN NETNEW YORK - Swiss Reinsurance America Corp. reported fourt

Travelers Property Casualty has become the first major insurance company to allow U.S. consumers to

ITALIAN INSURER BIDSTO BLOCK SUBPOENASAN FRANCISCO - Assicurazioni Generali, an Italian insu

DXI PURCHASESTRANSAX DATA FROM JOFCPITTSBURGH - DXI Inc. has acquired Transax Data from The

The United States could come under fire from European heads of state at the Group of 7 meeting in Lo

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Federal maritime regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about the concentration of power in

Texans boast about how big their state is. So it's appropriate that the Lone Star State is hosting a

The year began with perhaps some of the flashiest displays of the fundamental confusions of the line

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush is considering creating a statewide mudslide ins

China's state-owned shipping company, long viewed as a potential threat to the stability of the mari

As of Feb. 19, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Hawaii is planning to replace the only bridge in Honolulu harbor with a tunnel, offering cargo ships

Feb. 18, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Feb. 19, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

The Coast Guard and surveyors moved quickly this week to save the Turkish-flagged bulker Ince Expres

OFFERS TO BUY* WAX. Urgently seeking paraffin wax. 500 metric tons per month. Grade 58/60 2.

Seeking to cut transportation costs, fresh fruit importers are bringing their product in through a w

Asian nations will press European Union member states to contribute to a new fund to stimulate trade

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