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Ole Skaarup, chairman of Skaarup Shipping Corp., will be the principal speaker at the 97th commencem

The Clinton administration's proposed energy tax will have an indirect impact on bulk carriers, but

Large sums of money should not be carried on ships operating in areas where there is a risk of pirac

The French government, hoping to unblock world trade talks without arousing militant farmers at home

An official in Boeing's second-largest union says it's unlikely that disgruntled technical workers h

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday to an all-time low against the Japanese yen of 109.10. The previous

The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Lufthansa German Airlines $50,000 for violating a ba

The Clinton administration has decided not to condition U.S. "most favored nation" trade benefits to

The oil-producing machine of the former Soviet Union, once the world's biggest, is grinding ever mor

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FRANCE WILL HONOR JET DEAL WITH TAIWANHONG KONG - France's newly elected government

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May 25, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Gov. Lawton Chiles is asking the Legislature this week to ratify a moratorium that blocks property i

New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Samuel F. Fortunato is ready to use his established power to impos

Georgia Gov. Zell Miller recently signed into law a $7 billion budget for fiscal 1994 that includes

NORTH AMERICA Exposicion Nacional Del Calzado. May 22-25. Guadalajara, Mexico. Exhibition of

Toy manufacturing giant Mattel Inc. will meet today with Mexican commerce officials in a growing cam

United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday it will spend $400 million over the next two years to equip

International Petroleum Exchange May 25, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The World Bank is ready to allocate US$1 billion in loans to South Africa once power is handed over

May 25, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

May 25, 1993 Copper Total, 111,878. Gold Total, .1,655,691.Silver To

LAID-UP TONNAGE DROPS TO 45 VESSELSLONDON - Tankers and combined tonnage laid up or

May 24, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Demand for optical fiber cable in China "will soar as it spruces up its lackluster telecommunication

Japanese suppliers are selling professional electric cutting tools and sanding-grinding tools in the

Canada's customs agency Revenue Canada estimates it would cost more than C$20 million (US$16 million

Textile Quotas to Watch as of May 21, 1993* Country Category Description

Manipulation, ties to artificial markets and resale restrictions have added to obsolescence in curre

The "sudden and accidental" pollution exclusion in most commercial general liability insurance polic

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

Indonesia will soon develop its port in Batam so as to gradually cut its usage of Singapore's port f

A federal watchdog agency said the Maritime Administration erred in not awarding cargo vessel repair

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

Britain's seasonally adjusted merchandise trade deficit with countries outside the EC narrowed to UK

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The Czech Republic and Slovakia took a final step toward fully fledged capital markets Monday, when

National Aluminium Co., India's largest aluminum producer, is aiming to export in fiscal 1993-94 (Ap

This spring's closing of Taiwan's No. 3 naphtha cracker has given both Japan and South Korea a chanc