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Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano made its down payment Sunday for Mexico's Pacific North rail line, the se

Conflict-of-interest questions are being raised about Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hu

It's going to be out with the old at Fore River Shipyard before its developer comes in with the new.

SOUTH SEAS STEAMSHIPCHARTERS BOX VESSELSAN FRANCISCO - South Seas Steamship Co. has continue

Philippine President Fidel Ramos on Monday called for punishment of negligent shipowners after three

MARINE TERMINALS CORP.Donald W. Grady was named general manager, Southern California.He is r

Port pilots in Los Angeles have been on strike for five weeks now, and the city and pilots are still

With clockwork precision, two huge cranes on board the Gloria lift the 260-ton Western Voyager overb

Severe storms forced Chilean authorities to close a sixth port, blocked the country's main highway a

The holding company of Hong Kong's largest container shipping line saw interim profit slashed 85 per

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ONGOINGNational Maritime Historical Society. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, New York. Cruise to Bermuda. C

Aug. 18, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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Midway through the third quarter, rail carload traffic is bumping along modestly ahead of last year'

POLAR AIR CARGO REPORTSJUMPS IN '97 SHIPMENTSLONG BEACH, Calif. - Polar Air Cargo reported b

2ND-PHASE CONSTRUCTIONDONE AT CHINA-US PLANTHONG KONG - The second-phase construction at a S

Japan's trade surplus climbed 69.7 percent in July to about $7.22 billion but the increase was small

Despite calls for calm from the government, Indonesian financial markets convulsed again Monday as t

The re-denomination of the Russian ruble scheduled for Jan. 1, 1998, is likely to push the consumer

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

As of Aug. 18, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 239.13 off 1.86 wh

Aug. 18, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The tenor of trade in global telephone traffic is getting tense.Not content with foreign foo

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 18, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

JAPAN MOVES TO PRIVATIZENATION'S POSTAL SERVICESTOKYO - The head of a subcommittee of the go

Stonyfield Farm and other organic food companies have won a two-year-long lawsuit against an Illinoi

Ousted Cambodian co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh said on Monday his country will return to civil

Aug. 18, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.80

A group of Peruvian oil workers held in the jungle by Maoist Shining Path guerrillas were all releas

German Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt said Monday he sees no sign that inflation is becoming a p

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - AUG. 15, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Iran's Oil Minister-designate Bijan Namdar Zanganeh signaled he would not carry out any immediate ch

OFFERS TO BUY* MOLYBDENUM CONCENTRATE. 200 metric tons per month. Contact: Zhou X.D., Shangh

IRAN DENIES IT TRIEDTO BUY WEAPON PARTSTEHRAN - Iran denied a press report that it had tried

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A senior customs officer who took bribes to let stolen cars into China was jailed for 18 months. A c

SHIPSPORT OF DOVER EXPECTEDTO REMAIN IN STATE HANDSLONDON - The Port of Dove

Mexico's economy caught fire in the second quarter, as gross domestic product grew a sharp 8.8 perce