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PLANS FOR US-VENEZUELAENERGY TREATY REPORTEDCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's Energy Minister

Tuesday Sept. 16, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Malaysian oil corporation Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) will increase its oil output by 20,000 barre

AMERICA WEST TO BUY46 PLANES FROM AIRBUSHERNDON, Va. - European aircraft consortium Airbus I

Canada will pursue any opportunity to increase its wheat sales to the Philippines, according to indu

U.S. investments in Trinidad and Tobago have increased fourfold in the past four years, and official

The government has proposed a 3 percent additional customs duty on imports, a government spokesman s

Heavy-truck buyers gave forecasters another jolt in August as strong sales fell just 2.1 percent sho

At a brief meeting here, the powerhouse ship lines left over from the collapsed U.S. Mediterranean c

Shippers can expect railroads to take a hard look at charging more for service during peak-demand pe

Officials with the Teamsters union and some of the nation's top trucking companies Tuesday announced

United Parcel Service has about 15,000 fewer Teamsters on the job than it did before the union's 16-

Federal Express Corp., flush with a windfall profit gained at the expense of United Parcel Service d

1285 (Sept. 16, 1997) Previous day - 1287The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

992 (Sept. 16, 1997) Previous day - 992The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

Sept. 16, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Lo

DHL Worldwide Express has kicked off air cargo improvements between the West Coast and Asia and a se

Air Philippines said it bought six Boeing 737s from United Airlines to beef up its fleet of smaller

As a one-time sportswriter I am troubled. As a fan, I feel bitter. As a manager, I feel contempt. Ov

From shipping lines to all ports: Keep your costs down, your dockworkers cooperative, and your dredg

Union leaders warned Tuesday a dispute at a north Queensland port could escalate into a major indust

The Ever Dainty, first of Evergreen's ''D-class'' ships with capacity of 4,173 20-foot equivalent un

Singapore, the world's busiest bunkering port, is adding to a package of recent measures intended to

SIX WORKERS RESCUEDFROM BURNING OIL RIGVENICE, La. - Six people were rescued after abandonin

The U.S. Coast Guard said its new Administrative Law Judge Docketing Center has opened here.

A sampling of the humor when marine transportation folk get together:''Who was the world's f

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications plans to turn the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau int

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ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland. September, November and January. Seminars on si

Zhiqiang Liu journeyed from China to New Orleans in June to learn about the U.S. computer industry.

Regional blocsAsian Consumers: Marketing and Distribution. September. Singapore. Contact: An

U.S. investors are discovering a new Bulgaria.In the last few years, organized crime, corrup

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Maritrans Inc. said it will be seeking shipyard bids for a pilot project to retrofit one if its sing

In general, trade sources detected a polarization of the watch and jewelry market during the last fe

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

DEATH TOLL FROM INDIANREFINERY FIRE RISESVISAKHAPATNAM, India - Rescue workers Tuesday found