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Thailand's cotton imports will likely reach a record 190,000 tons this year, thanks to its booming t

A total of 21 residents from Hawthorne and Fair Lawn have filed a $21 million federal lawsuit agains

People who like eating bacon, steak and meat dishes got a bit of encouragement from scientists at th

The topic may have been the same, but the sharply contrasting views left no doubt that the shipper h

The Maritime Administration should limit the operational scope of any barges Lykes Bros. Steamship C

Wed., Nov. 25, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

U.S. Rep. Ted Weiss, D-N.Y., has asked the military and the Department of Justice to allow a federal

The port of Humboldt Bay, traditionally an export point for forest products, would like to get into

The world's largest assembly of historic boats lies rotting and rusting along the waterfront, a vict

Environment ministers of the eight countries bordering the North Sea agreed Thursday to drastically

In an elaborate sting operation set up by security officials of Reebok International, U.S. Customs a

Barbados has reported high rates of growth in captive insurance business as more U.S. companies use

Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's minister for trade and industry, urged the Japanese to curtail shipment

UK Arco Unit Makes Natural Gas FindArco British Ltd., a unit of Atlantic Richfield Co., said

Westinghouse Specialty Services Inc. and National Electric Inc. have formed a joint venture that wil

The Canadian Wheat Board's potential for making new export sales out of West Coast ports has been se

Brown Transport Corp. reported a third quarter loss of $769,000 compared with a year earlier profit

The European Community wants all steel output controls scrapped by the middle of next year to break

Eastern Air Lines Inc. named Barry P. Simon as general counsel and senior vice president, legal affa

Even though Federal Express Corp. believes it can survive without intrastate trucking deregulation,

Electronic data interchange software suppliers said their market is expanding as shippers require ca

1159.0 (Nov. 24) Previous day - 1153.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Japanese Grain Market Draws US CriticismThe United States Tuesday criticized Japan for forci

The beleaguered peso is regaining strength in free market trading here, but its abrupt plunge last w

Agency Orders Rails To Buy Safety DeviceWASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation has or

Unocal Corp. of Los Angeles is dangling a US$75 million carrot in front of the government of Thailan

Philippine Trade Minister Jose Concepcion asked Japan Tuesday to help develop his country's export-o

Sheraton Corp. is diversifying its China activities to take on management of its first resort hotel

Transpacific Transportation Co. will close its Vancouver steamship agency on Dec. 31. A U.S. affilia

LIGHTING THE WAY TO EMERGENCY exits was the idea behind the floor-level escape lighting installed in

In the world air cargo industry there is an enduring universal perception that airline interest in i

Pre-Press Equipment Exhibition ScheduledDUSSELDORF, West Germany - IMPRINTA 88, the world's

The United States will lose a unique opportunity to rebuild its devastated export base unless it act

Intertanko Chief Bids UN Act on Gulf WarHELSINKI, Finland - Basil Papachristidis, chairman o

Genetics Institute Inc. won a five-year contract to supply Sandoz Ltd. with all the company's requir

An independent union of some 600 owner-operators of truck tractors wants the Federal Maritime Commis

Sun Refining Boosts No. 2 Fuel Oil PricesSun Refining & Marketing Co. raised its No. 2 heati

Mexico's oil export prices fell below $16 a barrel, a more than $2 drop in just one month that is ca

NY Business Council Backs Iroquois PipelineALBANY, N.Y. - The Business Council of New York S

Monday was doubly painful for the tugboat crewmen on strike against Curtis Bay Towing Co. in Baltimo