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Life's satiny days tumble forward into months and years until one day friends invite you to a nice r

Railroad investments pulled Transportacion Maritima Mexicana into the red for the second consecutive

The battle for freight across the English Channel, the world's busiest waterway, is set to escalate.

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One little economic stumble in one little Southeast Asian country and all of a sudden the entire glo

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Oct. 29, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

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The Canadian owners of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. expect they will receive federal subsidies for Lyke

GULF PORTS OF THE AMERICAS ASSOCIATIONA.J. ''Pete'' Reixach Jr., executive port director for

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Asian grain exports will increase dramatically in the next 10 years, creating problems for ports and

Officials from the Teamsters union and its major trucking companies are calling preliminary talks on

Airlines at Denver International Airport lost about $20 million because of last weekend's blizzard,

CP Ships is ''declaring 95 percent victory'' in a battle with Canadian antitrust authorities stemmin

TRUCKSLOTT PULLS THE PLUG ONHIGHWAY REAUTHORIZATIONWASHINGTON - A six-year,

The House is taking up legislation that could move thousands of tons of nuclear waste to Nevada, wit

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President Clinton and Chinese president Jiang Zemin announced two major trade agreements after their

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INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 29, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Importers, customs brokers and carriers are irate over a proposed plan to slash the time they have t

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Oct. 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 242.51 off 3.51 w

Shipping lines that carry U.S. exports to Asia are doing their best to get into the Halloween spirit

THAILAND TO GO TO WTOOVER REJECTED CHICKENBANGKOK - Thailand will lodge a complaint with the

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - OCT. 28, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

PEOPLE'S INSURANCE GETS'BBB' RATING FROM S&PBEIJING - State-run People's Insurance (Group) C

Employers Re has formed ERC Financial Market Products to sell multiyear, multirisk insurance and fin

Elvis is finding new homes around Asia.But this Elvis is not the pelvis-swiveling rock 'n' r

U.S. textile and apparel exporters can now tap into a new government database for information about

W.R. BERKLEY SEESNET INCOME RISEGREENWICH, Conn. - W.R. Berkley Corp. reported a net income

Indian companies are often accused of infringing on trademarks of American companies, but sometimes

OFFERS TO BUY* POLYSTYRENE. Mainly nonexpandable grades. 16-20 tons per month. Contact: Meir

Groups representing life and property/casualty insurers hailed new recommendations that protects the

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND LINEEXPANDING IN PACIFICSANTA ANA, Calif. - Australia-New Zealand Dire

Cementing nearly two decades of ties with Singapore, Yangming Marine Transport Corp. signed a long-t