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Iraq and Turkey have reopened a bridge on the border that had been closed since the 1991 Persian Gul

The Department of Transportation has fined a Chilean cargo airline $200,000 and threatened to ban it

FAA ASKED TO AMENDAIRPLANE REPAIR MANUALSWASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Boa

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Japan's politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States surged in October, the first such

In the five months since her husband was killed in a highway crash, Geraldine Oliver has learned a l

The government-controlled Israel Oil Refineries ought to be split into two separate companies, accor

UNIONS ASKED TO PROTESTCOMPLAINT ON JAPAN PORTSLONDON - Port workers and maritime unions are

A proposed state marine pilotage policy would maintain current pilot systems at ports throughout Sou

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

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The president of the company that prepared the oxygen generators blamed for ValuJet Flight 592's fat

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

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PERTAMINA DENIES REPORTOF NATURAL-GAS FINDJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's government oil co

An alliance of high-tech firms led by Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan for encoding internationa

November 18, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

Monday Nov. 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1.1 billion contract to develop and flight test a new airborne laser w

A key player in developing a near-dock container transfer facility billed as a centerpiece of the Po

''Just when we get to the goal line, EPA is moving the goalposts back.''

A major struggle between Northwest apple growers and the pickers and packers they hire could slice i

Shippers are bracing for a fight with truckers.Carriers are in the early stages of raising r

The Journal of Commerce stock index rose 0.6 percent last week to 3817.86, with contributions again

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Nov. 18, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A U.S. business group has warned the Jamaican government that it could be adversely affected by its

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

Friday Nov. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

There's only one thing analysts can do when a bad year in the heavy-truck industry starts to improve

STRATEGIC LOGISTICSSOLUTIONS INC.This provider of consulting in Mystic, Conn., announced tha

INTERCARGO QUESTIONSSHIP INSPECTIONSLONDON - The organization that represents bulk carrier o

South Korea will resume car exports to Taiwan this month for the first time since Taipei imposed a b

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 243.41 up 1.08 w

''I would be in favor of any U.N. intervention to stop the bloodshed and the killing. Shipping there

The intermodal business in China is picking up steam, with new services either under way or on the d

In a sign of Asia's growing importance for APL Ltd., the Oakland-based ocean carrier will relocate a

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TRUCKSPACCAR COMPLETESTAKEOVER OF DAFAMSTERDAM - U.S. truck maker Paccar Inc. comple

P&O, NEDLLOYD LINESTO FILE MERGER DETAILSLONDON - Details of the planned merger between P&O