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The little ship slid through the icy Connecticut River toward the berth, and wide-eyed horror swept

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1016 (June 19, 1997) Previous day - 1024The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

June 19, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

FAA REVIEW PROCEDURECUTS TIME, SAVES MONEYWASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration s

1286 (June 19, 1997) Previous day - 1282The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

News this week that Brazilian port authorities have pledged to make that nation's busiest internatio

U.S. farmers tell European bureaucrats they can't physically segregate tons of genetically modified

Rail carriers believe they are on the cusp of an exciting, though admittedly not very glamorous indu

The 2-year-old U.S.-Canada open-skies agreement was hailed Thursday by one of the negotiators on the

Exxon Corp. said Thursday that it would appeal a $5,058 billion judgment against the company for the

A Chinese cargo ship capsized off western Hong Kong and hurled nearly half a million cans of beer in

Coming International Maritime Organization rules could rock the bulk-ocean freight business, freight

Chiseled into the grand entryway's marble in the palatial Hapag-Lloyd AG headquarters, the motto of

VANGUARD AIRLINESJohn Tague has resigned as chairman, chief executive and president of this

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 21, 1996 - June 19, 1997 (a graph)*

The Cabinet has decided to abolish the import duty surcharge (currently 3 percent) on July 1, govern

Central America and Panama will ask the European Union for preferential treatment for their agricult

Crowley American Transport will expand its service to Central America, growing from its current conn

A Page 1 article Wednesday, June 18, headlined ''Three carriers in US-Latin trade ask permission to

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Bob Kerrey moved Thursday to break a deadlock over export limits on encryp

Thailand's economic crisis lurches into a new and more uncertain stage today with both finance and c

HONG KONG JOINSWTO PROCUREMENT CODEWASHINGTON - Hong Kong has joined the World Trade Organiz

The parent of ship line Navieras is claiming victory following a Maritime Administration decision th

Already under pressure from airlines over their fees, Hong Kong's airport authority is now trying to

A controversial measure to curb supercomputer sales to China and other countries considered to be pr

U.S. textile makers told a federal magistrate that their fraud lawsuit against the Limited Inc. coul

The Mexican government has officially nixed plans for casino gaming but hoteliers are betting the is

'I would say that's a little bit like . . . making Dennis Rodman chief of protocol.'

World leaders meeting in Denver will push for completion of a trade pact on financial services by ye

BRAZIL EXTENDSEXEMPTIONS FOR PARTNERSBUENOS AIRES - Brazil will continue to grant members of

OFFERS TO BUY* POLYRES ESCAPOL DRYING OIL. 60 tons. Specifications: ABS viscosity/20C ASTM D

The bank's project cycle involves five stages: Identification, Preparation, Appraisal, Negotiation,

Turkey's business community reacted soberly to the news this week that Turkey's first Islamist Prime

IRATE NAMES, SECURITYCLASH DURING CONFERENCELONDON - At least one demonstrator handing out a

The House Banking Committee on Thursday went into what it hopes is its last day of voting on amendme

What used to be unthinkable - competitors sharing information - is become more accepted as corporati

The California Insurance Department and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. went back to court Wednesday in

EXEL'S EARNINGS SOARED138 PERCENT IN SECOND QUARTERHAMILTON, Bermuda - Liability insurer EXE

House Majority Leader Dick Armey introduced a federal no-fault auto insurance bill this week, saying