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PRINCIPAL INTERNATIONALCHANGES STATUS IN MEXICODES MOINES, Iowa - Principal International In

The state Insurance Department has failed to properly monitor money insurance companies are supposed

Jardine Matheson & Co., one of Hong Kong's oldest conglomerates, is whittling back its spread of int

A big issue - banks selling insurance - in the small state of Rhode Island has prompted an unusual s

The impact on the global shipping community of a massive claim for liability damages running into bi

Lawyers representing former insurance lobbyist Clay Jackson, whose 1993 conviction for bribing a sta

Fifteen years ago, when Gary Parker worked for Coca-Cola, he would gather information for topexecuti

Only a few of the 62 containers washed overboard from a Hapag-Lloyd ship last week off southwest Eng

Suggesting at least a temporary pause in San Francisco's long slide from grandeur as a seaport, the

Wallenius Lines, the Swedish vehicle-carrier, is investing in South Korea, where it predicts a signi

The Dow Jones industrial average wasn't the only stock measure to cross a millenary point when it hi

Ryder do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Ryder System Inc., has invested in Companhia Transportadora e

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Feb. 12, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

FELIXSTOWE BIDSTO BUY IPSWICHLONDON - Felixstowe, Britain's largest container port, has been

A leading U.S. consumer group said a proposed alliance between British Airways and American Airlines

A top Air France executive said the French government will deliver a proposal for a new air treaty t

When I was in college, the social interaction at parties was often lubricated by something called Bo

HONG KONG TO OPENEXPRESSWAYS TO AIRPORTHONG KONG - Hong Kong this week will open the first o

1467 (Feb. 18, 1997) Previous day - 1465The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Feb. 18, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

1039 (Feb. 18, 1997) Previous day - 1016The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Australian arm of Britain's Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Monday snapped up its sec

Users of the St. Lawrence Seaway are crying foul and looking for alternative routes with the announc

A two-nation system that imposes enough tolls, fees, regulations and red tape to scare off even the

Wharfingers historically have played an important role in shipping. This is especially true in the

Damark International has signed a $70 million contract with United Parcel Service to have UPS handle

Feb. 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

1460 (Feb. 14, 1997) Previous day - 1450The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, will become the first Canadian port to initiate a ballast w

John Clancy, president and chief executive of Sea-Land Service Inc., will be keynote speaker at the

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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REVENUE AND INCOME UPIN QUARTER FOR MARK VIIMEMPHIS - Mark VII Inc., which provides third pa

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

For the week ended February 8, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

US, EU TO RESUME'OPEN SKIES' TALKSWASHINGTON - U.S. and British negotiators are scheduled to

Bergesen ASA, Norway's largest shipping company, reported a 1996 profit far exceeding expectations.<

A proposed change in the way Florida assesses taxes on out-of-state workers compensation insurers do