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LIBERIA, MARSHALL ISLANDSISSUE SAFETY REQUIREMENTSRESTON, Va. - Liberia and the Marshall Isl

Microsoft Corp. and Malaysia's Asia Connect formed a technology alliance that will make a variety of

The U.S. dollar plunged against the yen Thursday on reports of a major shift in Japanese policy and

Thursday, Nov. 7, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

''The containership market today provides an example of the fine line between foresight and stupidit

1433 (Nov. 7, 1996) Previous day - 1393The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Trade experts are looking to forthcoming Asian and global trade meetings in coming weeks for signs t

Greenpeace environmentalists stepped up their protest against genetically altered soybeans Thursday

California will restrict ''pain and suffering'' awards sought by injured drunk and uninsured drivers

This jobs-hungry community is setting its sights on a new nuclear promise: a $20 billion, 100-foot-t

U.S. utilities will control over 40 percent of Britain's electricity supplies if the two latest tran

In a double-barreled move analysts say was inspired by public relations and financial concerns, Fede

ENRON, QATAR NEAR ACCORDON LNG JOINT VENTUREDOHA, Qatar - Qatar and Enron Corp. are close to

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

It's a family owned container line in a sea full of global giants - a quiet north-south trader at a

A national survey of retailers and consumers indicates the holiday shopping season that begins later

Ship Sale Report appears biweekly. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence Inc., a New Yo

International trade union groups voiced alarm Thursday over what they said was mounting labor tensio

NORTH SEA INSURANCE CO.Richard J. D'Amato was named president and chief operating officer of

The government of President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon Thursday sent to legislators an initial 19

Norfolk Southern Corp. Thursday sought and received a six-day postponement of the federal court hear

Nov. 7, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Privatizing U.S. airports could be a boon to local governments but could also cost airlines and pass

BALLOTS SENT OUTTO TEAMSTER MEMBERSWASHINGTON - Ballots were sent Thursday to 1.4 million me

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 236.13 off 0.39 w

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Assuming the takeover by British Telecommunications PLC of MCI Communications Corp. goes ahead, Asia

The shipping industry is monitoring hostilities in eastern Zaire, though it is confident that cargoe

President Clinton wasn't the only incumbent winning re-election Tuesday - state insurance commission

Nov. 6, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

Nov. 6, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 6, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Charter rates for containerships deployed in feeder trades fell sharply during the summer, with even

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTSTEPS DOWN AT FEDEXMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. Tuesday announced th

When safety inspectors boarded the bulk carrier Cathy last August, they uncovered a catalog of defic

The global village drew closer this week following the announced $20.8 billion merger plan of two in

ONGOINGS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

Despite its small size, Singapore ranks 14th among world trading nations.Figures from the Tr

A nationwide coalition of labor unions Wednesday accused the 18-nation Asia Pacific Economic Coopera