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In yet another international consolidation in the insurance industry, the rapidly growing Aon Corp.

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has begun negotiations to sell gas to potential buyers in the

Tough new clean air standards will hit the nation's seaports from every direction because of the int

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 19, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Protection & Indemnity Clubs, the organizations run by shipowners to insure them against liability r

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

ELECTRICITY DEREGULATIONPLAN WINS ONE ROUNDCONCORD, N.H. - Public Service Company of New Ham

Three weeks ended Sept. 13, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

'It's ugly out there. If anything, it will get uglier.'

The United States and the 17 other countries comprising the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum

Multinational corporations invested abroad at a record rate in 1996, with the United States and Ch

ALLSTATE WANTS TO USEITS GOOD HANDS IN CHINABEIJING - Add Allstate Insurance Co. to the list

Early in June, when the Delaware River slows for its summer's slumber, Philadelphia holds a port fes

Internet Web sites courting U.S. exporters are stepping up their campaigns to sign on small and medi

SHIPSHALLA GETS ORDERFOR TWO OIL TANKERSSEOUL - Halla Engineering & Heavy In

Grain shipments appear to be on track for a strong fall, but the latest rail traffic results show co

The just-announced breakup of Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. into separate railroad and financ

Hong Kong shipowners are pressing the government for changes in tax and registration procedures, whi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 240.90 up 0.45 w

Sept. 19, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNL

US BACKS DUTY-FREESTATUS FOR BRAZIL SUGARWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration supports gr

Sept. 19, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

CHINESE PORT TAICANGTO MAKE IMPROVEMENTSNANJING, China - The Port of Taicang in Jiangsu prov

Exporters seeking to stuff more lightweight, refrigerated cargo into their shipments could get a boo

As Russia and Chechnya wrangle over the transit of Caspian Sea oil, the Iranian government is mounti

The U.S. dollar likely will rise further against the Japanese yen this week due to the deplorable co

For the week ended September 13, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

Talks between the European Union and the United States on a dispute over the Helms-Burton law on inv

Richard Youell doesn't mince any words when he discusses the reasons for the low rates plaguing mari

SHIPSFAILURE TO REPORT NUCLEARCARGO TO RESULT IN FINEHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Inch

Shippers are closely eyeing the travails of the Teamsters as a federal investigation into illegal un

Some lawmakers are saying that a permanent fund to deal with agriculture disasters such as Medfly an

The high-priced sale of Brazil's most-prized container terminal at the Port of Santos has raised hop

Carol Lambos of Lambos and Junge says the law firm here has won a landmark shipping case.The

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

Sept. 19, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

More than 600 American college students are crossing the Pacific on a cruise ship whose lack of fire

Taiwanese and Korean-owned factories in China that produce footwear for Nike Inc. and Reebok Corp. r

The conventional wisdom 20 years ago was that breakbulk shipping was an aging dinosaur.After

Luiz de Morais Guerra speaks in a booming, authoritative voice about his vision of the future for hi