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

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

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

Scenes of chaos along the world's longest undefended border are being predicted by North American bu

A meeting today between U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and her counterparts from Mexico and Cana

'I'm getting tired of seeing frozen cod sitting on the side of the road.'

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

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 240.85 off 0.33 w

In a move that could pave the way for economic cooperation and reduced tensions on the Korean penins

The Port of Singapore Authority will officially become a corporation on Oct. 1, said Communications

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

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

TRUCKSHOUSE SAYS TEAMSTERSSHOULD PAY FOR VOTEWASHINGTON - The House voted Tu

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

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

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

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

SHIPSOMI EXPLAINS STRUCTUREOF MARINE TRANSPORT DEALNEW YORK - OMI Corp. and

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

House Speaker Newt Gingrich has forced Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa., to roll back his controversial plan

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

Sept. 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

As of Sept. 17, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

A recent spate of disasters involving satellites has rendered their insurers a little cautious, but

A declaration of support from shippers worldwide is bolstering the tough stand taken by the United S

OFFERS TO BUY* SEA SHELLS FOR BUTTONS. Shellfish shells from the sea, as buttons for clothes

A new proposal by South Korea in the global talks to liberalize trade in financial services has fall

The government has proposed a 3 percent additional customs duty on imports, a government spokesman s

The U.S. Coast Guard said its new Administrative Law Judge Docketing Center has opened here.

DEATH TOLL FROM INDIANREFINERY FIRE RISESVISAKHAPATNAM, India - Rescue workers Tuesday found

Russian officials said Tuesday that a threat to bypass Chechnya with a new oil pipeline from the Cas