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A federal official says a barge loaded with 3,000 tons of Islip, N.Y., garbage is likely headed for

While the Coast Guard says there appears to be widespread support for the concept of stronger laws a

The U.S. dollar was broadly higher Tuesday, thanks in part to heavy buying in Japan and the United K

Major U.K. banks lowered their base lending rates (equivalent to the U.S. prime rate) by 0.5 of a pe

Stocks rose along with the dollar Tuesday, amid hopes interest rates may not have to go any higher.<

Canada's freshwater fleet is sailing into uncharted waters in the coming year, said a leading Canadi

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

The government here is standing firm in its refusal to revalue the currency, which is linked to the

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

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Change Is Foreseen In Soviet BankingOSAKA, Japan - The Soviet Union may revamp its banking s

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

Tue., April 28, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Polyvinyl Chemicals Raises Polymer PricesWILMINGTON, Mass. - Polyvinyl Chemicals announced i

The strengthening trend in the market for benzene is expected to continue throughout the summer mont

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC reported net income for first quarter 1987 of $301.0 million, or $1

Over the past year or so many air cargo industry personalities whose views were reflected in this co

China plans to coproduce at least 150 passenger aircraft in the 150- to 180- seat category.

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision to permit rail unions to engage in secondary boycotts will ha

The British government Tuesday put a 1.36 billion ($2.26 billion) price tag on Rolls-Royce PLC, ann

Lower first quarter earnings announced at the Boeing Co.'s annual stockholders' meeting prompted a d

Cargo handled at the seven airports managed by the British Airports Authority rose by 3.5 percent in

To boosters, the Alaska Railroad is a $34 million investment in the state's future. To critics, it's

The port of Shanghai, in the heart of China's industrial center, is working to modernize facilities

Knappton Corp. brought its first load of barged containerized cargo from the Columbia-Snake River sy

The Columbia River's 34 ports have been urged to compete less, cooperate more and even told to form

Emery Waives Condition On Purolator SaleWILTON, Conn. - Emery Air Freight Corp. said it waiv

Conrail Crewmen Quit Just as Hearings StartThe two crewmen of a Conrail train which collided

The port of Oswego, central New York's only deep-draft cargo outlet, will lose state funding unless

C.H. TUNG, chairman and chief executive of Orient Overseas Holdings Ltd. and a member of one of the

Grain Terminals Idled By Strike in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - Operations at two of Austral

A story in Monday's editions incorrectly stated the amount of cargo handled by International Termina

Divers worked Tuesday to spray away six feet of mud believed to entomb bodies on the lower decks of

The four-year legal feud between the nation's trucking industry and the state of Pennsylvania that c

Six people, including two state troopers, remained hospitalized Tuesday with injuries suffered in a

Scania Sold 46 Trucks During First QuarterORANGE, Conn. - Saab-Scania of America Inc. report

The following are the highlights of Tuesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge fr

Grace Distribution Services Inc.'s new truck terminal facility in Deer Park, Texas, will help it cap

The Western Oil and Gas Association is gearing up against possible Congressional moratoriums that wo

NYPA Trustees Cut Hydropower Rate HikeALBANY, N.Y. - The New York Power Authority trustees h