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CONGRESS URGED TO ENACTSHIP SUBSIDY PROGRAMWASHINGTON - Albert Herberger, director of the Tr

A promising new area for American companies appears to be on the verge of opening up, thanks to a re

1445 (Mar. 28, 1996) Previous day - 1430The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Although Japanese consumers can be notoriously skittish about food safety issues, analysts said they

Columbia Coastal Transport Inc. is taking over a barge service operating between Baltimore and Norfo

Given the success of raids in Singapore that netted more than $1 million worth of counterfeit compac

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Port of Houston commissioners have temporarily backed away from controversial increases in wharfage

A joint venture between a Japanese carrier and India's Tata Group plans to diversify into intermodal

The California attorney general has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles, seeking to force the

The mysterious disease that is decimating the manatee population of Southwest Florida has exploded a

Although the North American Free Trade Agreement is not believed to have created an increase in nort

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

German plant and machinery orders in February fell a real 6 percent on the year, the German Machiner

A $187 million sale of John Deere combines to Ukraine cleared two final government hurdles.T

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Bad weather and increasing competition from Mexico have significantly reduced Florida's share of the

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

JAPANESE COURT: INSURERMUST PAY IN SUICIDE CASETOKYO - The Tokyo District Court in a landmar

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the diversified insurance holding company controlled by billionaire Warren

Lloyd's of London filed a motion in Los Angeles federal district court Wednesday to dismiss the suit

Coming full circle with efforts to deregulate the banking industry, the House Banking Committee said

Moody's Investors Service Inc., one of Wall Street's major credit-rating services, said that the U.S

A new state law that starts Monday will allow people with pre-existing medical conditions to get cov

NAII SEEKS TO BLOCKFREEZE OF LLOYD'S ASSETSDES PLAINES, Ill. - The National Associat

As the number of countries to ban British beef grows to more than 20, the scare over mad cow disease

Faced with rising Russian nationalism, the Clinton administration is minimizing Moscow's bad behavio

With a Sunday deadline looming, the United States and Japan on Wednesday reached an air cargo accord

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The U.S. Labor Department says a new public relations campaign - No Sweat - could help reverse poor

Hundreds of workers shoveled tar balls on a two-mile stretch of Crystal Beach after a shift in curre

PORT OF HAMBURG POSTS37 PERCENT GAIN IN BOX TRAFFICBERLIN - With some help from the trend to

At least three people were killed instantly when a massive explosion roared through a steel mill at

Ocean carriers may be willing to share their ships, but their trains? Never.Or at least, not

Canadian National Railway employees and customers can count on another stiff dose of cutbacks in the

The story headlined ''Stevedore's Chapter 11 filing rocks Philadelphia port,'' which appeared Wednes

The longer term development of Hong Kong's port services will be as a hub for southern China, with f

Norway is accusing the United States of double standards in global trade talks here, saying it is no

Violations of intellectual property rights have grown worse in China since Beijing and Washington re

The government appears to be encouraging shipowners to leave the British fleet and sail under foreig