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The property/casualty insurance industry made money again in 1996, but the profitscame from an incre

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAJAMAICA. April 7-12. The Minority Exporters & Importers Associa

Long Beach harbor commissioners blasted critics of China Ocean Shipping Co., saying the carrier's lo

The Treasury Department is about to release $700 million in overdue payments tothe World Bank's Inte

Japan's prime minister tried to steer the United States away from escalating a maritime dispute betw

A bipartisan group of 201 House lawmakers sent a letter to President Clinton warning him not to open

SHIPSROTTERDAM PORT TAKESSERVICES FROM NEIGHBORROTTERDAM - The giant Dutch p

U.S. official circles are grumbling about Panama's award of port management contracts to a Hong Kong

AUTHORITY OKS UPGRADEOF CONTINENTAL FACILITIESNEW YORK - A $50 million upgrade of Continenta

Exxon Corp.'s shipping unit, Seariver Maritime, is facing growing union opposition to its presence a

The U.S. Postal Service is shaking up its transportation mix to move the mail, aiming to save $30 mi

Over the last two years, the U.S. economy has enjoyed the benevolent side of a stronger dollar - the

LOUISVILLE-PACIFIC COASTINTERMODAL SERVICE SETNORFOLK, Va. - Two railroads are launching int

AMP Inc.'s Jim Kessler says he's not trying to cut out the middleman but it sure doesn't sound that

M.S. Carriers Inc. Tuesday let Wall Street know what many truckers already knew - 1997 is off to a v

The Surface Transportation Board Tuesday rejected a bid by the Caribbean Shippers Association to blo

Newly merged P&O Nedlloyd Container Line is generating larger savings than originally anticipated.

1524 (March 25, 1997) Previous day - 1526The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

TASK FORCE WILL PUSH USEOF MILITARY CARGO AT PORTNEW YORK - A GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE TH

1107 (March 25, 1997) Previous day - 1104The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

March 25, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Political pressure could get a Russian steelmaker off the hook in the first-ever U.S. anti-dumping c

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A private plane landing at LaGuardia Airport smashed into a maintenance truck on the runway Tuesday,

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Tuesday, March 25, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

There is a debate raging on underkeel clearance, namely, who should be responsible. The Coast Guard'

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The dollar rose Tuesday as an increase in U.S. interest rates increased the attractiveness of U.S. a

California almond growers, trying to safeguard a fast-growing market in the world's second-most popu

CHILE'S ENAMI CONSIDERSADDING COPPER REFINERYSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's state-owned mining co

U.S. carriers want to have their own operation in Japanese ports. But the existing system there keep

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 29, 1996 - March 25, 1997 (a graph)

As part of the final bargaining this week for a deal that eliminates tariffs worldwide for high-tech

As of March 25, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.97 off 0.82 wh

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

By early 1998, Israel expects to have the next best thing to membership in the North American Free T

March 25, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

EU MINISTERS GATHERFOR TREATY CELEBRATIONSROME - European Union foreign ministers gathered T