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U.S.-Canadian consortium Europort Inc. signed an agreement with the Port of Gdansk to build a $140 m

The outcome of the Enron arbitration case in London can be challenged in Indian courts, said G.K. Kw

It may not produce the same level of angst as, say, the U.S.-Canadian dispute over lumber trade, but

Friday Jan. 19, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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U.S. exporters hoping to participate in a controversial dam project in China are again in limbo, aft

Bowing to carrier complaints, the Japanese waterfront association has quietly agreed to change two o

Unexpected surges in imports of several farm products from Mexico and Canada are eroding support for

Energy-short South Korea is looking at Canada among other potential sources of additional liquefied

Friday, Jan. 19, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

VENEZUELAN OIL MINISTER SCOLDS OIL PRODUCERSLONDON - Venezuelan Oil Minister Erwin A

A free trade pact with the European Union and further relaxation of export controls in the United St

With European central banks cutting short-term interest rates, the U.S.dollar is expected to

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

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

300 MORE JOBS LOST AT NEW YORK AUTHORITYNEW YORK - The radical changes at the nation

The agency that oversees oil spill response in California has backed off from a controversial propos

Washington state boat owners might help pay for the restoration of an historic Puget Sound steamship

Lester C. Bedient, a 67-year veteran employee with Crowley Maritime Corp., died Jan. 7 after a brief

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

American Freightways Corp. lost $3.8 million in the fourth quarter, its first quarterly loss as a pu

For the week ended Jan. 13, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

CSX Corp. plans to reduce capital spending this year by at least 3 percent to $1.14 billion as it co

Don't be surprised if Queen Elizabeth II sticks with her afternoon tea, but Pepsi-Cola International

U.S.A. Global Link, a provider of discount international telecommunications services, said Thursday

It looks like a gleeful year for the young ones, judging from a 26 percent increase in business at t

DESPITE BAN, ISRAEL'S GULF TRADE AT $2 BILLIONBEIRUT - Israel sells more than $2 bil

REGIONAL BLOCS Surfing the Global Net From Caribbean Shores. Feb. 26-27. Barbados. C

US UNITS OF SEDGWICK GET ISO 9000 RATINGMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Six American operations of insuranc

Three private insurers are proposing to take over more than a third of Florida homes that now have t

MGIC INVESTMENT REPORTS RISE IN NETMGIC Investment Corp. reported an increase in net income

Progressive Insurance Co. of Cleveland claims to be the first firm to take advantage of a new insura

Cigna Corp.'s controversial restructuring plan was blasted by Michigan's insurance commissioner, who

The blizzard that brought the Northeast of the United States to its knees last week will cost insure

Xerox Corp. said Thursday it was selling the rest of its insurance businesses for $2.7 billion and w

Coca-Cola China Ltd. launched a new line of non-carbonated juice in northern China on Thursday, unde

German companies are moving to take advantage of recent changes in coffee storage and transport.

Two giant containerships operated by the Military Sealift Command arrived at their home berths in th

In a strange economic paradox, property insurers are finding the capital markets more interested in

Hyundai Merchant Marine and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) this month are initiating their slot ch