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The once-thriving Port of San Francisco is getting renewed criticism for letting its maritime busine

In a move executives say could spread the Pacific rate war to U.S. export cargo, American President

It may look, taste and feel like a widget, but on paper it's a thingamabob because someone wants to

An effort by some House lawmakers to preserve 1997 funding for six federally funded state maritime a

Eric Ridder, publisher emeritus of The Journal of Commerce, died at his home in Locust Valley, N.Y.,

Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday that the Clinton administration would resolve New York harbor'

After trying repeatedly to block the sale of a Japanese supercomputer in the United States, the Comm

Declaring a need to make the skies safe again, Senate aviation leaders have taken the lead in pushin

A story appearing on Page 12B of the Friday edition of The Journal of Commerce, headlined ''Mechanic

JULYS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

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

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The European Commission approved a $1 billion government subsidy to Air France Wednesday after Frenc

The U.S. dollar was mixed in a tight range and thin market conditions Wednesday, as the foreign exch

Having bought a large Hong Kong-based shipping line, the son of Malaysia's prime minister is now cre

President Clinton has decided to sign a bill punishing foreign investors in Iran and Libya despite s

Norfolk Southern Corp. posted another record quarter with net income up 10 percent to $199.5 million

MERGER COSTS LEADTO FRITZ LOSSSAN FRANCISCO - Fritz Cos., one of the fastest-growing freight

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The Commerce Department Wednesday formally opened a Trade Compliance Center dedicated to making sure

SUEZ CANAL TRAFFICUNAFFECTED BY ACCIDENTCAIRO - Suez Canal traffic was unaffected by the sin

CHINESE BANKER GETSDEATH FOR TAKING BRIBEBEIJING - China has sentenced the deputy head of th

Vowing to stay in Cuba, the Spanish hotel giant Sol-Melia says it will launch a lobbying campaign to

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July 24, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Thirty-three-year-old Cicih Sukaesih didn't set out to be a thorn in the side of sports star Michael

''It's a horrible thing that it takes the bombing of another plane to make this happen.''

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Jose Gil surveyed the storefront garage, home for his ship-supplying company. By next year, he could

West Coast longshoremen swept the table on most issues in their new three-year contract with employe

GATX Corp. reported a 16 percent decline in net income to $25.7 million, or $1.05 a share, for secon

US, INDONESIA SIGNTAX CUT AGREEMENTJAKARTA, Indonesia - The United States and Indonesia on W

India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has made significant cuts in customs and excise dut

International automakers manufacturing in the United States during the second quarter exported 29,77

Two Thai firms are locked in fierce competition for the lucrative market of television beamed direct

BRITAIN BACKS PLANSTO DEVELOP CURLEW FIELDNEW YORK - Exxon Corp. announced the U.K. governme

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

JAPANESE PREMIER URGESCLINTON TO SETTLE DISPUTESTOKYO - Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has

Chinese cotton production in 1995-96 and 1996-97 probably will be lower than its government's estima