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Third Mate Gifford Ordway faced a problem that's endemic to careers at sea. His children wanted to g

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Britain's efforts to boost rail freight traffic with continental Europe suffered a blow Thursday as

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The U.S. dollar rose above 1.82 Deutsche marks Thursday as fears over President Clinton's presidency

'It's stupid for them to sit there for two hours waiting to go through the dispatch process.'

As of Jan. 29, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Aout five months ago, I chronicled the tale of Edward Villegas, a 37-year-old courier for an air fre

Antwerp announced this week record cargo traffic in 1997 and claimed the title of the fastest growin

Britain's Prudential Assurance Co. is taking control of the No. 3 life insurer in Malaysia, which it

Freight forwarders could be forced to subsidize higher-volume shippers under confidential contractin

Jan. 29, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Production at Mexico's in-bond assembly plants, or maquiladoras, rose 16.3 percent in November 1997

Sexual harassment and racial discrimination lawsuits are on the increase, and companies without a cr

W.R. BERKLEY CORP.Richard A. Sawyer was named chairman and chief executive of the firm's Aca

Unionized motor carriers and Teamsters union officials say talks on a new contract are progressing w

BIEHL INTERNATIONALWINS ISO CERTIFICATIONHOUSTON - Biehl International Corp., an owner of st

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MITSUI O.S.K. LINE (AMERICA)Frank Masi was named MOL's vice president of sales. Mr. Masi wil

The U.S.-Japan aviation deal expected this week will generate more revenue for the U.S. economy, acc

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 233.20 up 0.83 wh

Several U.S. industry associations have banded together to combat the controversial dispute-resoluti

U.S. importers and the U.S. government are once again at odds over the interpretation of a global tr

A strong niche player in the North Atlantic is switching its British port of call, taking one of the

India intends to enforce the International Safety Management code for the shipping industry from Jul

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Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, a mutual company, plans to explore converting into a stock company

Edmonton's power utility is forming a new marketing branch with a Calgary firm to help sell power to

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

A triumvirate of quota enforcers - OPEC Secretary-General Rilwanu Lukman and the oil ministers of Ir

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

STRONG POUND PUTSBRAKES ON AUTO EXPORTSLONDON - The strength of the pound hit Britain's auto

CENDANT STARTS OFFERFOR AMERICAN BANKERSSTAMFORD, Conn. - Cendant Corp. on Wednesday commenc

Norfolk Southern Corp. Wednesday registered a 12 percent jump in fourth-quarter net income, despite

YELLOW CORP. REBOUNDSFROM '96 PERIOD'S LOSSOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Corp., parent of the

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Maersk Line is adding two Egyptian port calls to its service in the eastern Mediterranean: the moder

President Clinton's familiar call for increasing free trade was a centerpiece of his State of the Un

CAPITAL RE POSTS RISEIN OPERATING INCOMENEW YORK - Capital Re Corp. reported net operating i