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CHINA URGED TO RELEASESHIP HELD FOR 20 MONTHSSHANGHAI - China was urged Tuesday to release a

COALITION URGES REJECTIONOF SUPERFUND INCREASESWASHINGTON - A coalition of insurance and oth

ONGOINGStar USA Inc. Sessions in April on export procedures and documentation, transportatio

EMERY WORLDWIDEKent Scott was named vice president and chief operating officer of Emery Worl

Michael A. Nardella was nearly a victim of his own success.After completing a smooth automat

Insurers and trial lawyers were quick to come down on either side of the overhaul of the state's aut

State Farm, the largest U.S. property/casualty insurer, recently began firing 53 of its sales repres

House Republicans, trying to get some form of product liability reform signed by President Clinton t

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt, facing charges she lied to Insurance Division a

Business executives in developed markets worldwide predict sustained, consistent growth, according t

The broker mergers go on.And they continue with an international slant.American Phoenix Corp

Developing Asian economies, once content to play a quiet but profitable role in world trade, are beg

''Those deposits are fantastic, but the country didn't work . . . The question is, when will they ge

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKThe bank's project cycle involves five stages: Identification

Moody's Investor Services Wednesday downgraded Thailand's long-term credit rating amid fears the eco

LURGI CORP.Lurgi Corp. has announced that Ralph Weber, former chief of the Brazilian Korf Gr

European Union officials are mulling over a proposal U.S. trade officials have put on the negotiatin

ISLAMIC GROUP DEMANDSAN APOLOGY FROM NIKEPORTLAND, Ore. - The Council on American-Islamic Re

Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy will push for the implementation of a free-trade agreement betwe

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The Pentagon believes that China will stress economic growth over rapid military development, but a

Russia belives a steel deal reached this week between itself and the European Union - which offers a

Negotiations for Chinese entry into the World Trade Organization will take several years, U.S. Deput

PLANESBURLINGTON AIR LANDSGM DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTIRVINE, Calif. - Burlingto

Following an erosion of cargoes and confidence in the Port of Boston last year, Massachusetts offici

China is courting increased foreign investment in its railroad industry despite a slump in freight t

DELTA SAYS IT WILL SETRECORD FOR HUB FLIGHTSATLANTA - Delta Air Lines said it will become th

U.S. officials were set to launch ''open skies'' negotiations with Chile today and said they hope th

The struggling Port of San Francisco would acquire a heavyweight marketing partner if a deal emerges

Saber rattling is at full tilt as U.S.-Japan talks here over a port dispute drag on against a Monday

UPS' NET INCREASED 9.9 PERCENTAS REVENUE GAINED IN '96ATLANTA - United Parcel Service had ne

Crowley Maritime Corp. is expanding its West Coast oil transportation business by purchasing two dou

George Hearn, whose career as a maritime executive took him from Whitehall Street to Washington, D.C

Plans by the Mexican government to sell dozens of bonded warehouse facilities have caught the attent

SAUDIS TO OPEN PORTSTO PRIVATE OPERATORSRIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia will let the pri

April 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

There is a seafaring affliction, worse even than the disease called money, that can flatten the stur

April 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

India's principal ports handled 227 million metric tons of cargo in fiscal 1997, which ended March 3