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In a dramatic illustration of the trend toward privatization that is sweeping the world of marine sa

US CUTS FOOD-AID GOAL; EUROPEANS CRY FOULThe United States has cut its promise of internatio

Eurotunnel, the Anglo-French consortium that operates the Channel Tunnel, accused the U.K. insurance

CLUB REPORTS PROGRESS IN ESTONIA SETTLEMENTSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Protection & Inde

The European Commission has proposed a new relationship with South Africa that could eventually lead

Friday Mar. 31, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

MEDIATOR SEES PROGRESS IN MONTREAL LABOR TALKSMONTREAL - Federal mediator Pierre Duf

Severe austerity measures to wrestle down Mexico's economic crisis are paying off, with the country

AIR CANADA RAISES CASH FOR PLANES, FACILITIESMONTREAL - Air Canada announced it has

Japan is taking a more "serious" approach to U.S. demands that it open its automotive market to impo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 4, '94 - March 31, '95 (a graph) (

QUAKER CHEMICAL PLANS JOINT VENTURE IN CHINACONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - Quaker Chemical Corp., a pro

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 232.71 up 0.86 w

Following up on sweeping changes enacted last year, California insurance companies are pressing for

NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY (Wilmington, N.C.) - James J. Scott Jr., executive director of

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

A newly built pure car carrier operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's largest steamship company, s

The Hawaii Visitors Bureau's top official says the islands are in a "state of emergency" because air

French legislation on safety inspection of air cargo shipments could increase transport costs and tu

The United States appears ready to initiate a formal trade complaint against Mexico following that c

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DIRECT DIALING PLANNED BETWEEN US, N. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - The first direct telephone s

Three Weeks Ended March 25, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

Denmark's fourth-quarter 1994 gross domestic product rose 3.5 percent, compared with the fourth quar

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EU TO ADOPT NEW RULES ON BANK SURVEILLANCEThe European Union has agreed on rules to strength

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is starting an independent service between U.S. east and gulf ports and I

U.S. officials and experts are concerned that Russia is behind efforts to destabilize Azerbaijan as

The tanker was just off the coast of California, carrying about 40,000 barrels of oil. The seas were

The Teamsters union is in a slump in its current effort to organize workers at Overnite Transportati

Representatives from cocoa producing countries, international organizations and trade houses have fo

Japan and the European Union have agreed to raise the limit on Japanese auto exports to Europe by 11

A Japanese plastics manufacturer will open a $50 million foam plant expected to bring 120 jobs to Wa

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Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

The board of directors of Life Re Corp. approved a stock-repurchase program last week of up to 1 mil

A recent U.S. court ruling may threaten the use of telex and facsimile agreements as contracts in th

Tacoma and its port have signed a trade agreement with Hachinohe, Japan, the sister city of nearby F

The customers used to be few and their cargo liquid. Now they are many and their cargo is so

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong's flag carrier, is buying 10 percent of the local air-cargo o