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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange and New York Mercantile Exchange have announced they will develop a

1747 (Oct. 6, 1994) Previous day - 1723 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

California's first solo trade exhibition in Mexico got off to a bang with the announcement that the

A revamped export policy stressing processed agricultural products is planned by the Sri Lankan gove

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Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives applauded their partnerships with the A

In a rare public criticism of Mexican trade policy, a senior U.S. official here told consumer electr

Each port has a strategic plan for growth, but it is "also important to have a bigger vision to incl

Swiss Reinsurance's decision to sell three key direct insurance subsidiaries to Allianz AG represent

KEMPER STOCK DROPS AFTER BID PLANS CHANGENEW YORK - Kemper Corp. stock declined last

In contrast to the top-level shuffles that follow most corporate takeovers, Kemper Corp. chairman Da

Jack P. Edwards is looking for the ultimate compliment: customers who tell prospective customers, "I

A workers compensation reform package has been gliding through the legislative process here.

Asia's burgeoning insurance industry is training its spotlight on one of the region's most promising

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will take an equity share of up to $4 mi

One year after bidding for a Texas insurance company, two rival Miami insurers are at each others' t

Malaysian banks have become hot takeover targets with heavyweight suitors courting two scandal-ridde

Paced by surging costs for services, Russian consumer prices rose 2.3 percent in the week ended Oct

Besides country music, delegates to the American Gas Association's annual conference and exhibition

A mild summer, resulting in a big surplus of natural gas, forced gas futures prices down to $1.30 fo

Two Florida ports, along with ports in Virginia and Washington won environmental awards from the Ame

Ports face increasing competition for cargo and must sustain good relationships with laborers who mo

Pipelines and prices, competition, a new round of regulatory hearings and sub- salt drilling are jus

Smooth transportation links are "like Rodney Dangerfield: They get no respect," said an intermodal s

AAPA SELECTS HELBERG AS BOARD CHAIRMANPHILADELPHIA - Davis Helberg, executive direct

The European Commission soon will outlaw two agreements between container shipping lines on the Nort

The Federal Maritime Commission will return to full, five-member strength for the first time since A

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

Crowley American Transport Inc. is purchasing $50 million worth of containers and chassis for its La

The largest property deal in South Florida history, which closed in September, continued a trend: Eu

Nordstrom & Thulin, the Swedish shipping company that owns half of Estline, is withdrawing from pass

Florida's growing international trade market remains strong, with trade through Florida customs dist

MAERSK REPORTS MANAGEMENT CHANGESLONDON - Lars Reno Jakobsen, currently in charge of

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CHINA SEES GRAIN HARVEST FALLING SHORT OF '93 LEVELChina's grain harvest this year will fall

After a year of gridlock in Congress, intense anti-Washington feeling throughout the country was abo

Knock Tankers Ltd. of Norway will boycott the United States because of the new financial responsibil