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AMP Inc.'s Jim Kessler says he's not trying to cut out the middleman but it sure doesn't sound that

Newly merged P&O Nedlloyd Container Line is generating larger savings than originally anticipated.

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California almond growers, trying to safeguard a fast-growing market in the world's second-most popu

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If you ship goods to Europe, there's something you should know about some of the ports there: they h

Most of us would not lay claim to being the complete trade expert. Nor would we want to constantly

The Greek market for electrical power systems is estimated to grow annually at 3 percent-5 percent f

A long-delayed plan to expand Thailand's $4.6 billion insurance market came to fruition Tuesday when

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When the unionized workers of Tula struck in protest against wage payment delays and unemployment la

Saudi Arabia will turn to local and foreign private companies to implement a 438 billion-riyal ($122

In the run-down oil town of Baku, port director Aldyn I. Mamedov dreams about his Caspian Sea port g

A union-owned company will assemble three new European-built train sets to be used on Amtrak's Pacif

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

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SHIPSROTTERDAM PORT TAKESSERVICES FROM NEIGHBORROTTERDAM - The giant Dutch p

U.S. official circles are grumbling about Panama's award of port management contracts to a Hong Kong

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U.S. carriers want to have their own operation in Japanese ports. But the existing system there keep

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Vietnam is determined to build a $1.2 billion oil refinery, with or without foreign involvement, acc

Labor reform talks between union chieftains, business leaders and the government hit a snag when bus

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NORTH AMERICAGlobal Link '97. April 9. Tarrytown, N.Y. Contact: Amy Allen, World Trade Counc

Officials in this Hawaiian county expect a new wave of foreign investment, this time from businesses

There is no end in sight for the economic misery plaguing German builders in 1997, according to the

Israel and Mexico have agreed to begin negotiations on a free-trade agreement.The idea was r

Vitro SA, Mexico's largest glassmaker, has inaugurated its $55 million refrigerator plant near Monte

Long Beach harbor commissioners blasted critics of China Ocean Shipping Co., saying the carrier's lo

A bipartisan group of 201 House lawmakers sent a letter to President Clinton warning him not to open

Exxon Corp.'s shipping unit, Seariver Maritime, is facing growing union opposition to its presence a

TASK FORCE WILL PUSH USEOF MILITARY CARGO AT PORTNEW YORK - A GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE TH

The United Kingdom's Energy Group is looking to acquire a stake in power generation in the United St

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''If it has no effect, things could get really, really ugly.''

WESTERN EUROPEEUROPEAN UNIONStill in the works is a proposal to establish minimum ri

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Vice President Gore's high-profile trip to Asia this week was intended to showcase his international