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If China lifts a ban on meat imports for general consumption, it would legalize trade already going

AIRBUS UNAWARE OF ANYBOEING PRESSURE TACTICSPARIS - European aircraft consortium Airbus Indu

A World Trade Organization arbitrator ruled against Japan's attempt to drag out for five years manda

A new Russian law that threatens to sharply increase fees on cargo channeled through St. Petersburg

Protection and indemnity clubs and insurers that offer third-party liability coverage for shipowners

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For the week ended February 8, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

RISK AND INSURANCEMANAGEMENT SOCIETY INC.Linda H. Lamel has joined the Risk and Insurance Ma

The Russian Duma, the lower house of Parliament, has voted to halt privatization of Rosgosstrakh, th

Making U.S.-flag shipping requirements more exporter-friendly sounds simple. It's not.U.S. e

The Middle East peace process delivered a little-noticed dividend to U.S. exporters last year, as in

The U.S. trade deficit for December, to be released Wednesday, could show a substantial widening tha

Damark International has signed a $70 million contract with United Parcel Service to have UPS handle

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Friday, Feb. 14, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Gulf Cooperation Council is joining the world.After years of resistance, GCC members are

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union agreed Frid

St. Valentine's Day was good business in Moscow, despite the relative unfamiliarity of the Roman Cat

Turkey, in a bid to boost trade in Turkish Eurobonds and increase long-term debt availability, plans

SWISS RE, EQECAT JOININ WINDSTORM PROJECTLONDON - Eqecat has announced a joint venture with

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES INC.Gerald Gitner was named chairman and chief executive, replacing Tho

It seemed like a natural. With global trade booming and manufacturers aggressively seeking ways to r

BUSINESS GROUPS PRESSCLINTON ON ENCRYPTIONWASHINGTON - Leaders of 16 business associations h

Five years after building a plant in Russia, the American ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's Homemade I

American General Corp. plans to buy rival insurer USLife Corp. for $1.8 billion in stock as the indu

WESTERN NATIONAL CORP.Michael J. Akers was named executive vice president and chief actuary

The largest auto insurer in the United States may consider rate surcharges on drivers who use cellul

SHIPSSALE PACT REACHEDFOR QUINCY SHIPYARDBOSTON - The Massachusetts Water Re

Like desert troops on camelback, the big U.S. air express companies hope to be able to swoop down an

Feb. 13, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Feb. 13, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Feb. 13, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

KOREA'S SEYANG FILESFOR COURT RECEIVERSHIPSEOUL - South Korea's Seyang Shipping Co. filed fo

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 12, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

U.S. and European officials are unlikely in the next week to settle their bitter dispute over invest

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 19, 1996, - Feb. 13, 1997, (a graph)

KOREAN PRIME MINISTER'SRESIGNATION OFFER REFUSEDSEOUL - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-

The Israel Export Institute said it would participate in three trade exhibitions in Oman in March an

When Mexico repaid early $5 billion of international emergency loans last month, rumors began circul

A warning about the creditworthiness of medium-sized container shipping companies that are being squ