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The Port of Tuticorin in southern Tamil Nadu state is seeking private investment for several develop

Oil and gas companies clamoring to do business in oil-rich but cash-poor Russia said they expect mor

REGIONAL BLOCS Asia/Pacific Business Outlook 1994. March 14-16. Los Angeles. Key Industry Wo

Indian exporters are saddled with most of the 17,000 metric tons of tea Iran promised to buy because

Fierce competition and trade disputes hampered French exports of wines and spirits in 1993, leading

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Washington state's top insurance official has issued fines of $50,000 against American International

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US, BRITAIN RESOLVE OVERCHARGE DISPUTEThe U.S. Department of Transportation announce

Changes made by Customs Service officials have reduced delays in the customs clearance process along

BRAZIL AIDE PROPOSES S. AMERICA TRADE ZONEBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Brazilian Foreig

Vancouver, British Columbia, is planning a casino, but the two major containerports on Puget Sound a

LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. (New Orleans) - James Cassidy was named vice president of the Mid-Atlantic

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Bad weather in Canada's grain-growing provinces and a drop in paper exports depressed both bulk and

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

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has tentatively cleared its first financing of U.S. exports for a Russia

IND. AMOCO STATIONS GET DIESEL SUPPLIESPORTAGE, Ind. - Diesel flowed through pumps a

Senate Republicans appear ready to hand the Clinton administration its most embarrassing congression

REGIONAL CONTAINER TO BUY 2 TO 4 SHIPSSINGAPORE - Regional Container Lines Ltd. said

Traders here are concerned that China's decision to limit or even ban imports of oil products and cr

Friday Mar. 11, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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China's deficit is expected to triple this year as the country takes steps toward a market-oriented

Freight forwarders expect strong volume gains this year. But they are less optimistic about

Freight claims law is becoming more complex and courts are more supportive now of shippers than of c

Texas Insurance Commissioner J. Robert Hunter wants to represent Texans at a May hearing that could

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The variable rate, or risk-sharing, contracts negotiated by Hydro-Quebec in the 1980s for electricit

VIETNAM MAY IMPORT 25,000 TONS OF SUGARSINGAPORE - Vietnam's Agriculture and Commerc

Asian robusta coffee prices are set to rise further as Indonesia, which will shortly begin to retain

Computer chip maker Intel Corp. and Deutsche Bundespost Telekom, the German state telecommunications

South Korea rejected U.S. demands to lower tariff rates on vehicle imports, saying terms for enterin

Remote entry filing remains the single biggest issue confronting customs brokers and freight forward

Policy changes in Mexico's state-owned railroad Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM) and a liber

Whitewater rumblings and technical weakness will drag the dollar down this week, currency traders an

Tighter aluminum supplies have resulted in a doubling of premiums that Japanese buyers now have to p