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Cosco (Hong Kong) Group Ltd. is considering spinning off its bulk-carrier fleet for a separate listi

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EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. will perform environmental support services for the Mary

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The ship was way off course, racing through the darkness toward one of the globe's environmental sof

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 237.98 off 1.94

Union Pacific Railroad is facing a meltdown in Texas fueled by angry customers, fuming labor unions

A 50 percent increase in domestic wastepaper prices is the final jolt that should send the already s

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Crowley American Transport, a major north-south containership line, is expanding its service in Sout

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A consultant to the state Insurance Fund said Wednesday he will give a grand jury investigating the

The Miami area would gain hundreds of jobs as well as the famed Queen Elizabeth II if Cunard Cruise

A parliamentary panel has urged the government to subsidize Indian shipyards on a long-term basis so

After several postponements, China appears to have successfully launched a communications satellite

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It was an embarrassing moment for Indian President K.R. Narayanan when he called on his predecessor

In a convoluted deal, Reliance Group Holdings Inc. will sell its title operations to Lawyers Title C

Cargo airlines have known for months their wallets would take a hit to meet new requirements on thei

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The giant Anglo-Dutch Shell oil company signed long-term gas agreements with Nigerian Gas Co. for th

A senior Japanese trade official on Thursday dismissed fears that trade friction with the United Sta

Federal Express Corp., which pulled its delivery guarantees and limited some of its service offering

TEXANS IN LINEFOR PREMIUM CUTSAUSTIN, Texas - Insurance premiums in Texas could drop by more

German insurance companies may set up a joint fund to compensate Jewish victims of the Holocaust, si

JAPANESE GROUP JOINSRUSSIAN GAS VENTURETOKYO - Japan National Oil Corp. and 10 other compani

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A barge-cleaning company accused of contaminating the Mississippi River for 11 years has pleaded gui

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As part of the intensive debate over an overhaul of the central government, the Ministry of Finance

P&O Nedlloyd Container Line Ltd. recorded a $36 million profit during the second quarter of this yea

The master of the Greek-flag tanker Nissos Amorgos was reunited with his family in Greece after he w

Hours before a freight train derailed on a bridge over the Susquehanna River, plunging five coal car

Japanese customs inspectors found 20 fake U.S. $100 and $50 bills aboard a North Korean freighter, o

Banks and governments handed billions of dollars to Zaire while now-deposed ruler Mobutu Sese Seku a

Wednesday Aug. 20, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

FMC PUTS FORWARDERS,SHIPPING FIRMS ON NOTICEWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission put

Placing the Tui Pacific into service means South Seas Steamship Co. ''has upgraded its fleet to bett

Crowley Marine Services Inc. said it won a design-build-operate contract with Alyeska Pipeline Servi