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Shipping lines that call at the Port of Long Beach are upset about a proposed 10 percent rate hike,

VANCOUVER PORT TO ISSUE $10.25 MILLION IN BONDSThe Port of Vancouver, Wash., will issue $10.

Increased maritime activity has Port of Oakland officials expecting a 6 percent jump in operating re

Panama, whose national ship register last year overtook the Liberian merchant fleet to become the la

With the threat of federal insurance solvency legislation still looming, state regulators continue t

Companies are becoming more careful with expenses when it comes to moving executives, but are boosti

Insurance company decisions based on geography are being painted as a civil rights issue, rather tha

For the week ended May 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

Fighting insurance fraud means fighting business owners and office clerks, the elderlyand the young,

Recent efforts to change the insurance industry's antitrust exemptions under the federal McCarran-Fe

Forces are at work seeking to change the business of insurance, frequently with little or no input f

These are tough times to be the president of a major insurance trade association, concedes Rodger La

Canadian National Friday reported a net income of C$2 million (US$1.46 million) on revenue of C$1.07

Riverboat or dockside casino gambling, which evokes images of 19th century Mississippi River paddle-

The availability of credit for international trade transactions, particularly for smalland medium- s

The signing last month in Marrakesh of the Uruguay Round agreement provides a sorely needed boost to

The Federal Railroad Administration will investigate whether to develop rules for securing rail carg

A Friday strike by 3,500 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes disrupted freight

CSX Intermodal Inc. is negotiating to purchase patent rights and technology for the Iron Highway sho

Restricted barge and rail traffic resumed early Friday on the Atcha- falya River, just hours after a

YEAR TYPE OF TRADE REGION, TITLE AND MEMBERSHIP LAUNCHED ARRANG

The growth of regional trade blocs in this hemisphere is helping to accelerate the flow of internati

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES' OWNER APPEALS TO STAFFMANILA, Philippines - Filipino tycoon Luc

Mercosur, the four-nation South American trade bloc, will propose a region- to-region trade accord w

State governments are moving to streamline their procedures in an attempt to speed up use of foreign

The bottom line is that they want to cut down more trees, whether they are in Canada or the United S

Officials from a 17-member Asia-Pacific grouping representing about 40 percent of the world's popula

The politics surrounding the upcoming September general election here are seeping into all aspects o

Russia might have about 12 million unemployed by the end of this year, Interfax news agency quoted a

Trade between Iran and Britain has slumped this year and is expected to sink even lower amid a deepe

MEXICO: NO FOREIGNERS TO OBSERVE ELECTIONSForeigners will not be permitted to observe Mexico

Chancellor Helmut Kohl's choice for German president, supreme court justice Roman Herzog, is likely

East European farmers are frustrated that trade concessions offered by the European Union have faile

A new computerized remote fuel management system allows Southern Pacific Lines to monitor fuel consu

Whether it calls for satisfying a sweet tooth in New York or rushing a rocket part to a defense cont

Genta Inc., the California-based biotechnology firm, reported a first-quarter net loss of $4.6 milli

Alan Shugart, the president of Seagate Technology Inc., says he believes in investing money where th

BOEING DEVELOPING FIGHTER FOR PENTAGONSEATTLE - Boeing Co. is exploring ideas for a

ATA Management Systems Council. Through May 25. 28th National Conference and Technology Exhibition.

United Parcel Service announced that it has entered into two licensing agreements that will enable i