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Aviation safety officials open hearings in Miami today that will scrutinize airline maintenance prac

Some of the mutual insurers that provide shipowners with protection and liability cover may be force

The South Korean government officially ruled against Hyundai's bid to enter the steel business on th

China's containership construction boom is proving a challenge to Western inspectors who are supervi

Japan released $500 million in long-delayed aid to Russia Friday and Moscow offered the joint develo

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David Hanger, director of advertising, development and specialist magazines at The Economist Group,

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

With fuel surcharges notices still arriving daily from trucking, air cargo and ocean carriers, it pa

The battle for control of the Eastern U.S. rail network shifts to a Philadelphia courtroom today as

US MULLING BANON TUNA IMPORTSWASHINGTON - The United States this week is mulling calls for a

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Airline alliances have become so common they are like the flavor of the day. For air cargo shippers,

The long-running battle over longer and heavier trucks is hurtling toward a collision next year.

In an ominous development for the nation's motor carriers, studies now show that pollution in many m

Battered by low freight rates and growing competition, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Faced with increasing demands for subsidies that it says are needed for social programs, the governm

As of Nov. 15, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 17, '95 - Nov. 15, '96 (a graph)* A

Vimpel-Communications AO became the first Russian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchang

The port cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach last week released more than $5.5 million in funding f

Europe's chief trade negotiator is strongly backing China's membership in the World Trade Organizati

Commerce Insurance Co. has split ranks with its peers and decided not to keep money state officials

Texaco Inc.'s image may be tarnished but its profit outlook remains untainted by the turmoil of a ra

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. energy utility industry may prove more of a rocky road rather t

Its jurisdiction covers three-fourths of the Earth's surface, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. It c

The voyage for the little can of beer begins at a brewery alongside the windmills of Holland.

INDIA ALLOWS 4 FOREIGNINSURERS TO OPEN OFFICESBOMBAY - The Reserve Bank of India said Friday

Nov. 15, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

EXPEDITORS ANNOUNCES2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLITSEATTLE - Transportation and logistics firm Expeditor

For the week ended November 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 17, '95 - Nov. 14, '96 (a graph)* A

The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges it lost 200 confidential documents containing sensi

Despite U.S. attempts to play down the issue, human rights are likely to be a major topic of debate

Federal authorities this week ordered the city of Los Angeles to return $31 million in federal funds

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EU'S BRITTAN CONSIDERSPUSHING CHINA WTO BIDBEIJING - European Commission Vice President Sir

Wente Vineyards, the export-driven winery hit with a boycott last week over alleged ties to the Myan

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Nov. 14, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su