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NAVY WILL COMMISSIONAMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPPASCAGOULA, Miss. - The U.S. Navy will commission

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMYLillian C. Borrone, director of the Port Commerce Department of

The death toll from a capsized boat off the southern coast of Spain rose to seven Wednesday as autho

Labor unions representing Portugal's dockworkers have given formal notice of their intention to hold

SEPTEMBERTransportation Intermediaries Association. Sept. 20. Chicago. Duff Swain, president

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 17, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - SEPT. 16, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Sept. 17, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

A barrage of protest forced Moody's Investors Service to ''clarify'' comments on the status of the b

Chase Securities Inc.'s Global Power and Environmental group announced it has closed financing for a

U.S. distillate inventories grew by 500,000 barrels in the week ended Sept. 12, as compared with the

Wednesday Sept. 17, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

GREENPEACE SAYS SITEWORSE AFTER CLEANUPPARIS - Greenpeace said Wednesday that an English Cha

The Indian government plans to decontrol natural gas prices in a phased program and open a direct ne

A wave of coal miners' strikes in protest at long-unpaid wages has swept across Russia from Vladivos

New oil production from the Caspian Sea will boost transit volumes through the Bosporus to 1.4 milli

A new venture is promising semi-industrial and logistics services to petrochemical companies coverin

WASHINGTON STATE RULEDCORRECT IN TAKEOVEROLYMPIA, Wash. - State Insurance Commissioner Debor

A Texas-based steel company has narrowed its site search for a $400 million plant turning scrap auto

In a high-tech twist of the ancient Trojan Horse ploy, Russian pilots are demonstrating the capabili

THAI EX-IM BANKTO GET $500 MILLION LOANBANGKOK - Ten private banks in Japan, the United Stat

1Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister Tim Fischer said Wednesday he believed there wa

Next time you're checking out what the Cyberspace pioneers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (ht

TRUCKSHOUSE SAYS TEAMSTERSSHOULD PAY FOR VOTEWASHINGTON - The House voted Tu

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LUFTHANSA NEGOTIATINGSALE OF CARGOLUX STAKEFRANKFURT - Lufthansa AG is negotiating to sell i

1281 (Sept. 17, 1997) Previous day - 1285The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The market for dry-bulk carriers and tankers will remain strong, according to the annual forecast fr

Neptune Orient Lines reported a 50 percent decline in its first-half net profit and predicted financ

The Port of Gulfport, Miss., has climbed into the lead as the nation's top banana import port for th

The auction of Brazil's most sought-after container terminal, and arguably the most important boxyar

Some stories are not supposed to occur in America.This one, a good, old-fashioned trampling

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The government is reviewing a plan from the Hong Kong Shipowners' Association to streamline the coun

A New Zealand frigate set out from Tonga late Wednesday to try to help rescue two crewmen from an Am

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland. September, November and January. Seminars on si

Louisiana's Attorney General could be heading to London in his lawsuit against the tobacco industry'

AMOCO OUTLINES ITS OILOUTPUT GOALS TO ANALYSTSNEW YORK - Amoco Corp. said it expects its oil

The U.S. dollar fell against the yen Wednesday on news that Japan's August trade surplus rose an ann

The Connecticut Yankee nuclear reactor has been shuttered for more than a year, but state officials