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Sea-Land Service said an antitrust suit brought against it by Topgallant Group is "without merit" an

Norwegian Caribbean Lines, one of two Kloster Cruise Ltd. cruise ship companies, has signed a prelim

The Maritime Administration received applications for permission to sell three more U.S. vessels for

The International Longshoremen's Association has made clear what it is willing to do to help achieve

The port of St. John, the capital of the eastern Caribbean island of Antigua, has been cited for its

In a review of transportation, the official Indian Planning Commission has declared that "the capaci

Gov. Neil Goldschmidt has thrown his weight behind a move to allow states to ban the export of logs

The proposed free trade pact between the United States and Canada has met with mixed reaction in the

Maersk Line, the big Danish-flag carrier, was inadvertently omitted from a list of major ship lines

The yen's sharp rise against the U.S. dollar since late 1985 may have hurt Japanese exports, but it

Kaiser Aluminum Sells European SubsidiaryOAKLAND, Calif. - Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

EC Ministers Approve Aid for African NationsBRUSSELS, Belgium - Development ministers of the

You won't find much Japan-bashing in Australia. Japan is that country's largest trading partner, and

Trinidad and Tobago has been unable to raise a projected $220 million on the international money mar

Congress, probably the world's most reactive body, is tackling the cataclysm in the financial market

A Madera almond grower-shipper has charged that the big California Almond Growers Exchange cooperati

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

The future U.S. labor force may not measure up to the current one in quantity or quality, according

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Citing the need for innovative thinking, Federal Home Loan Bank Board Chairman M. Danny Wall announc

Officials in Malaysia are claiming a breakthrough in their attempts to stifle an anti-palm oil lobby

The Federal Reserve can ease credit for about three months without significantly increasing inflatio

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Tue., Nov. 10, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Baltic Freight Index, a leading barometer of dry cargo freight rates, has climbed steadily to ne

Steel production fell to 1.866 million tons in the week ended Nov. 7, a decrease of 0.5 percent from

AIR CARGO China plans to inaugurate a new air cargo company in coming days to cope with incr

Sonat Unit Appoints Long VP, PlanningHOUSTON - Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. named Robert L.

The long-awaited budget accord between the White House and Congress may help head off a recession, b

Foreign exporters have a much better chance of penetrating the Japanese market if they understand th

Toshiba Co. should not be singled out for trade sanctions after shipping sophisticated milling machi

The managing director of Italian Line said a new conference pooling arrangement has brightened prosp

An East Coast shipper's suggestion that more Asia-bound commodities will flow through West Coast ter

Rail management, faced with an uphill battle to defend the Staggers Rail Act that deregulated the ra

Chinese customs officials broke their customary secrecy Tuesday by going public with major parts of

Members of the London shipping community claim they have been able to maintain a competitive edge du

Time spent on non-trucking jobs must be subtracted from a driver's legally available working hours f

Nov. 9 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

1175.0 (Nov. 9) Previous day - 1175.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

Maritime companies along the Duwamish River are lobbying the city and port of Seattle to build a new