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China ordered two 747 airliners from U.S. aviation giant Boeing Co. Thursday in a multimillion-dolla

Saudi Aramco is preparing to acquire a 33 percent-35 percent stake in Petrogal, becoming a strategic

Philippine life insurance companies are aiming to insure 20 percent of the population within three y

This may be the year Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa., achieves his highest legislative priority: Removing ro

Russel Lutz sounds just as determined to stop oil spills as his colleagues in Washington state, but

Taiwan is making further attempts to break the long impasse over direct maritime ties with China, bu

Taiwanese airlines may receive a slew of new all-cargo and passenger services from the U.S. governme

Osaka oil wholesaler Junichi Izui was served with a fresh arrest warrant Wednesday on suspicion of i

A visit to China next week will help House members better shape trade and economic policy to influen

The Italian economy, which slowed to a snail's pace in the first half of last year, grew faster than

A maritime corruption trial that began this week in Philadelphia is a tale with three themes: an ind

ONGOINGAirports Council International - North America. Various events throughout year. Conta

U.S. inventories of crude petroleum fell by 9.5 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 3, compared w

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

Wednesday Jan. 8, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant got a good performance rating during its first year of operation, but the Te

In a gold and crystal chandeliered hall of the Iranian Foreign Ministry hangs a rare portrait of the

''The doomsayers . . . need to take a deep breath and relax.''

SHIPS'K' LINE LISTSPORT ROTATIONTOKYO - Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Wednesday

It's a plan that's been derailed numerous times, but supporters of a proposal to resume passenger tr

Airborne Express plans to implement a 2 percent fuel surcharge, effective Feb. 17, the company said

Jan. 8, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

A new phase soon will begin in the long-running battle between Golden Eagle Insurance Co. and Insura

Everyone knew that 1996 was a bad year for much of the semiconductor industry and now it's official.

Defenders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway expect an environmental group's push to halt barge tra

INCRENET INTERNATIONALCatherine M. Durda joined this marketing firm specializing in port rep

APL UNIT TO OFFER'ANSWERS' TO SHIPPERSSAN FRANCISCO - The freight consolidation unit of ocea

Greenbrier Cos. Wednesday reported improved revenue but decreased earnings in its most recent quarte

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 242.38 up 0.29 wh

CHUBB TAKES 100 PERCENT STAKEIN MEXICAN COMPANYWARREN, N.J. - Chubb Corp. and various of its

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Companies in the industrialized nations will continue to show strong growth in sales and profits in

As of Jan. 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Jan. 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Jan. 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 8, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A disabled oil tanker was guided by three escort vessels into port at the Valdez marine terminal of

THAI AIRWAYS TO STUDYLEASING 21 PLANESBANGKOK - Thai Airways International will consider a r

Conrail Inc., CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. tangle today in a Philadelphia court, where U.S.

CALIFORNIA FOOD SHOWSTOP $33 MILLION IN SALESSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Agricultural exporters who