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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

HUB GROUP INC.Barbara Cataneo was named director of national accounts for the Northeast regi

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

''Water will become an issue of national security for both countries.''

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Asian nations long accustomed to programs assisting their exports to developed markets are strugglin

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers' name is fitting.As high-tech fever sweeps the globe,

OFFERS TO BUY* SEAMLESS STEEL PIPES. Contact: Ms. Dia Daljit, Emerald International, Canada.

When a $20 million Picasso is stolen from a major art museum, news of the theft blankets the world.

Some die-hard gourmet coffee drinkers take it in stride, but others are steaming over rising java pr

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 1.1 million barrels in the week ended May 23 compared with the pre

Thursday May 29, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

A subsidiary of energy giant Enron has purchased rights to a defunct wind-power project near the Can

BOX TRAFFIC FUELS RISEIN CARGO TONNAGE AT VPANORFOLK, Va. - General cargo tonnage at Virgini

India believes the generalized system of preferences is beneficial to developing countries and is pr

President Jiang Zemin regularly informs visiting foreign dignitaries that the widening wealth gap be

Fierce competition has concentrated European port management's minds - and resources - on the one th

Demand for liability insurance and effective risk management consulting services is set to grow as p

Where there's muck, there's brass. And where there are ships, there's plenty of muck.Just ho

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