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Welcome to the exotic world of international reinsurance. This is the Rendez-vous de Septemb

A shipper in Chicago negotiates a freight rate with an ocean carrier for a cargo to move on a ship f

Here's how National Remittance Centers Inc.'s RC's Express Payment Network system works: A New York

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Teamsters union employees at ANR Freight System Inc. have ratified a new three-year labor contract t

Eight months ago I wrote a column about the remarkable tenure of Tom Crowley and his father in runni

S. KOREA TO EASE RULES ON FOREIGN EXCHANGESEOUL, South Kore - Foreign exchange rules in Sout

The interplay between the futures and the options markets will advance a step on Nov. 1, when a new

MONTEDISON BIDS FOR ITALIANA RESINEMILAN, Italy - Chemical conglomerate Montedison SpA has j

Seeking a lightweight replacement for metals, the Big Three automakers have announced that they have

WHY US? That's what members of the maritime community may ask when they compare themselves t

The number of working oil and natural gas rigs in the United States increased by five this week afte

Mon., Sept. 12, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The Brazilian government sent a technical team to Washington to explain the country's rising inflati

A congressional investigating agency's finding, that U.S. banks' London security operations generall

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A trade mission from Taiwan is expected to sign contracts worth over $250 million when it visits the

Digital Equipment Corp.'s 10-year loyalty to a single set of computer standards is beginning to crac

SHIP ORDERS DECLINE AT S. KOREAN YARDSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean shipyards received 5

CORPS TO MAKE STUDY OF BREWERTON CHANNELA House committee approved a survey resolution direc

The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense will meet in closed sessions Sept. 19-20 on the fact-f

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Verity said on Monday a U.S.-Japan free trade agreement is not the b

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Air cargo companies are taking a leading role in pressing for development of an advanced supersonic

Air Midwest Inc. reported revenue passenger-miles increased 34.5 percent to 15.2 million during Augu

BANK IN CHINA HALTS LENDING FOR REST OF '88BEIJING - The Construction Bank of China, one of

Australian cattle producers will use the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as a forum to embarr

Northern Air Freight, a Seattle-based air freight forwarder, has just upgraded its cargo tracking sy

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CDF-Chimie SA, the French nationalized chemicals group, has changed its name to Orkem and should dou

Construction of Southern California's first major on-dock railyard will be delayed at least until No

Japan's trade surplus fell 3.9 percent in August from a year earlier and 31 percent from the previou

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

The U.S. Agency for International Development said recently that it is pressing Third World governme

Patrick Foley, former chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corp., was named chairman, president and chief execut

An historic shift toward private enterprise is under way in many developing nations, a World Bank ag

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Loss-making enterprises in the Soviet Union could be closed or merged with other, healthier firms as

BEECHAM GROUP PLC (London) - In a move to streamline its international operations, John Hunter was n

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc. announced passenger car sales of 7,606 in August, representin