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The world's largest insurer of shipowners' liabilities is in favor of reducing the maximum level of

Canadian Minister of International Trade Art Eggleton said talks with Chile on a free-trade pact wer

''It's sort of like 'Hamlet' without the prince of Denmark.''

Price is important, but efficient, timely service from customs brokers and forwarders is crucial whe

The World Bank has suspended a loan of around $250 million to the Maharashtra State Electricity Boar

SNOW FORCES SIBERIANSTO STOP GRAIN HARVESTMOSCOW - Many Siberian farmers last week had to st

WAL-MART EXPANDSOPERATIONS IN BRAZILSAO PAULO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced plans to inve

Carriers, cargo consolidators and customs brokers who communicate via the Internet and have their ow

Monday, Oct. 28, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The need to establish a training and information network to promote sustainable development among me

As of Oct. 28, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Oct. 23, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

The alternative insurance market is growing as large corporations once again look for for ways to cu

Massachusett's Division of Insurance, whose policies affect the pocketbooks of most Massachusetts re

A year after signing several deals to assist China's coal industry, an American mining machinery com

How much is a Senate chairmanship worth to a small state like South Dakota?A lot, says Sen.

Oct. 28, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The busy Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex was operating normally Monday as longshoremen complied

It's a bit like waiting for Christmas: Will it be a shiny new present or a lump of coal?Afte

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.26 up 1.36 whi

The European Commission has declared war on classification societies and flag states that harbor shi

The Maritime Administration is thinking about making some U.S.-flag shipping rules more exporter-fri

OIL, GAS RIG NUMBERSROSE FOR LATEST WEEKNEW YORK - The number of rigs exploring for oil and

Assuming there is no appeal by the ousted Air Line Pilots Association, pilots at Federal Express Cor

When Russia shivers this winter, the oil drillers, sugar planters, government bureaucrats, and ordin

European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to retaliate against the United States for its law th

The Federal Aviation Administration has revised the information it gave The Journal of Commerce for

CHINA BANKS SEEK OKFOR EXPANSION IN USWASHINGTON - Several large Chinese banks interested in

Reactions are mixed to this weekend's signing of an economic pact for 1997 between the government, b

The United Arab Emirates has charged two men with pirating computer software, the first such prosecu

Oct. 28, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Germany may be in the driver's seat in the rush toward a single European currency, but most Germans

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 28, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 28, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

October 28, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

General Motors Corp. workers remained on the job without a contract Monday as United Auto Workers Pr

Saudi officials Monday unveiled details of a plan to use private investment for the multibillion-dol

One of the largest utilities in the Midwest is proving that its best opportunities are in nonregulat

Hapag-Lloyd has stopped an employee group from meeting to discuss the impact of a possible merger wi