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North Korea was insured for bad crop yields and has already received $130 million in payments from W

The Supreme Court, in a significant maritime-law ruling, Monday refused to revive Exxon Shipping Co.

Seven of the eight major Japanese life insurers saw a dramatic increase in profits last fiscal year,

New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Elizabeth Randall has announced she will convene a ''summit'' on J

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RAILFRANCE TO RESCUETROUBLED RAIL NETWORKPARIS - The government will bail out the he

The price of shipping goods across the Atlantic to and from North America is holding steady, as cons

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PORTVIEW DATA SYSTEMWINS FIRST-PLACE AWARDVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Vancouver Port Corp.

Crucible Magnetics has won a fight to protect itself against patent infringement even as President C

A rural Brookings County woman who lost four family members in train-vehicle accidents is working to

Buoyed by strong exports of meat and fruit, westbound freight rates are holding steady despite a lar

TWO STEAMSHIP LINESTO SHARE CHARTER SPACENEW YORK - Two steamship companies, Chilean Line In

American President Lines and the dominant box handler in the Philippines will jointly develop three

Leading U.S. negotiator Lee Sands Monday visited the southern province of Guangdong, the alleged hea

The global body that oversees textile and apparel disputes delivered a unanimous finding that the U.

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The European Union will issue its strongest threat yet this week of a tit-for-tat trans-Atlantic tra

TAIWAN MINISTER VOWSTO MAINTAIN UN PUSHTAIPEI - Taiwan's new foreign minister pledged on Mon

Born amid controversy and still navigating in uncharted seas, the environment commission created und

Brooklyn Union Gas Co. is bracing for the fallout stemming from new rules that allow New Yorkers to

S. KOREA WARNS: DON'TACCESS NORTH'S WEB SITESSEOUL - South Korea has warned its public again

Latin America is expected to let loose with a $40 billion technological buying spree through the end

TAIWAN TO APPEAL CUTOFFOF NUCLEAR PLANT FUNDSTAIPEI - Taiwan's Cabinet said it would appeal

Canada's major banks, fearing they will lose more ground to bigger foreign rivals in global markets,

1322 (June 7, 1996) Previous day - 1331The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

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We have all read about the recent events celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first sailing of a

The Surface Transportation Board has given the go-ahead to small railroads to purchase other short-l

A gain in U.S. competitiveness linked to the depreciation of the dollar was instrumental in generati

For the week ended June 1, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 13

France's largest consumer advocacy group has called for a boycott of British beef byproducts because

''Free and fair competition'' is a phrase repeated time and time again in Greek maritime circles.

The jury in the case of Exxon Corp. vs Lloyd's of London and other underwriters begins deliberations

Trucking and other transportation industries shared in the surprisingly big May jump in nonfarm payr

The Panama Canal Commission says it will take 15-to-20 days to drain off the backlog of ships delaye

Government officials have come up with a truly New Jersey solution for disposing of contaminated sil

Japan's official development assistance increased to $14.7 billion in 1995, up about 9 percent from

TOYOTA EXPANDSCOMPONENT PLANTLONG BEACH, Calif. - Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. completed an $18

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