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Five Romanian stowaways remain missing after escaping from detention aboard a Sea-Land Service Inc.

CCP INSURANCE TO BUY ZENITH'S CALFARM LIFENEW YORK - CCP Insurance Inc. said it will

The crew of the Jeremiah O'Brien officially commemorated the 50th anniversary of D-Day Tuesday, a da

A marine engineers union is voting this week on a resolution that could give union leaders the autho

The Supreme Court has ruled that attorney's fees paid by a company are not a ''necessary cost of res

American International Group Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to invest $200 million in broker Alexan

The people that brought you Superfund could be the next ones to oversee regulation of the insurance

Lloyd's of London Chairman David Rowland said Tuesday that during the coming months the market could

Port of Oakland officials Tuesday were expected to approve a renewed contract with Hanjin Shipping C

1-DAY STRIKE CRIPPLES BRAZIL'S PORT OF SANTOSSAO PAULO, Brazil - A 24-hour strike by

"Oh every day I asked of our sailing, Our way on the swelling water,But the master would not

Turkish shipowners are prepared to spend $250 million of their own money as part of an overall plan

Russia, as part of a cooperation deal with the European Union, is expected to scrap curbs slapped on

Spain posted an April current account deficit of 222.4 billion pesetas ($1.63 billion), compared wit

U.S. Commerce Undersecretary Jeffrey Garten said Monday there was ''considerable hope" that the Unit

Austrian wholesale prices rose 0.6 percent in May from April and by 1.2 percent year-on-year, the co

A California importer's dispute over diesel engines that the U.S. government claims were produced by

China will need to make sweeping changes to its trading regime before the United States will agree t

MEXICO SAYS FINANCES AIDED BY PRIVATIZATIONLONDON - The mass privatization of Mexica

The Argentine government's plan to privatize the country's airports has fallen behind schedule as a

Soft drink giant Pepsico Inc. said Monday it is returning to South Africa in a joint venture portray

Shipbuilding nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will meet t

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Government approval was granted for a $900 million joint venture with a Japanese firm to build Vietn

Viking Star Shipping Inc., which unsuccessfully attempted to float a stock offering in the United St

Three Amtrak passenger cars derailed Monday afternoon after the train struck a dump truck at an unma

Business travelers often are advised to beef up their foreign language skills before venturing overs

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French retail sales improved marginally in the March-April period, although inventories remained lar

With an estimated investment here of more than $800 million, the Japanese chemical industry has made

Connecticut's largest port operator for breakbulk cargo said the recession and declining steel impor

Business couldn't be looking better for the three ports of Texas' central coast region: Houston, Gal

Greek shipowners face a serious shortage of experienced seafarers to crew the country's rapidly expa

As the emphasis on maritime safety shifts from the physical condition of ships to their management,

James Preusch is still steamed about the city of Los Angeles' raids on Port of Los Angeles funds in

High municipal taxes on grain elevators are making the St. Lawrence Seaway uncompetitive, a Canadian

Just watching the tonnage statistics for the past couple of years at the three northern ports on the

LYKES, UNIONS AGREE TO EXTEND CONTRACTNEW ORLEANS - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. said i

A baggage-handling company whose name has been synonymous with Port Everglades for 62 years was give