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The boatswain of the British car ferry that sailed with its loading doors open and capsized, drownin

The economic effects of the fatal bridge collapse that severed New York's main east-west artery are

A shrimp boat slammed into a concrete bumper protecting the new $240 million Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Now that Prudential Lines has ceased operations, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is seeking government per

The U.S. dollar rallied Thursday on what analysts termed clear signals from Washington that a breakt

Low Prices Hit Tenneco's NetTenneco Inc. reported first quarter income from continuing opera

President Ronald Reagan will urge Japan to import more than 10 million tons of U.S. coal a year when

A British company is introducing a portable laboratory designed by educational and industrial archit

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

Thurs., April 30, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Eastern Airlines responded to a federal reminder of strict rules on pilot schedules by discontinuing

Railroads and shippers are trying to play the Electronic Data Interchange game by the book, but some

ICC Eliminates Rules On Rate RepublishingRules permitting rail carriers to republish rates e

I'M GETTING A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS, a recurring line from a hit movie, now applies to government e

Sluggish freight volume and intense pricing pressure forced Carolina Freight Corp. to cut its 1987 e

Topgallant Group Inc. said its first ship left Savannah for Charleston on the afternoon of April 29.

All 24 crewmen from a sinking merchant vessel were safely aboard a Canadian research ship Thursday a

Brazil's BNDES national development bank released credits equivalent to $208 million to help Petrobr

Time: Late Saturday afternoon in August. Place: Driveway off the Boulevard. Sound of Glenn Miller re

The Export-Import Bank announced on Thursday details of eased terms for loans in an effort to encour

It may seem a backward approach, but Kumagai Gumi Ltd.'s hopes its experience in the United States w

AMD, Monolithic Plan to MergeSUNNYVALE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Monolithic

It may seem a backward approach, but Kumagai Gumi Ltd.'s hopes its experience in the United States w

Brazilian exporters expect the appointment of a new finance minister will lead to new export incenti

Mexico's in-bond assembly industry boosted its output again last year, yet local earnings from the b

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

General Re Profit Doubles in PeriodSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. reported first quarter

Nymex Potato Trade Ended After 46 YearsDirectors of the New York Mercantile Exchange voted T

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

With only 34 hours to spare, the Teamsters union reached a tentative agreement Wednesday with Pacifi

House Panel Weighs Funding for FHLICThe House Banking Committee met in closed-door session t

Almost 30 container vessels remained idled at major Japanese ports Thursday as the nation's harbor w

Niagara Mohawk Plans To Cut Jobs, ExpensesSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. will c

The United States and Peru reportedly are close to an agreement that may end the shipping impasse be

THE POP-UP AD is making a come-back. Transamerica Corp. is revising the popular ad of its Py

Japan should further liberalize its markets for the import of commoditiesfrom the Associatio

Hitachi Plant in Okla. Begins OperationsNORMAN, Okla. - Hitachi Computer Products (America)

New York will be "Canada's leading eastern port" by 1990, a Canadian transportation consultant says.

Australian Beverage, Lifestyle Plan MergerVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Lifestyle Beverage C

Japanese police investigators raided the Tokyo offices of the Toshiba Machine Co. Thursday and seize