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On-dock container railyards may be the last word at some ports, but the port of Oakland isn't entir

Intense freight rate discounting sliced first quarter earnings for most of the nation's largest truc

Jost von Hopler, general manager of the top Austrian wine supplier for the U.S. market, is quick to

In a continuing shift of emphasis for maritime colleges, the California Maritime Academy said it wil

Gifts, premium items and household gadgets have tremendous potential in overseas markets, although t

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

UK Company Unveils Output Control SystemA British company has developed a computer-based pro

Determination Made On Phosphoric AcidThe Department of Commerce made a preliminary determina

Eurocapital Corp. said its subsidiary Europharmaceutical Corp. has submitted four applications with

Zhu Cheng-ling, general manager of Zhejiang's branch of China National Native Produce & Animal By-Pr

Iraq said its warplanes hit two ships off the Iranian coast Friday and shot down an Iranian fighter

The Presidential Commission on the Merchant Marine and Defense will get an earful when major maritim

John Dutton has big plans for the Alabama State Docks. For starters the new director is hoping to de

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

The Alabama State Docks, saddled with a $13 million annual debt service for McDuffie Terminals, suff

International Terminal Operating Corp., the largest stevedoring firm operating in the port of Baltim

The focus of the competition among U.S. ship operators for increased service in the mainland-Hawaii-

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

The Environmental Protection Agency will not seek immediate sanctions against the 28 urban problem a

Pfizer Inc. has increased 1987 research and development investment by 20 percent to $400 million.

Dow Boosts Price Of Styrene MonomerDow Chemical U.S.A. will increase the price of styrene mo

The U.S. dollar dropped to another postwar low against the yen Friday and had difficulty rebounding

Celanese Increases Ethylene Oxide PriceCelanese Chemical Co. announced an increase of 2 cent

The Japan Fund Inc. adjourned its annual meeting until May 15 because ithasn't yet received

An employees' union of Union Carbide of India Ltd. plans to try to block the company from closing a

Squibb Posts Rise In Income, SalesJournal of Commerce StaffPRINCETON, N.J. - Squibb

Two New York legislators say a proposed insurance department regulation to restrict health insurers'

The municipal bond insurance industry will likely see Ambac Indemnity Corp. become a much tougher co

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Thursday, April 23, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has taken another step in the globalization of its business by an

To hear some politicians, labor leaders and lobbyists talk, the trade deficit is causing lost jobs,

America loves to compete and loves to win. Whether it is the race to land a man on the moon,

A leading insurance consumer advocate says tort reforms have nothing to do with the easing of the in

State tree growers are facing a transportation crisis: they can't find enough Belgian draft horses t

The American Insurance Association said it is considering asking the Florida Supreme Court for a reh

Tennessee Valley Authority awarded four spot market contracts in mid-April covering deliveries of 51

A state Supreme Court judge Friday threw out New York's tough restrictions on smoking in public plac

Aetna L&C Posts Operating GainHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co. reported first qua