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American forwarders who have used the decade to build and extend their reach into the global marketp

Canada is on the verge of an overhaul of its maritime system.The Canada Marine Act, designed

The mighty German export machine is moving up a gear, as the fall in the value of the Deutsche mark

Despite the crisis in trade relations over U.S. sanctions against Cuba, the European Union is reluct

Jose Pinera frequently characterizes himself as a ''missionary.''Once on his favorite subjec

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Friday, Feb. 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Some shippers are facing a 3 percent rate increase on their rail-truck traffic as demand for freight

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

The yen also rises.Currency traders and analysts said the Japanese currency is entering an a

Antigua will close five of six Russian-owned offshore banks operating on the island, and will tighte

Croatia Line, once a niche feeder service in the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, has increased serv

The transportation division of one of Hong Kong's oldest and most diversified conglomerates is pulli

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Three weeks ended Feb. 15, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

Ship Sale Report appears biweekly. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence Inc., a New Yo

For the week ended February 15, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman, who has pledged to bring capitalist prosperity to his impoveris

For the third time in five months, European airlines have revised the price they place on their valu

Colombia signed an anti-drug shipping agreement with Washington last week, a day after beefing up it

Russia's insurance leader, state-owned Rosgosstrakh, plans to request the World Bank to value the in

CALIFORNIA COMP STUDYHAS NO RECOMMENDATIONSSAN FRANCISCO - A nationwide consulting actuary h

WILLIS CORROON'S REVENUEAND PROFIT UP IN 1996Willis Corroon Group PLC, the brokerage and int

California's 15 million motorists who buy auto insurance should buckle up for a big jolt, namely swe

Representatives of Lloyd's of London in the United States braced themselves for a flood of applicati

Vermont would become the 26th state to impose interest on disputed insurance claims under a bill now

The Czech government will delay signing government guarantees for loans to the state-run railway net

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1465 (Feb. 22, 1997) Previous day - 1468The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Feb. 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

CANADA CHARGESCHINA 'DUMPED' GARLICOTTAWA - Fresh garlic from China was dumped in Canada at

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

As of Feb. 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SINGAPORE PC DEALERSAPOLOGIZE TO MICROSOFTSINGAPORE - Ten computer dealers published an apol

Full employment can be achieved without necessarily overheating national economies, according to a r

Pineapple paring is a sweet concept for exporters of U.S. food processing equipment to Latin America

Fruits and vegetables may not fit the usual rationale for moving freight by air - high-value and low

TRAVELERS TO APPEALCALIFORNIA CASEOAKLAND, Calif. - Travelers Insurance plans to appeal a $2

The French government said it planned to privatize Thomson-CSF through a private placement with the

Investors in Lloyd's of London who refused to accept the settlement agreement offered last fall suff