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Work is scheduled to begin this summer on the construction of a mixed-cargo wharf and terminal at th

Proposed legislation in Kazakhstan that would create a state insurance monopoly will have negative e

A state legislator has recommended a five-state panel be formed to oversee how the National Associat

A.M. Best lowered to "A+" from "A++" the ratings of several life insurance subsidiaries of the Torch

Representatives of New Orleans-based shipbuilder McDermott International Inc. are readying the premi

GLOBAL OCEAN CARRIERS (New York) - Nikolas Tsakos succeeded Michael Joliffe as president after Mr. J

The Alaska Legislature could make some decisions soon about the future of a state pilot board and ho

Shipping lines operating services between the United States and southern Africa are missing out on t

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said Wednesday the United States is disappointed with the pr

Consumer prices declined 0.4 percent in March, the first time this has occurred in Argentina since J

EU COMMISSION OKS SPANISH SHIPYARD AIDThe European Commission approved a state aid package t

Under threat of congressional action, the Clinton administration appeared to be moving quickly Wedne

CHINA TO OPEN INTERNET TO PUBLIC THIS MONTHBEIJING - The Data Telecommunications Bur

CALIF.'S OWEN ELECTED VICE CHAIRMAN OF ICCWASHINGTON - Orange County, Calif., Republ

The U.S. dollar traded sideways Tuesday after setting fresh postwar lows against the yen, firming up

North American rail history will be made this afternoon when CN North America runs the first contain

The Transportation Department is stepping in to examine carrier complaints that landing fees at Los

Tuesday, April 4, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 4, '94 - April 4, '95 (a graph) (2

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

Canada has been stepping up its proposal for significant trade liberalization between partners in th

House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley said Tuesday House lawmakers hope to unveil a teleco

Freuhauf Trailer Corp., the manufacturer of truck trailers, announcedfinancial results, a ne

Growth for Central and Eastern European nations in 1995 is forecast to continue at last year's stron

A fight over funding for Massachusetts' share of the Central Artery-Third Harbor Tunnel project has

Japan Tuesday disputed U.S. criticism that its automobile parts market isclosed to imports.<

The $88.5 million purchase of Mayflower Transit Inc. by the owner of United Van Lines Inc. is the fi

Undersecretary of Commerce Jeffrey Garten leaves today for a weeklong trip to Hong Kong and China to

Samsung Electronics Co. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. Monday ended a bitter dispute over video game counterf

U.S. importers of sheets will have to think twice before bringing in sheets with such simple alterat

"The Spaniards should not fish in waters where the difficulties lie and the Canadians should be care

ATLAS AIR INC. (Golden, Colo.) - Clark H. Onstad was appointed senior vice president and general cou

Just as Union Pacific Railroad's commercial and operational plans for its takeover of the Chicago &

A U.S. chemicals and defense giant has teamed up with AmeriCares to provide clean water to refugees

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Chevron said it feels positive about expanding ongoing contracts with Kuwait as well as participatin

VIETNAM SAYS TAIWAN FIRED ON CARGO SHIPHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam on Tuesday accused T

Five Caribbean Basin countries are to fight attempts by the United States to reduce their sales of u

In the second report in less than a week, China said Tuesday lax supervision was responsible for the

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