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The final scene seems near for the soap-opera-like saga of embattled Golden Eagle Insurance Co.<

Landmark legislation to deregulate ocean shipping is expected to hit the Senate floor soon, and with

China, which now claims to be the world's third-largest shipbuilder, says it exported $300 million w

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WHO STARTS HANDINGOUT MEDICINE TO IRAQGENEVA - The World Health Organization has started dis

Fresh from a takeover attack, Winnipeg-based United Grain Growers has found a strategic partner in g

After months of elaborate kabuki, serious negotiations on a U.S.-Japan aviation accord may finally b

SYRIA WILL OPEN BORDERFOR TRADE WITH IRAQAMMAN, Jordan - Syria is set to open two posts on i

Employees who toasted this week's 150th birthday of Germany's Hapag-Lloyd AG also expressed concerns

The White House has formed an interagency panel to work out a product liability reform bill Mr. Clin

The first glimmer of a breakthrough in the international effort to persuade Venezuela to release a t

SHIPSCOURT INJUNCTION HALTSWORK STOPPAGE IN OAHUHONOLULU - A federal judge i

Saudi Arabia's bid to join the World Trade Organization has picked up momentum, but trading partners

MERCOSUR MEMBERSHIPCLOSER FOR VENEZUELAMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Venezuela could be an associate

CURRENT-ACCOUNT DEFICITFALLS IN SOUTH KOREASEOUL - South Korea's current-account deficit fel

You knew the good news wouldn't last long.Just when truckers are enjoying higher freight rat

'K' LINE RELOCATINGUS UNIT TO RICHMONDMURRAY HILL, N.J. - Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or

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

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Although gas-rich Norway opted out of the European Union, its forecast that gas sales will double in

ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN FILELAWSUIT, JUDGE RULESLAKE CHARLES, La. - Louisiana Attorney General

Charging that the United States is out of step with the world and is resorting to new ways to restri

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The U.S. dollar rose Thursday on weak industrial production data from Japan, but gave back some of i

Port officials of the world - unite!Some 500 of them will be doing just that in London next

The Federal Highway Administration is taking a new stab at creating a safety rating system for thous

It's not even the peak shipping season yet, but West Coast ports are bustling with activity.

1059 (May 29, 1997) Previous day - 1067The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

After 17 months of waiting for a Surface Transportation Board appointment, now is the time for the C

May 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Indonesian company Capstan Hong Kong is to buy three dumps from the closed Stilfontein gold mine to

A committee formed to study the privatization of El Al Israel Airlines recommends selling 100 percen

The Port of Halifax has scored another win with the introduction of visits every 12 days by the Nati

The international war on cocaine-smuggling should refocus away from ships and look instead at shippe

Current textile quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

1285 (May 29, 1997) Previous day - 1289The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

An explosion damaged a Greek-registered cargo ship off Sri Lanka's northeast coast Thursday and a pa

3 MEATPACKERS LOSELICENSE IN ARGENTINABUENOS AIRES - The Agriculture Secretariat has ordered

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The Department of Energy announced Thursday an additional $10 million will be committed to help offs