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2 INSURANCE GROUPS MERGE ON WEST COASTTwo West Coast independent agent and broker associatio

Home Holdings Inc., the object of a potential bidding war between Swiss-based Zurich Insurance Group

Picom Insurance Co. began offering medical professional liability insurance Jan 1. to former policyh

It's official. Lloyd's of London, and therefore the London insurance market, is entering the downwar

Japan's property/casualty insurers will expand coverage next month for water damage from typhoons an

When it comes to containerized traffic, South Africa's ports remain the entry of choicefor sub-Sahar

A severe thunderstorm packing high winds battered San Diego Wednesday, damaging PACT '95's new Ameri

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Montana may find itself in court if the state follows through with a plan to apply a workers compens

The maritime industry, despite a string of legal victories in 1994, isn't ready to stopworrying abou

The Noble Collection: A Work in Progress. Through spring 1995. Staten Island, N.Y. New exhibition at

1983 (Jan. 6, 1995) Previous day - 1967 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

California insurers are grinning like Cheshire cats after a stunning policy reversal by the state's

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The first shipments of U.S.-financed fuel oil supplied to North Korea under a 1994 accord will provi

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The Alaskan delegation in Congress, which for years sought to end the 22- year-old ban on exports of

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

Port Manatee ended the 1993-94 fiscal year on an upbeat note by setting two records and diversifying

The International Longshoremen's Association here filed a grievance Thursday against Holt Cargo Syst

South Jersey Port Corp., its future in doubt, started the new year by moving more cargo by truck tha

SEARCH ON FOR BODIES FROM 2 SUNKEN SHIPSCONSTANTA, Romania - A search to recover as

A Romanian stowaway who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison was recaptured last week andarraigned on

World trade is facing rapid growth next year and beyond, while the continuing flow of capital to Sou

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Great White Fleet is beginning weekly fixed-day sailings from the Port of Miami to Central America.<

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A boom in the insurance sector of Thailand is expected this year, the government's regulatory agency

While trade within Asia remains the fastest-growing maritime sector anywhere, the earnings from it c

Every 10 years Collister Johnson takes a major risk. In 1985, at 39, he decided to quit a co

Canada's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December remained unchanged at 9.6 percent from N

Beginning Feb. 4, United Parcel Service will raise rates for most shipments anaverage of 3.9

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The Coast Guard wants to let single-hull tankers unload 60 miles off the coastbecause shipow

China, intra-Asia and South America will be the fastest-growing trade lanes in 1995, according to U.

Lenders evaluating transportation are cautiously weighing their options, factoring in competition fr

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Trucks are carrying a lot of air cargo these days because of the growing preference among shippers f

Shipping lines on the Pacific will take advantage of strong cargo volume this year to try to rebuild

Ship lines on the North Atlantic are trying to patch things up with their customers. The gro