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The sharp decline in the number of companies writing marine and aviation insurance in London has not

The simultaneous loss of two satellites is an event insurers have long dreaded. It happened on Monda

Major property and casualty insurers may not have enough capital to pay the claims that could result

STATE FARM RECEIVES 50,000 QUAKE CLAIMSBLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Officials of State Farm Insurance

The St. Paul Cos. told employees this week it would eliminate 600 jobs by the end of 1995 by consoli

ACE BOOSTS NET, OPERATING INCOMEHAMILTON, Bermuda - ACE Ltd. reported a rise in firs

2 SWISS BANKS COMBINE INVESTMENT FUND AREASZURICH, Switzerland - Credit Suisse and Swiss Vol

As U.S. and Japanese negotiators work furiously to conclude agreements on access to Japan's markets

November 1975: Asahi Glass increases plate glass prices. December 1975: Japan Plate Glass an

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U.S. companies say the greatest impediment to higher sales in Japan's protected flat glass market is

JAPAN-U.S. EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION (Tokyo) - Samuel Shepherd was named executive director of the comm

The late Harry Bridges, founder of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, will b

A tanker group is warning laden tankers to stay away from the channel between the west coast of Scot

EVERGREEN TO RECEIVE NEW REEFER BOXESTAIPEI, Taiwan - Evergreen Marine Corp., one of

1236 (Jan. 24, 1994) Previous day - 1238 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

With revenue down as the result of slow growth in the steamship business, the Port of Tacoma will co

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

BANACOL (Coral Gables, Fla.) - Capt. Rafael S. Quesada was named director of port operations for the

Despite harsh weather and environmental concerns, the dredging of New Haven harbor will be completed

Jan. 24, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Jan. 21, 1994.

In a blow to U.S.-British aviation relations, U.S. officials last week refused to meet with British

A court in India has banned, at least temporarily, one key site from the practice of driving ships o

The North American Free Trade Agreement may have opened the Mexican border, but the Texas state poli

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Maritime subsidy revision, the Uruguay Round world trade agreement, aviation industry revival, desig

HOW TO USE: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

A big shift in temperatures brought welcome relief from dangerously cold weather to the nation's hea

The Supreme Court Monday settled a group of important transport cases, including the reaffirming of

Two Persian Gulf ship lines, National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) of Riyadh and United Arab

SPILL COULD WORSEN AT FRANK FACILITY IN NJNEW YORK - Government officials Monday wer

CONTSHIP CONTAINERLINES INC. (Virginia Beach, Va.) - Cecilia Battistello, currently managing directo

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -1.431/18 95.2 1/19 95.4 1/20 95.1

Maritime safety experts will be turning their attention Wednesday to the ''human factor" in maritime

Foreign ventures in China will get more official loans this year, but they also may face tighter con

Denver International Airport's largest concessionaire has been convicted by an Atlanta jury on 83 co

Monday, Jan. 24, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Dominican Republic's commercial bank creditors have agreed to buy back US$1.04 billion of the co

Reducing the gate time at marine terminals by just 15 minutes a truck wouldallow independent