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The aftershocks of the deadly earthquake in western Japan are now reverberating throughout the natio

CRITICS HIT UNIROYAL PLAN ON CONTAMINATED WATERELMIRA, Ontario - A plan to protect t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 14, '94 - Dec. 23, '94 (a graph) (2

Williams Cos. Inc. said it was canceling its participation in the development of a 50,000-barrel-a-d

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Glendon Stewart, president of the Ottawa-based St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, has forecast continued

Sasol, South Africa's huge oil-from-coal producer, has finally been granted its wish - to enter the

Spurred by mine closings, a rebounding world economy and increased use in power generation, metallur

Although U.S. coal production and consumption will continue upward in 1995 after setting a record la

Fueled by a rebounding economy and an increased demand for electricity, steam coal production will c

DAEWOO UNIT PLANS ISSUE ON LONDON EXCHANGESEOUL, South Korea - Daewoo Corp., a unit

FINNISH SEAFARERS THREATEN TO STRIKECOPENHAGEN, Denmark - Finnish seafarers are thre

Fears are growing of a significant disruption to trade between Japan and Thailand for goods, largely

In the wake of threats by one rejected bidder to file a lawsuit, the Israeli government has agreed t

New York City's underused passenger ship terminal has received a new lease on life under a two-year

Earthquake-wracked Kobe, the largest port in Japan, has had a sister port relationship with the Port

French Transport Minister Bernard Bosson says he plans to use France's six- month presidency of the

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WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. (Rosemont, Ill.) - Randy H. Henke was promoted to the newly createdposition o

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. (Chicago) - Edward G. Kammerer was named assistant vice president of m

Diesel owners whose engines were damaged by reformulated fuel in 1993 are finally able to file claim

TAIWANESE REGULATIONS STALL POTATO IMPORTSKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Shipments of Northwe

Iraq's oil minister, Safa Hadi Jawad, was quoted in an Egyptian newspaper Wednesday as saying Iraq c

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION (Washington) - Carl B. Loop Jr. was elected vice presidentof the lar

The Australian coal industry has the potential to double in size over the next decade, but its growt

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil fell by 2.1 million barrels during the week ended Jan. 13, c

Jan. 18, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 17, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

2071 (Jan. 18, 1995) Previous day - 2071 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The National Coal Association's 18th annual Coal Transportation and Distribution Seminar, a three-da

With economies steaming ahead, Pacific Rim Asia is casting about hungrily for ways to keep the engin

The Teamsters union, reversing a string of recent defeats in its organizing campaign atOvernite Tran

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

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The Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, is headed for another strong performance in 1995after a recor

The table "Logs and Lumber: Waterborne Exports," which appeared Friday on Page 1B, tracked imports r

Wanted: Tenant for 175-acre island in New York harbor with excellent views of Manhattan. Includes te

Genstar Container Corp., the world's largest marine container lessor, is expanding operations in Chi