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Nearly four years after it was planned, China gave approval to a second life insurer with a nationwi

Scientists at the University of Washington have found a way to see through the dirty or cloudy water

Life insurance and financial services giant Conseco Inc. said Monday it would acquire two insurance

Japanese air cargo forwarders are trying to expand overseas operations to keep up with an increase i

Power plants in Alabama might have to clean up their smokestacks and drivers in Illinois might have

Aug. 26, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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INDONESIA: DON'T LINKJET SALE, HUMAN RIGHTSJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia doesn't care if th

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Netherlands' national carrier, ran into heavy flak from certain forwar

Labor investigators have found dozens of violations in a series of raids in Southern California targ

A Justice Department settlement will block a high-volume wine and spirits consolidator from taking a

''Good enough for the Smithsonian, but not good enough for the Democrats.''

US FOOD AIDREACHES NORTH KOREABANGKOK - A U.S. cargo ship has docked at a North Korean port

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Several Caribbean dependencies of Britain have been signed on to an agreement to enhance the safety

As of August 23, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

COSCO HOPES NEW UNITWILL BE BOON TO SHANGHAISHANGHAI - China Ocean Shipping (Group) Corp., t

Three weeks ended Aug. 17, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

A plan to modernize the passenger liability regime for international airlines also would help to cur

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UNITED ORDER WORTH$3.5 BILLION TO BOEINGSEATTLE - Boeing Co.'s Commercial Airplane Group sai

As the world reads about China's devastating floods, dike failures and monsoons, it seems absurd tha

ABF Freight System Inc., the nation's fourth-largest less-than-truckload carrier is changing its min

COMPUTER ORDER FROZENUNTIL CHARGES EXPLOREDWASHINGTON - The National Science Foundation has

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Moving cargo via containers requires more than just sturdy aluminum boxes. Often the space inside co

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, which acted with lightning speed in the wake of the crash of TW

Business is booming for builders of inland barges thanks to strong demand from shippers for new capa

Due to open formally Sept. 30, Subic Bay International Airport marks the transformation from a milit

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If you want to see the hair rise on the back of the neck of an Atlas Air Inc. official, just describ

The Global Alliance of four major carriers is selecting the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten I

The German interest rate cut has eased tensions in Europe and in the process improved the outlook fo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 25, '95 - Aug. 23, '96 (a graph)* A

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

Aug. 23, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Insurance regulators in Hong Kong are mounting an exhaustive study into the level of underlying rese

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance has asked a judge to set aside a $145 million punitive damage

Aug. 23, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle