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The new Sri Lankan government has frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts with foreign c

An expansion program will allow the Port of Tianjin in northeastern China to accommodate oil tankers

Indonesia has almost covered its distillate fuel requirements for September delivery, traders said.<

Russia and Turkey are looking to step up their involvement in the exploitation of Kazakhstan's oil a

Westinghouse Electric Corp. agreed to sell China two steam-turbine generators and related equipment

An environmental coalition is calling on Gov. Jim Hunt to keep the federal government from shipping

RAIL INDUSTRY DRUG USE DECLINING, TESTS SHOWWASHINGTON - Random drug testing in the

Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, nemesis of President Clinton's hopes for health care reform, has

Hanjin Shipping Co. announced Tuesday that it will enter the North Atlantic trade on Jan. 1 in partn

H.C. JACKSON TO CHAIR GEORGIA PORTS BOARDSAVANNAH, Ga. - Harry C. Jackson was electe

Conoco will lay off 194 employees nationwide in its refining and marketing business as part of the c

BP DISCOVERS GAS FIELD IN COLOMBIA FOOTHILLSLONDON - British Petroleum has discovere

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Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar was mostly lower Tuesday after an early rally attempt failed. Dealers said t

Having recently launched a highly publicized crackdown on firms and officials falsifying economic fi

(1) DAILY INDEX * Annual Smoothed percent +18.758/24 106.48/25 106.48/

The largest companies across Europe are cutting back on the number of banks they use and are getting

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Japan, which has had a longstanding national strategy of importing raw materials and exporting finis

1446 (Aug. 30, 1994) Previous day - 1456 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Less than a year after launching cruise divisions targeting specific demographic groups, two major U

COCOA CROP IS SAFE, COTE D'IVOIRE SAYSABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - The shortage of rain

Property and casualty reinsurers may well find their most significant colleagues in Monte Carlo this

Coal. Logs. Fertilizer. Booster rockets. It was to have been the most exotic, high-tech prod

PORT EVERGLADES WORKS ON DAMAGED BERTHHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A contractor was working Tue

Manning requirements on barge tows like the one that hit an Alabama railroad bridge last year at a c

INTERNATIONAL SHIP REPAIR & MARINE SERVICES INC. (Tampa, Fla.) - James D. Braukman was named vice pr

Aug. 30, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The looks of it can both tell the story and fool you. Clearly, this restful corner of the Ch

Proposed federal clean air restrictions scheduled to take effect in February 1995 would result in th

The 12th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference, scheduled to open

Industrial prospects can spend a few days cruising up and down the Tenn-Tom Waterway, looking for a

Some people believe that a good manager can manage anything. I agree. There are lots of good example

Aug. 30, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Rain or shine, they plow through the world's oceans at a steady 12 to 15 knots, huge ships covering

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER SERVICES INC. (New York) - Albert A. Skwiertz Jr., a vice president at the ins

Franklin W. Nutter has been associated with the Reinsurance Association of America, Washington, D.C.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 231.99 up 1.11 whi

The Port of Montreal needs to improve labor relations and pare down its waterfront work force to com