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A new Federal Maritime Commission rule requires carriers and freight forwarders to certify every two

Aug. 28, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

McDonnell Douglas Corp. wants to sell its flight-simulator business in St. Charles, Mo., as part of

Fearing the loss of up to $200 million in revenues, French cognac producers are lobbying Washington

S. AFRICA METALWORKERS TO RETURN TO WORKJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's largest

India plans to launch a special program that would allow some large exporters of ready-made garments

Australian Trade Minister John Kerin Tuesday will meet his Japanese counterpart, International Trade

Britain is in the final stages of hammering out legislation to allow carriers to shift some of the l

The business news out of this year's Rendez-vous de Septembre reinsurance conference in Monte Carlo

To hedge or not to hedge, that is the question. The sheer volume of jet fuel consumed by the

The same technology that helped the allied forces pinpoint targets during Operation Desert Storm las

Governments worldwide are selling off state properties at a record pace. Yetairports aren't

The use of some options strategies as a hedging tool is coming under attack by the Internal Revenue

With the Feb. 18 deadline fast approaching for having vessel spill responseplans in place, t

The unique design of the five ships Atlantic Container Line operates in thetrans-Atlantic tr

Motor carriers from across the nation are offering to haul food, water and emergency supplies into d

An executive at Rosvneshtorgbank, the Russian foreign trade bank, has defended the bank's refusal to

Reinsurers and their insurers are used to the occasional dispute over liability. In recent y

It could become a lot tougher for small U.S. reinsurers to hold their own against the competition du

So there you are on vacation in Istanbul, bargaining your brains out for a brass tray in a little sh

South Africa, having thrown off the pariah tag of apartheid, now wants to share power with millions

Venezuela's state-owned oil company, in an effort to lure foreign capital to help pay for a massive

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 28, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Members of the Texas State Insurance Board adopted a rule last week authorizing the insurance commis

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At a time when most apparel companies are retreating because of poor economic conditions, neckwear i

The ignominious collapse of South Korea's second mobile phone project is being written off by some h

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Insurers who paid over $1 million in claims from the sinking of a steamship more than a century ago

Roland failed to show up for the swing shift and almost bankrupted the company. "It's just a job," h

Micrografx Inc. said a fire in a factory owned by a vendor in Venlo, Netherlands, has destroyed a pa

Like everyone else, air freight forwarders and carriers tend to avoid handling hazardous materials w

Accidents do happen. And lack of training makes those accidents more likely in the field ofhazardous

Costa Rica is rapidly nearing a free-trade accord with Mexico while negotiating treaties with Chile

Waiting for the reinsurance market to harden is like waiting for water to boil: It never happens whe

Ice shippers around the country, including members of the Packaged Ice Association, are attempting t

Even though the clock ticked 6 p.m., it felt a few hours earlier. Contract negotiations had

The nation's accountants and insurance regulators, at the highest levels, are scrutinizing reinsuran

If the aftermath of past storms is any indication, shattered South Florida could reap some unlooked-

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