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An association representing smaller workers' compensation insurers in California will disband and jo

KWE ESTABLISHESAFRICAN AFFILIATEROSYLN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Kintetsu World Express established it

Three weeks ended May 25, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

For the week ended May 25, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

Emerging nations seeking to set up broker regulations now have the NAIB Model Insurance Broker Law t

A proposal to open the Polish rail system to competition for the first time in over 50 years could b

Legislation that would change New York's workers' compensation system moved to a conference committe

''The more things change, the more they remain the same.''Or, for the more contemporary amon

Shippers are calling out for more timber, but freight rates for forest products have been dropping m

Two distributors and a medical claims processor expanded operations in Spokane, Wash., a growing bus

If you're wondering what's happening to the Canadian forestry industry, you're not alone.The

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Housing starts are off to a strong start this year, giving a boost to forest products companies. Mea

It was a trumped-up charge and tests by both sides showed that.But the rumor that a crop pre

Two proposed measures being considered by the state legislature could impose a $20 surcharge on dome

TRUCKSS&P LOWERS RATINGON J.B. HUNTNEW YORK - Standard & Poor's, the financial ratin

Monthlong talks aimed at changing the way the government ships food-aid cargo overseas ended this we

A modern container terminal will be built at the Port of Amsterdam, positioning the port for growth

Potential partners American Airlines and British Airways are wooing Spanish carrier Iberia to join t

The European Commission is studying allegations that Danish shipyards used illegal subsidies to win

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A battle is looming in Congress over whether to accept terms of a global agreement to ban shipbuildi

OFFICERS RELIEVED OF DUTYIN WAKE OF BROWN CRASHWASHINGTON - Three U.S. Air Force commanders

Shippers leading the fight against the pricing practices of North Atlantic shipping lines are suppor

The U.S. Export-Import Bank declined to assist three U.S. companies competing for up to $750 million

A rail union representing track workers is appealing a federal court decision forcing it to bargain

The dollar fell Thursday, as the Bundesbank left German interest rates unchanged and the U.S. econom

Thursday, May 30, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

North Atlantic shipping line executives on this side of the ocean are reacting guardedly to criticis

Pakistan National Shipping Corp. said it performed 527 voyages in 1995. This was an increase of 183

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 2, '95, - May 30, '96 (a graph)(2)D

First-quarter economic growth was notably less than previously reported, while both exports and impo

BRAX GULF EXPRESSTO SPLIT INTO 2 CARRIERSHOUSTON - Brax Gulf Express, a two-year-old, joint

BRITAIN NARROWSITS TRADE DEFICITLONDON - Britain's global trade deficit narrowed in March to

Undaunted by Mexico's prolonged economic crisis, General Motors today will start selling the Monza,

Several years later than envisioned, the Mexican government is carefully wading into full-blown port

''Besides, shipping seemed to be a dying industry, with all the layoffs going on.''

General Motors Corp. said Thursday it was Thailand's supplier base and infrastructure that tipped th

Cargo volume at the Virginia Port Authority grew at a rate of less than 1 percent for the first thir