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

SEAWAY TOLL PROGRAM SAVES USERS $1.1 MILLIONCHICAGO - Carriers saved more than $1.1

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Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown will lead the U.S. delegation to the third African/African American

Arrow Air signed a consent agreement Friday with the Federal Aviation Administration clearing the wa

The Belgian government on Friday removed obstacles to the sale of a 49.5 percent stake in Sabena, th

Russia has removed a crucial obstacle to a long-delayed U.S. Export-Import Bank oil and gas loan, op

To the average consumer, a shoe may appear to be a relatively uncom- plicated product comprising lea

After keeping the spy ship USS Pueblo hidden from the rest of the world since capturing it 27 years

German shipping and tourism giant Hapag-Lloyd AG is trying to persuade shippers to accept freight ra

The new man at the helm of the world's watchdog trade organization says his biggest challenge is to

Alabama Shipyard Inc. of Mobile, Ala., said it reached an agreement with aDanish shipping co

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Royal Dutch/Shell Group is bidding for a major oil development contract in Iran after the Clinton ad

Costa Rica and Honduras have no plans to pull out of a coffee export- retention program, a Costa Ric

Employees of a marine engineers' pension plan were deeply involved in merging the plan's assets with

"This is a revolutionary concept. The advantages are very, very important."

The 17 South American air cargo companies in a cocaine-smuggling ring have been identified by federa

Pennzoil Co., which is expected to post a loss in the first quarter, plans more layoffs and another

Russia started pumping gas through a northern pipeline on Friday, the day after a huge explosion rip

KEMPER CORP.'S NET FELL IN FIRST QUARTERLONG GROVE, Ill. - Kemper Corp. reported a d

Russia has signaled that it could drop its nuclear reactor sale to Iran in return for greater access

The Group of 7 industrial nations may have a "hidden agenda" to reverse thedollar's fall, cu

A Japanese Cabinet minister said the United States appeared to be using the yen's steep rise against

A nuclear power station in western Slovakia was partially shut down early Friday after a glitch in

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2347 (Apr. 28, 1995) Previous day - 2333 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Spanish Secretary of State for the Economy Alfredo Pastor said the government's 3.5 percent 1995 inf

While Europe's computer manufacturers and telecommunications firms fall further behind their America

Property underwriters in New York urged the Assembly Insurance Committee on Friday to leave well eno

Saudi Arabia's finance minister said in an interview published Friday that rising demand for crude i

Brokers and insurers who don't adapt to the direct sales revolution face ableak future, indu

The world's major oil companies, worried about the declining price of oil and rising cost of premium

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The Klein Insurance Group and Pottinger & Co. have joined with Satellite Insurance Agency Alliance i

The Port of Tacoma signed a contract with a Seattle ship-simulation facility that will conduct a nav

Donald E. Moffitt, president and chief executive of Consolidated Freightways widely credited with tu

ASEAN SEEKS VIETNAM COMMITMENT TO AFTAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Officials from the As

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