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Chile could sign a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States instead of continuing to pu

Kambale Mututulo is an unlikely government minister - he loves jazz and is willing to sing for his s

A $45 million chunk of Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement money will be used to buy 55,357 acres near

SHIPS'K' LINE OPENS THREESCANDINAVIAN OFFICESLONDON - ''K'' Line (Europe) Lt

The volume of containers handled by European ports is forecast to more than double over the coming d

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METROPOLITAN STEVEDOREFrank Divona was named vice president of the contracts division of thi

Commercial shipping lines so far are accepting new rules designed to stop the spread of exotic marin

As of June 30, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

Thailand's central bank has moved to shore up its economy after its currency plunged 20 percent last

Members of the Frontier pro-democracy group in Hong Kong plan to visit the United States and Canada

July 3, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

LLOYD'S OF LONDONMax Taylor, group executive director of broker Willis Corroon Group, has be

1017 (July 3, 1997) Previous day - 1017The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

1337 (July 3, 1997) Previous day - 1334The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

SECOND QUARTER LIGHTFOR CATASTROPHE LOSSRAHWAY, N.J. - The second quarterly was relatively f

P&O Australia Ports will build a container terminal comprising two berths at Jawaharlal Nehru Port i

Anyone reading Doonesbury over the last month knows that thousands of Vietnamese who make shoes for

A story making the rounds here tells a lot about who may become the next director of the Maritime Ad

As of July 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 12, 1996 - July 3, 1997 (a graph)*

Thursday July 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

'We are struggling against drug barons who have at their command facilities that put ours to shame.'

SHIPSIMO RECEIVES AWARDFOR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTSLONDON - The International M

Cleaning up the contaminated grounds around the 30-year-old Connecticut Yankee nuclear plant could c

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is creating a new Japan office and assigning Wendy Cutle

IRAN, RUSSIA HOLD TALKSON NUCLEAR COOPERATIONDUBAI - Iran and Russia are holding discussions

Individual investors, the kind who have kept Lloyd's of London in business for most of its 300 years

ADIDAS SIGNS MARKETINGDEAL WITH NBA, WNBAFRANKFURT - German sportswear maker Adidas AG signe

Contract Freighters Inc., an international trucking concern in Joplin, Mo., is in Mexico for the lon

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 237.42 off 1.28

After 110 years, a Chinese customs house is getting its own name back as a little-noticed part of th

Preparatory work will begin within weeks at the site where two nuclear reactors will be built in Nor

Britain says it is investigating European Union claims last week that British beef is being illegall

U.S. government researchers said last week they found no E. coli bacteria in U.S.-produced radish se

A severed cow's head was discovered Thursday in front of the home of the president of the Japanese l

CONTINENTAL EXPRESSFred Cromer was named vice president and chief financial officer for Cont

Earl Hoekenga, former president and chief executive of former Ryder Truck Lines, has died of a pulmo

Word spreads fast across the office towers of New York City whenever this little ship goes by.