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Conseco Inc. of Carmel, Ind., this week launched its World Wide Web site on the Internet, joining th

More lines are trying to grab a piece of the east coast South American trade lane, forming space-sha

WHITE HOUSE TO TALKABOUT DREDGING WOESWASHINGTON - New York-New Jersey maritime industry rep

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

1458 (Apr. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1454The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

American President Lines, facing a depressed trans-Pacific market, is setting its sights on less-tha

GENENTECH WINS APPEALVS. SUMITOMO IN JAPANNEW YORK - Genentech Inc. said earlier this week a

EGYPT KEEPS OUT 2 MOREEUROPEAN MEAT SHIPSCAIRO - Egyptian authorities have told two ships lo

Egghead Software, Zak Designs, GSI Outdoors, Machine Tech USA. This disparate group of companies has

An Air Force plane carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown crashed in Croatia during a storm Wednesday

Canada has agreed to freeze tolls on the St. Lawrence Seaway for the third consecutive year.

NORTHWEST TO STARTKANSAI SERVICE JUNE 5MINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines announced Wednesday

The Federal Maritime Commission's field offices in New York, Miami and Los Angeles will close June 3

Corruption and bureaucracy are dealing a double blow to foreign investors in China, slowing the appr

The drive to open a third east-west rail corridor for intermodal cargoes out of the Pacific Northwes

Dow Chemical Co. - the world's fifth-biggest chemical concern - is turning the tables on Germany's h

OAKLAND PORT TO SPEEDOUTER HARBOR DREDGINGOAKLAND, Calif. - The Port of Oakland will acceler

AprilEDI Coordinator's Course. April 8-9. Toronto, Ontario. Sponsored by EDI Group Inc. Cont

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The idea of pooling resources to cut costs is catching on in the ocean shipping industry.Las

The European Commission approved a small government subsidy for one of the Baltic shipyards formerly

Apr. 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Cargoport Transportation SA of Caracas, Venezuela announced this week that it has commenced regularl

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The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Wednesday, April 3, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

SEA CONTAINERS REPORTSBIG RISE IN INCOMEHAMILTON, Bermuda - Sea Containers Ltd., a marine co

Dozens of striking public transportation workers stormed the railroad station in La Paz this week, b

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday on fears of an increase in Japanese interest rates.Howeve

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 7, '95, - April 3, '96 (a graph)(2

UNILEVER BUYS UNITSOF PARAGUAYAN COMPANYAMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Unilever NV said Wednesday

U.S. business leaders lauded Ronald Brown Wednesday as one of the most effective secretaries of comm

A column titled ''When a contract isn't a contract'' appearing on Page 7A in the April 1, 1996, issu

Government red tape and the lack of stable and transparent laws are suffocating Russia's ability to

The British government was left fuming Wednesday as its partners in the European Union ordered draco

GOODSANSALDO TRANSPORTI ITALYNapoli, ItalyAmount of contract:US$6,03

''A vision without a plan is a hallucination.''

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Lee Sands is scheduled to be in Beijing to resume talks with Chi

In the table ''Exports and General Imports - Selected Commodity Groupings'' that appeared on Page 4A

Countries bordering the South Atlantic expressed concern this week at the shipment of radioactive ca