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The stagnation that had gripped the Port of Charleston this decade appears to have ended, judging by

Nordstrom Inc., a retail giant, is giving an unexpected boost to legislation designed to spur a U.S.

Asian shipowners meeting in Beijing last week agreed to submit to the European Commission their "ser

Not everyone likes to shop at a superstore. So in a world seemingly dominated by superports,

P&O, CHELSFIELD SELLS APARTMENT PORTFOLIOLONDON - Peninsular & Oriental Steam Naviga

Bouyed by hefty agricultural production and high prices, Brazilian farmers, led by soybean growers,

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (Washington) - Barry E. Carter was appointed depu

Four of the leading ship lines serving South America said they intend to rationalize their schedules

The first time she dredged up the courage to join the other peddlers out on the street, Yelena Polov

When you're sitting for hours in this city's notorious traffic jams, it's hard to imagine squeezing

UKRAINE DEFENSE PLANT TO GET AID TO CONVERTDefense Secretary William Perry announced plans f

The International Chamber of Shipping is urging shipbuilders to construct more robust ships.

The California business community is urging state legislators to further modify the state's unitary

Combine an aging - and often inefficient - sawmill industry in Japan, fewer forestry workers, the st

More than three years of litigation over U.S.-Canadian lumber trade may finally come to an end next

As the government goes, so goes industry - at least that's what the Clinton administration hopes wil

This year's Forest Products Transpo will be held a stone's throw from the rich evergreen forests of

The domestic forest products industry has been wondering whether concessions finally pounded out in

The local paper industry may be headed for tough times because of a shortage of raw material based o

Not long ago, the health-insurers' lobby was Special Interest Enemy No. 1, taking fire from an openl

It took two dictionaries, but South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an insurer for G

In a move that has shocked environmentalists, U.S. officials this week will try to block Internation

Some Japanese life insurance companies are gearing up to increase theirinvestments in U.S. T

20TH CENTURY MAY EXIT CALIF. HOME INSURANCELOS ANGELES - The Northridge earthquake w

ALEXANDER CONSULTING GROUP (Lyndhurst, N.J.) - Francis T. Joyce was named managing director,finance,

OPERATING LOSS REPORTED AT NYMAGICNymagic Inc., an insurance holding company whose property/

The value of wooden household furniture exports rocketed ahead by 145 percent to $566 million over t

If there's one thing roiling the forest products industry in the United States today, it's environme

First came the spotted owl, then the marbled murrelet. By the time the crane arrived, most people ar

Paper and forest products exporters continued to lessen their reliance on containershiplines last ye

Container carriers continued to chop away at bulk operators' share of thetrans-Pacificlumber

I know, I know. I shouldn't be preaching about saving trees. A guy who works for a newspaper with a

In the past few years, lumbering in the Pacific Northwest has been for the birds - specifically the

One of the most hotly disputed resource bills in the state Legislature seeks to open the Tanana fore

The U.S. paper industry's announced goal to recover - for recycling and reuse - half of all the pape

New rules proposed by Insurance Commissioner Tim Ryles would prevent auto insurers in Georgia from u

A New York appellate court upheld a state Supreme Court ruling and ified contracts between s

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Thai-based banks borrowed a total of 267.3 billion baht ($10.1 million) on behalf of corporate clien