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In ship cabins around the world, books with the anchor-and-knot insignia of the Cornell Maritime Pre

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

An Australian helicopter pilot took his craft aboard a containership for the first leg of a planned

Senior officials in the Argentine government have agreed state-owned grain- loading port facilities

Mass. Truckers' Group Begins Safety ProgramThe Massachusetts Motor Transport Association has

A Vermont Superior Court decision striking down a controversial truck tax could produce more than $5

All sand, gravel and other aggregate-carrying trucks on California's highways would have to be cover

Inspector's Arrest Concerns CustomsCustoms officials say an inspector's arrest on corruption

Amtrak, facing 2 1/2 hour delays in its Montrealer train service due to deteriorated track, said Wed

With its staggering losses during recent years, the shipping industry has earned a bad name among ba

Continuing its emphasis on interest rates, the stock market fluctuated nervously Thursday as investo

Stanford R. Ovshinsky, president of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. claims that scientists in the com

The U.S. dollar edged cautiously higher Thursday as the market awaited the results of the Treasury a

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Dry swimming pools, wet carpets, hot cabins and cold food. . . . The first voyage of the newly refit

The U.S. supply of caffeine is reported to be tight, which has resulted in a warming of prices to th

The Bahamian government Thursday vetoed a developer's plans to use 3,100 tons of unwanted New York g

Three Peruvian-flag lines want the Federal Maritime Commission to delay any retaliatory action again

Ocean Transport and Trading will transfer its ships to the Isle of Man registry Aug. 1 after its off

The Reagan administration again opposed legislation to provide regular medical, health and other ben

American President Companies' stock price isn't likely to rise significantly in the near term, and i

Pullman Reports Earnings RisePRINCETON, N.J. - The Pullman Co. reported $4.2 million, or 10

SP Hopes to Open Coastal Route in Calif.SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Southern Pacific Railroad

For the week ended April 25, piggyback freight hauled by the nation's major railroads totaled 96,304

The Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987 would further restrict U.S. textile and apparel imports to

LTV Wins Truck Pact Worth $12.4 MillionSOUTH BEND, Ind. - LTV Missiles and Electronics Group

Truck companies and shippers will continue to mitigate electronic transmission headaches with the on

President Reagan proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, 1987. In calling for public obs

A bipartisan group of House members launched legislation to make sure federal agencies observe cargo

A federal ban on cancer-causing asbestos could impair brake performance for some older cars and heav

Japan Line Ltd., one of Japan's major shipping companies, which over the past few years has been thr

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Thu., May 7, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Ernest Saunders, ousted Guinness PLC chairman and chief executive, was charged Thursday with attempt

The Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board Options Exchange Thursday announced they have begun

Dozens of steamship whistles will set the tone for Maritime Week festivities May 21 in New York harb

Akzo Chemie Raises PriceOf MonomersAkzo Chemie America is raising all selling prices

That great American invention, the theme park, has burst upon an astonished Hong Kong. Until

Genetics Institute Inc. and NeoRx Corp., Seattle, announced the formation of a venture to develop ne

Pratt & Lambert Inc. announced first quarter net income up a record 35.8 percent to $864,000, or 29