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Domtar Inc., a huge forest products firm that few people south of the Canadian border know, is still

Columbus Line said it is enhancing its core service between North and South America by starting fixe

A global employers group Monday slammed efforts by the Clinton administration - supported by France

United Airlines' much-ballyhooed new freighter service to Japan has stalled at the gate with company

As Michael R. Haverty sees it, if the largest railroad merger in history goes through, Kansas City S

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 254.07 up 1.82 whi

A new method of evaluating the structural strength of containerships was unveiled by the American Bu

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

Strong results in the bulk and container shipping sectors helped The Journal of Commerce transportat

Seen the hit film ''Twister''? Folks in the Midwest are living with the real thing, as malevolent we

The expansion of the world's bulk carrier fleet is forecast to outstrip cargo space requirements for

NORTH KOREA SEEKSUS GRAIN ASSISTANCESEOUL - In a new appeal to the United States, North Kore

Commissioners for the Port of Brownsville, the closest Texas seaport to Mexico, this week are expect

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

OFFSHORE RIG COUNTRISES FOR GULF OF MEXICOHOUSTON - The number of offshore rigs drilling new

Increased sales of paper and pulp have some producers hoping the worst is behind them.''We t

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

As of June 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Monday in anticipation of an eventual rise in U.S. interest rates, per

COURT REJECTS CHALLENGETO POLISH CELLULAR PACTWARSAW - A Polish court Monday rejected a lega

A broad coalition dominated by regional parties took office over the weekend with Prime Minister H.D

Federal Express Corp., which has never had a crash, is having safety problems, according to the chie

MICHIGAN FIRM ACCUSEDOF CAR INSURANCE FRAUDLANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Insurance Bureau ha

To spur interest in the lagging insurance industry in Indonesia, a government-owned insurer is consi

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Logistics executives must rethink inventory management to revive productivity gains that have langui

Manufacturers' new trade orders followed familiar paths in May as new export bookings rose for the t

Harold Thaxter ''Harry'' Lumsden, who survived two world wars to become a maritime labor leader know

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STB WON'T RECONSIDEROVERCHARGE PROTESTWASHINGTON - The Surface Transportation Board dismisse

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

Now that limited amounts of Iraqi crude are set to return to world oil markets this summer, attentio

State insurance regulators unanimously approved creation of a private company subsidiary to run a da

GLOBAL OCEAN CARRIERSPOSTS $4.1 MILLION NETPIRAEUS, Greece - Global Ocean Carriers, operatin

The planned blastoff today of the new Ariane-5 rocket into space signals Europe's longest and most e

June 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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1337 (June 3, 1996) Previous day - 1339The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Monday June 3, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

When Cecilia E. Norat receives the 1996 Woman of Year award from APIW tonight, it will be three days