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TWRA TO TRIM RATESON FRUIT TO 2 DESTINATIONSSAN FRANCISCO - Carriers in the outbound trans-P

An unnoticed provision of a new anti-terrorism law could cut off most U.S. trade with Syria, imposin

Strength in the air cargo sector helped overcome weakness in other transportation stocks and lead th

Federal regulators have released the findings of a survey of users of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The s

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 7, '95 - July 1, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Monday, July 1, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The House is moving forward this summer with a set of hearings on China that may lead to a proposal

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

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Monday in cautious trading ahead of meetings of the Federal Open M

SHIPSNEDLLOYD LINESEXPANDING SERVICEATLANTA - Nedlloyd Lines (U.S.A.) Corp. is expan

Northbound Atlantic container trade from South America to the United States is shrinking and that's

For more than a century, the road from the Mozambican coast to the South African heartland was a pat

The United States and Japan appear headed for a confrontation over civil aviation unless Washington

What couldn't be done globally on maritime service trade perhaps can be done regionally, a Canadian

Transaero Airlines, a privately operated Russian airline, is looking to expand its fleet in a big wa

FMC TURNS DOWNSHIPPING AGENTS' PETITIONWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission at the w

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Washington state's marine safety office is not likely to draft new rules governing financial respons

It could be a contender for the container king crown, if only its government would let it.Th

HOUSE APPROVESTRANSPORT SPENDING BILLWASHINGTON - The House has acted to advance a $36.8 bil

SUMITOMO HIRES FIRMTO PROBE COPPER LOSSLONDON - Accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand was hired

July 1, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

Before long, drivers in Uzbekistan will be filling up with gas. Natural gas, that is.In what

The top two officials at one of the Philippines' largest copper mining firms officially stepped down

The impending ratification of the German tax legislation, whereby only ships ordered before April 30

''This probe really underscores how deep fraud is in the insurance arena.''

General Electric is considering a $700 million polycarbonate plastic manufacturing plant on Thailand

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

CENTRAL BANK CHIEFRESIGNS IN CHILESANTIAGO, Chile - Roberto Zahler, Chilean Central Bank pre

The Czech Republic and Estonia are the two former Soviet bloc countries that have so far gone the fu

MERIDIAN REPORTS LOSSESFROM SPRING STORMSINDIANAPOLIS - Meridian Insurance Group Inc. said l

The bank's project cycle involves four stages: Identification, Preparation, Analysis and Final Appro

One step forward, two steps back? That appears to be the rhythm that Brazil's sell-off of state asse

General Re Corp. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire National Re for about $940 million, a

Railroad companies, electricity utilities and steelmakers moved into Europe's telephone market Monda

Auto insurers in New York can't refuse insurance coverage to older vehicles under a bill signed last

S. AFRICAN RACING YACHTCOLLIDES WITH TANKERHALIFAX - A South African yachtsman was making sl

Proposed changes to the constitution of the Baltic Exchange that would have given increased powers t

The Coast Guard today is relocating a 65-foot tugboat icebreaker, christened the Wire, up the Hudson

One of the greatest mysteries to international ocean shippers using liner vessels in the U.S. trade