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South Africa will have to dig deeper for gold these days. But the richest nation on the African cont

The discovery at the California-Mexico border of sophisticated U.S. arms imported apparently from As

Early and fast moves by South Korea's new agency in charge of maritime affairs are welcome,but need

Something's in the air at the Mexican border - freight. Lots of it.Just ask Burlington Air E

BUREAU VERITASTARGETS US MARKETPARIS - Bureau Veritas, the French ship classification societ

The American Bureau of Shipping has won a court case in Greece that gives the private, U.S. keeper o

SAFMARINE REPORTS23 PERCENT RISE IN EARNINGSLONDON - Safmarine, the South African shipping c

French President Jacques Chirac has called on European Union and Latin American leaders to begin lay

Nearly a year after initial agreement, Thailand and Myanmar (formerly Burma) formally signed a 30-ye

Japanese superstores are finding there is room for growth in China.Major retailers such as D

As land-line and cellular telephone providers bring modern technology to the Hungarian capital and c

My last two columns were devoted to sea ports around the world. This time I thought I would look at

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Union Pacific Corp. will close its eastern Pennsylvania headquarters and cut the corporate payroll b

H.J. Heinz Co. - a name that brings ketchup to the minds of most consumers - is aggressively expandi

Hong Kong's electronic trading system is moving into its next phase as the government sets deadlines

The cost of shipping goods from North America or Europe to Latin America may seem high compared with

1490 (March 18, 1997) Previous day - 1481The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The heavy-truck industry suffered a double-digit sales loss in February as most manufacturers report

Britain's long-planned turnover of Hong Kong to China on June 30 has been the source of enormous spe

The association representing state insurance officials promised Tuesday to fight in Congress for the

The Monsanto Co. drug that increases milk production in dairy cows passed its third anniversary on t

OFFERS TO SELL* ROYAL JELLY POWDER. 10-HDA: 6.00 percent min. Moisture: 3.00 percent max. Pa

DALLAS FIRM TO EVALUATERUSSIAN RESERVESWASHINGTON - Russian joint-stock company RAO Gazprom

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 244.11 off 2.82 wh

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Even as European Union foreign ministers reassured Turkey that it would be treated in the same way a

Access to all Japanese markets should be basically liberalized, the outline of a major deregulation

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WESTERN EUROPEEUElectricity and gas liberalization should eventually bring down ener

A House aviation subcommittee scheduled a closed-door briefing today to discuss with government offi

Tuesday, March 18, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Airborne Express and the Port of Seattle are squabbling over a plan to build a new air traffic contr

WTO CHIEF PROPOSESFREE-TRADE SUMMIT FOR '98TOKYO - The director general of the World Trade O

Don't kiss karnal bunt good-bye just yet.Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture last sp

For years U.S. grain production was the envy of the world. The abundant stores of amber wheat from K

SHIPSDREDGING PROJECTSMOVE STEP CLOSERWASHINGTON - Three dredging projects l

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