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Johnson & Higgins, the international insurance brokerage firm, is forging closer links with its Euro

The Lloyd's of London insurance market will be able to maintain underwriting capacity next year at v

The property/casualty insurance industry's rate of return on capital fell heavily in 1994 to 3.9 per

While Japanese consumers appear increasingly accepting of foreign rice, despite being told for years

Japan and China on Wednesday opened two days of talks that Japanese government officials hope will l

Workers compensation insurance has experienced a massive improvement in the last year, according to

Sweden's industrial output rose 3.0 percent in October from September and 11.8 percent from October

French consumer prices were definitively unchanged in November compared with October, after rising b

While news that Williams Cos. had purchased a major interstate pipeline company made headlines last

Proceeds from the sale of International Cocoa Organization buffer stocks during the 1994 cocoa year

Wednesday Dec. 21, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

U.S. inventories of crude petroleum fell by 2 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 16 compared wit

EXPORTERS FACE DEADLINE ON COMMODITY SALESExporters that see a chance to sell U.S.-subsidize

Terra Industries Inc. said it has begun cleanup efforts after last week's explosion at its fertilize

Dec. 21, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Dec. 21, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Dec. 21, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 20, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 232.49 up 0.64 wh

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 21, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 21, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

With a badly needed container project receding ever further into the distance, box handlers here are

SC RENAMES TERMINAL AFTER PORT OFFICIALCHARLESTON, S.C. - The Port of Charleston's e

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

The federal agency overseeing ports accounting for half of Canadian waterborne traffic will be restr

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1987 (Dec. 21, 1994) Previous day - 1998 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Dec. 21, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

STENA TO MANAGE TANKERS FOR TEXACOIn a long anticipated move, Texaco Inc. said Tuesday that

Several unionized shipping companies that operate vessels for the Military Sealift Command are facin

China's heavy-handed negotiating tactics aimed at securing entry to the World Trade Organization by

In millions of dollars. China $799Taiwan $113Thailand

Donald K. Masingo, a former maritime union official, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspi

The November elections have changed the political landscape for maritime subsidies and prompted the

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 15, '93 - Nov. 29, '94 (a graph) (2

As part of the quality assurance movement sweeping industry, the American Bureau of Shipping has sta

Dutra Dredging Co. of San Rafael, Calif. has been awarded a $42 million contract to dredge Oakland h

Evergreen Marine Corp. and the Port of Tacoma reaffirmed their commitment to each other in the North

The Massachusetts Port Authority and Gov. William F. Weld have come under fire for a plan to merge s