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A plan to build barges that would be used as floating jails is being developed by two Virginia shipy

A British company is the first foreign firm to be registered as an Indian intermodal operator.

VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP. (Greensboro, N.C.) - Keith Hoile was named manager of public relations. H

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio will become the chairman of America's Coalition for Transit NOW, w

SALEM LOGISTICS INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.) - Kenneth W. King was appointed vice president of sales.

The annual rate of consumer price inflation in the European Union was 3.1 percent in August, a sligh

China turned out over 40 million bicycles in 1993, becoming the world's No. 1 producer, said Wang Fe

Sept. 21, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

The vice mayor of Beijing captured more than $2 billion in investment commitments during a dash thro

Investors looking to profit from China's changing economy must enter the market with focused aggress

"Income inequality is greater in Latin America than in any other region of the world . . . Iffree ma

VIETNAM PLANS TO ISSUE SHARES IN STATE FIRMSHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam said Wednesday

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. (Oakland, Calif.) - Rodney Miller was named to the newly created posit

The administration's fight for a comprehensive rewrite of the federal program for cleaning up pollut

With its reinsurance program nearly in place, Shoreline Mutual (Bermuda) Ltd., the newest player in

A key marine insurance executive reviewed the past, present and future of the London insurance marke

The European Commission's draft plan to regulate the way ocean carriers cooperate in consortia is to

House maritime leaders are pushing for an early floor vote on barge safety legislation that easily w

Attempts by Swissair to secure better access to the lucrative European Union market are likely to re

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Twelve thousand workers at a key General Motors factory complex will strike next week unless a dispu

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Teamsters Union is shrinking a strike against Pony Express Courier Corp. to two locations from a

The U.S. dollar fell against the deutsche mark Wednesday but was little changed against the Japanese

VIETNAM, US TO OPEN COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICEHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam and the United States hav

The United States is widening its lead as the world's most competitive economy, despite its near-rec

AT LEAST 3 DIE IN BLAST AT UKRAINIAN REFINERYKIEV, Ukraine - At least three people were kill

Enron Corp. plans to create a separately traded public company that would hold most of its completed

When you match a BES with a BEM, you get an NTM. At least, that is the U.S. Department of Commerce's

The spotlight will be thrown on small and medium-sized exporters this week at the 46th Virginia Conf

"Collecting the Port: Recent Acquisitions of the South Street Seaport Museum." Through Oct.30. New Y

July output in the manufacturing industry rose 2.5 percent to 155.7 billion deutsche marks ($100.3 b

Retail trade in July declined 4.7 percent compared with July 1993, Sweden's Central Statistical Bure

Virginia coal producers, heavily dependent on foreign sales of premium coking coal, are scrambling t

In two weeks, every new 1995-model car and light truck sold in the United States will sport a little

In an effort to close the yawning gap between increasingly wealthier urban residents and increasingl

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International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 21, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)