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Can oil be kept off beaches without costly double hulls? That's the possibility raised by so

Last week a marine surveyor working on the U.S. West Coast for the Salvage Association, the world's

Double hulls are meant to stop oil spills by protecting the cargo tanks from being punctured. Severa

The United States began a trade investigation into a host of Canadian restrictions on beer imported

REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business in the Pacific Basin. July 6. Fresno, Calif. Contact the Train

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Tanker owners and charterers expect a two-tier tanker market to emerge as the industry responds to t

A strong demand for cattle hides used to make shoes in several East Asian countries has translated i

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week approved a bill to impose economic sanctions agains

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Federal officials have warned insurers that mounting insurance company insolvencies could represent

Olin Corp. said it agreed to sell its interest in the Alby-Olin Chlorates Co. sodium chlorate joint

The Environmental Protection Agency, citing the risk of mercury poisoning, said Friday it plans to e

Candidate for insurance commissioner Bob Short said that former state insurance department officials

SENATE OKS MOSELEY FOR USDA POSITIONThe Senate Friday on a voice vote approved President Bus

China's rubber- stamp parliament ended its latest session without the expected passage of a copyrigh

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 235.81 up 0.98 which compares

Sponsors of a first-ever auction last week for plush corporate aircraft claimed success, even though

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FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN OF PERRIER RESIGNSVERGEZE, France - The founder and chairman of French min

A state grand jury has added charges of accepting bribes to federal charges filed against Louisiana

ARGENTINE PRODUCERS HIT SUGAR IMPORT PLANBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's apparent deci

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved higher last week reflecting a climb in plywood

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DAFRA LINES REPLACES AGENT FOR US MIDWESTDafra Lines AS, a shipping line serving the trade b

PRICES OF OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES CONTRACTS last week tested but held above their previously establish

REVENUE ADEQUACY - and who ever really has adequate revenue? - is a real conundrum for railroads.

The U.S. Treasury Friday announced it is lifting the ban on Soviet nickel and nickel-bearing product

The East German antitrust office Friday admitted that the initial decision toallow Allianz A

Federal Express Corp.'s May package and document count rose 11.5 percent from a year ago, better tha

Expectations of tighter oil spill liability laws and a more "punitive" attitude by state officials a

JAPAN, KOREA REFINERS SEEK KEROSENE CARGOESRefiners are seeking to buy August kerosene cargo

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President Bush may wait until next year to send the U.S.-Soviet trade agreement to Congress, U.S. of

The Rhode Island state Senate was considering a bill that would set up a state Workers Compensation

The announcement last month that members of the Skaugen family are to split up one of Norway's large