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Major capital programs are under way or have just been completed by the North Texas ports of Beaumon

Russia is planning to sign a $500 million deal to supply Bulgaria with 14 MiG-29 fighter jets, a Rus

With German steel exports already red hot, this month's fusion of Germany's two biggest steelmakers

Dredging gets a bad rap in many quarters. Spoil is the word that comes to mind. But in Texas, enviro

PILOTS GROUP REVIEWSAIRLINE CONTRACT OFFERARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Allied Pilots Associatio

COAST GUARD, AWO JOINFORCES TO PROMOTE SAFETYWASHINGTON - THE U.S. COAST GUARD AND THE AMERI

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway continues to expand service and freight volumes on routes where

For the week ended March 29, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

1467 (April 4, 1997) Previous day - 1481The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

Global wheat stocks are likely to remain tight despite higher production, a leading international au

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 4, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Interest in a controversial inland waterway project linking the Texas border with the Mexican ports

U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin praised Japan's efforts to reform its economy but warned that a

Grupo Carso will purchase 60 percent of Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s Mexican subsidiary for $103 million

Enforcement of Mexico's new product label rules fails to make the important distinction between cons

EUROPE DRINK ADS LOOSENAS US RULES GET TIGHTPARIS - As President Clinton gets tough on Ameri

SHIPSCAPTAIN REFUSES TO YIELDWATCH TO NEW CREWPORTLAND, Ore. - The captain o

For shippers and air freight forwarders, relief is arriving from cargo fuel surcharges imposed last

A new California-based airline is one of a small field of start-ups willing to brave the head winds

A harbor pilot who fled to the bathroom minutes before his ship smashed into a crane at the Port of

1102 (April 3, 1997) Previous day - 1107The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 3, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Asia's largest nickel refinery, moribund for a decade, may yet get a new lease on life.A gro

Columbia Gas System Inc. said Thursday it plans to build a $600 million natural gas pipeline to carr

Foreign insurers offering lower prices cost U.S. underwriters a sizable chunk of the marine hull ins

AIRGROUP OPENS FACILITIESIN TEXAS, OKLAHOMABELLEVUE, Wash. - Airgroup Express announced the

Soaring trade deficits with Canada and Mexico are expected to fuel labor and other opposition to any

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U.S. and European Union negotiators are trying to avert another trans-Atlantic trade brawl tied to t

The head of the North Atlantic ocean liner cartel Thursday came out in support of a federal probe of

A reversal of government aviation policy quashed one joint venture and imperils another involving a

The Russian government has told Canada that Russian steelmakers have not been subsidized in any way

SHIPBUILDER FINCANTIERIPOSTS PROFIT FOR 1996LONDON - Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilder th

The international commission investigating the sinking of the ferry Estonia has concluded that the c

At least one reinsurer is likely to appeal a judge's ruling that dismissed a challenge to the offsho

WORLD BANK: VIETNAMMUST BOLSTER ECONOMYHANOI - Vietnam needs to build up its financial secto

OFFERS TO BUY* GILLETTE PRODUCTS. Gillette Sensor I and/or II packed in five pieces per pack

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Importers and retailers here are lashing out at Mexican Commerce officials over new product labeling