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An advertising agency has withdrawn a Singapore print advertisement after it was slammed by Prime Mi

Lumber production at mills in the Western United States fell last year to the lowest level since rec

LITHUANIA'S WEST TRADE NOW ON PAR WITH EASTVILNIUS, Lithuania - Almost half Lithuani

Aug. 24, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A new policy that the Cabinet is expected to ratify soon will permit foreign equity of 51 percent in

Wellcome PLC launched a legal fight with rival SmithKline Beecham PLC Wednesday, claiming SmithKline

Investment Minister Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo said Wednesday the country's petrochemical industry, inclu

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 228.91 up 0.42 wh

1494 (Aug. 24, 1994) Previous day - 1503 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

"Ship, Sea and Sky: The Marine Art of James Edward Buttersworth." Through Sept. 5. New York. Exhibit

Standard & Poor's lowered the debt and insurance ratings of Aetna Life & Casualty Co. over concern a

Aug. 24, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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

The state is investigating 450 Florida insurers to determine if they've been fixing prices for hurri

The Port of Hamburg expects to handle a record 70 million metric tons of cargo this year, up from la

COLONIAL MARINE INDUSTRIES (Savannah, Ga.) - Effective Sunday, Thomas A. McGoldrick III will become

Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd. said it will spend about $47 million Australiandollars (US$34.59

Australia's largest general insurer and motorists organization, NRMA Holdings Ltd, unveiled plans We

PRINCIPAL TO ACQUIRE HAMILTON FINANCIALDALLAS - Principal Financial Securities, a me

Maersk Inc. said it opened new offices in Wuhan and Ningbo, China, "to meet the trade's demand for i

A jury convicted a lawyer and two others of auto insurance fraud in an undercover sting of a group s

The jury deciding the Exxon lawsuit in federal court got a helicopter tour of Prince William Sound.<

The Insurance Services Office has hired its first governmental relations representative whose job wi

American General Corp. has filed a second lawsuit against Unitrin Inc., seeking an immediate halt to

The possibility that the Pentagon will reduce the Navy's Aegis destroyer program to make up for a bu

Despite complaints that Japan's flat-glass industry continues to shut out foreign competition, the c

Four years ago, Reggie Cook quit his job, pocketed $2,000 in savings, girded his wife and two kids a

Cypriot authorities complained about the inclusion of the general cargo ship Fofi on the published l

South Korea on Wednesday again posted heady quarterly growth figures, showing the economy flourishin

WORK STOPPAGE ENDS AT PORT OF KAKINADAKAKINADA, India - Conditions at Kakinada were

Unemployment in Greece remained steady at 7.9 percent in the first seven months of this year, accord

Most of the foreign ships detained in British ports last month after failing safety inspections had

Industrial production in the Netherlands rose by 2 percent in the first half of 1994, compared with

Shipping lines, ports, stevedores and longshore unions will provide their first input into sweeping

Washington state and its two largest ports have appointed a new trade representative to Vladivostok,

American Trucking Associations. Aug. 24. "Effective Logistics Management Strategies" seminar. Hyatt

Shipyards are building better-quality tankers than in the past despite the slump in newbuilding pric

Most of the world's oil tanker charterers have used vessels more than 19 years old this year to tran

JORDAN PLAN TO ENFORCE IRAQ BAN TO BE TESTEDWASHINGTON - Allied ships may end enforc

Lower demand for coal in Asia and higher construction costs are forcing the Port of Los Angeles to c