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U.S. makers of capacitors, an essential electronic component, are considering suing the Clinton admi

OFFERS TO BUY* SELF-ADHESIVE PACKAGING TAPE AND PALLET STRETCH WRAP. Contact: Roy Elliot, Ch

The European Union asked the World Trade Organization Monday to suspend a panel looking into its pot

Indian trade and industry circles expressed relief Monday as Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as Prim

United Parcel Service pilots have begun a strike authorization vote following a final company offer

The Commerce Department plans to open new trade offices in India this year to help U.S. companies ca

SHIPSPOLITICAL MUSCLE COMESTO BAT FOR MAINE YARDBATH, Maine - Maine's politi

Talking a page from ''Field of Dreams,'' a business and civic coalition is renewing a push for a thi

Germany wants to end the legal battle among ocean carriers, shippers and European regulatory authori

The rebound in U.S. stocks last week also saw broad-based advances in The Journal of Commerce's inde

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Caliber System Inc., which last month closed most of the operations of one of its subsidiary truckin

STOLT LISTS ITS SHARESON THE OSLO EXCHANGEABERDEEN, Scotland - Stolt Comex Seaway S.A. said

Den norske Bank and Christiania Bank, Norway's two largest banks, are both controlled by the state,

Capt. Jim Drahos, a ship pilot and champion of maritime training, died in an automobile accident nea

One of the great things about my job is that I get to be the first kid on my block to play with some

The Surface Transportation Board issued rules affecting the last U.S. transportation companies that

Money is plentiful and interest rate margins wafer thin.For shipowners, there has never been

CHASE MANHATTAN CORP.Peter Evensen, a veteran banker with ties to the shipping industry, was

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending April 16, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel

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Airlines and freight forwarders use too many duplicative processes and need to streamline, a study b

1332 (April 21, 1997) Previous day - 1345The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

April 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

Even before all the rules have been settled, banks and insurers are already planning how to take adv

Increases in premium volume of 6 percent to 8 percent for nonlife insurance and more than 10 percent

BRITAIN'S PRUDENTIAL,INDIAN FIRM IN VENTUREBOMBAY - Term-lender Industrial Credit and Invest

TRAVELERS GROUP'S PROFITSOARED IN QUARTERNEW YORK - Travelers Group reported net income for

Get ready for the unthinkable: the federal government working with state departments to regulate ins

CHILE SAYS SMALL-UNIONCOPPER STRIKE COUNTSCALAMA, Chile - Government labor authorities have

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

BA-AA CRITICSTO TESTIFY TODAYWASHINGTON - The British Airways-American Airlines alliance wil

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 247.34 up 2.03 whi

Three years into the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. farmers and agribusiness are exportin

Hoping to step up its presence in the growing north-south trade lanes, APL Limited has begun marketi

As of April 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Canadair workers refused to ratify a company offer Sunday, saying the proposed contract is too long

U.S. cargo airlines blasted government officials for overlooking their vital role in global trade, a

April 21, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent