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Some of the world's biggest ocean carriers are telling French ports they have six months to reform.<

The people who guide ships around New York harbor say they have no reliable way of knowing where ber

Kvaerner, the Norwegian-owned shipbuilding and engineering group, announced this week that its ship

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The volume of water in North America's five Great Lakes will drop by 25 percent within 40 years unle

Feb. 11, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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ALASKA AIR EXPANDSRUSSIAN FAR EAST SERVICEANCHORAGE - Alaska Airlines is expanding its servi

China's rediscovered appetite for bananas contributed to healthy volumes for the operators of refrig

When Scotty Fletcher first started piloting tugs, Bonneville was the only dam on the lower Columbia

The evolution of global shipping alliances since 1994 is traced in a white paper from the Federal Ma

An agreement was in the works this week that would allow Crowley Maritime Corp. to sell its San Fran

EXPEDITORS POSTS RISEIN EARNINGS, REVENUESEATTLE - Expeditors International of Washington In

Arnold Industries Inc.'s planned purchase of Motor Cargo Industries Inc., a trucking company operati

CLINTON INTERVENTIONURGED TO AVERT AA STRIKEWASHINGTON - A Caribbean business group asked th

A year of slowing growth in oceangoing exports to Asia and structural changes in liner shipping have

A few weeks ago as the 105th Congress was getting under way, Jack Schenendorf, Republican chief of s

United Parcel Service has sued TNT Worldwide Express over what the U.S. delivery company says was a

This city that mirrors a bygone New York - with its spired, bustling peninsula between deep-water ri

After 10 days of outward calm, Norfolk Southern Corp. and Conrail Inc. resumed their war of words as

One of India's main competitive advantages in seeking overseas investment has been its low labor cos

The new coalition government that took power last June set an ambitious target of 7 percent annual g

As India marks the 50th anniversary of its independence this year, the nation is still struggling to

Like the tortoise of fable, insurance reform is making steady progress. Surprisingly, potential dome

SHIPSPANAMA USES US MODELFOR CANAL OPERATIONSLONDON - Panama will operate th

It was 1989, and Saurabh Srivastava was 43 and at a career crossroads.After working nearly 2

Texas exports continue to post quarterly records as trade with Mexico picks up, helping to offset sl

Dana Corp., a maker of drive shafts for sport utility vehicles and heavy trucks, hopes to benefit fr

BOEING CO. DELIVERS777 TO BRITISH AIRWAYSSEATTLE - Boeing Co. last week delivered its first

If recent developments involving India's oceanborne foreign trade are any indication, the massive bu

''The customer is always right, as long as he is willing to pay for the privilege.''

An agreement to increase competition in the world's $600 billion telecommunications market is within

Contrary to popular opinion among importers and Customs brokers, country rules of origin are not the

Arvin Industries Inc., a U.S. auto parts giant, is caught in a dilemma with its China investments: I

ALENIA PLANS TO INVESTIN AIRBUS SUPERJET PLANROME - The Italian manufacturer Alenia will tak

Salomon Brothers has joined a shareholders' battle for management control of one of Russia's most ef

Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, considered a leading proponent of economic reforms, called Tu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 19, 1996, - Feb. 11, 1997, (a graph)

European Union foreign ministers meet their Asian counterparts in Singapore this week in an effort t