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1568 (Sept. 21, 1994) Previous day - 1557 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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"Collecting the Port: Recent Acquisitions of the South Street Seaport Museum." Through Oct.30. New Y

Ships registered in countries with bad safety records or passed as seaworthy by classification socie

Less than 10 years ago it was a criminal offense in South Korea to possess a U.S. cigarette. The gov

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India's index of industrial production rose a provisional 7.8 percent in April-May from the comparab

Two Virginia exporters have done the equivalent of selling coal in Newcastle. One sells vodk

July output in the manufacturing industry rose 2.5 percent to 155.7 billion deutsche marks ($100.3 b

Maritime analysts and officials at the Virginia Port Authority talk about the competition from ports

The head of the International Maritime Organization called for more urgent action to improve the saf

Retail trade in July declined 4.7 percent compared with July 1993, Sweden's Central Statistical Bure

The scandal-ridden Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation told the Transport Ministry this week that

The American Association of Port Authorities will not support a lawsuit on the constitutionality of

Auto thieves here are taking their business to the sea. Thieves are now going aboard ships c

The Maritime Administration said it has entered into a cooperative agreement with Ingalls Shipbuildi

General Parts Inc., a Raleigh, N.C., automotive parts distributor, is planning to build a 100,000-sq

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. (Oakland, Calif.) - Rodney Miller was named to the newly created posit

The administration's fight for a comprehensive rewrite of the federal program for cleaning up pollut

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. still has some small exposure in Haiti, but awaits "the direct

MOODY'S DOWNGRADES THREE AETNA RATINGSConcern over Aetna's environmental and asbestos exposu

RADIO OFFICERS PICKET KEYSTONESEATTLE - A radio officers' union picketed a Keystone

The international arm of Kemper National Insurance Cos. will become the first American insurance com

Cosco Investments Ltd., backed by China's main shipping company, is expected to boost revenues throu

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With its reinsurance program nearly in place, Shoreline Mutual (Bermuda) Ltd., the newest player in

A key marine insurance executive reviewed the past, present and future of the London insurance marke

Talks between waterfront labor and management at the French Port of Marseilles-Fos broke down on Wed

Taiwan may open shipping links with China before it permits direct air service with the mainland, Ta

(Short Tons)Country 1993 1992 Italy 6,170,618 7,978,119

Virginia coal producers, heavily dependent on foreign sales of premium coking coal, are scrambling t

In two weeks, every new 1995-model car and light truck sold in the United States will sport a little

EU PANEL DENIES BIAS AGAINST LATIN BANANASBRUSSELS - The European Commission denied

In an effort to close the yawning gap between increasingly wealthier urban residents and increasingl

In a bid to forge its destiny in the dynamic markets of Asia, New Zealand launched a drive to build

Hotels, banks and insurance companies seem to be the only things that grow in the Cayman Islands.

The Russian government is expected to approve a modest cut in corporate taxes in a bid to encourage

Less than 24 hours after a last-minute deal was brokered between U.S. officials and the Haitian junt