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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

March 25, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

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

As of March 25, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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

OFFERS TO BUY* WATER-LEVEL INDICATORS (DIPPERS). 38-total amount of water-level indicators (

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

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 25, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

''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

DEAD STOWAWAY FOUNDIN WHEEL UNIT OF BA JETLONDON - British Airways launched an immediate inv

Customer care is an alien concept for many owners and operators of bulk ships. Logistics and value-a

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Airlines must get cracking on the multimillion-dollar computer system fix needed for the turn of the

Lillian C. Borrone, director of the port commerce department of the Port Authority of New York & New

Capital flows to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics rose only marginally in 1996, as an

U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Monday called for the world's nations to agree to legally binding tar

Taiwan's Council of Agriculture will send a delegation to Japan Monday to seek Japanese approval to

The controversy surrounding General Electric Corp.'s plan to move its liability insurer to Bermuda i

The European Union and Japan are prepared to sign a new agreement to eliminate shipbuilding subsidie

West Coast harbor executives have a plan for getting more containers on and off ships in less time:

Cargo-filled containers are finally beginning to flow smoothly through West Coast ports after nine m

The Journal of Commerce stock index managed a slight gain of 0.1 percent last week to close at 4012.