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The weather was sticky hot, with the scent of rain on the way, when the family was crabbing off a br

Arthur McKenzie, the fiercely independent evaluator of the world's 3,421 large oil-carrying tanker s

While insurers say homeowners and businesses in coastal areas of New York are having few problems ke

When things are going well, you want them to get better. That's why, even though California

Members of the Latin American Shipping Service Association have temporarily delayed a sharp theft su

Joel Price, retired railroad and coal analyst for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, has published a comp

Surging railroad traffic will require improved utilization of existing equipment because carriers ca

The Justice Department has asked a federal court panel to restore a policy requiring carriers to det

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A leading sugar trader plans to move its regional headquarters from New York to Miami by mid-October

Last week's deal in the House to extend President Clinton's trade negotiating authority has done lit

1505 (Aug. 16, 1994) Previous day - 1501 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

In an unexpected historic rendezvous, the last two surviving Liberty shipsfrom World War II

No doubt about it - agriculture is the staple of ocean carrier container traffic out of California.<

The value of orders for new construction in the United Kingdom fell a provisional 4 percent in the s

FMC SETS HEARINGS FOR NEW YORK ON TAAWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission wi

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 16, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The contract to build a backup baggage system that would allow Denver International Airport to open

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +17.818/10 105.68/11 105.78/12

Virginia Power and Newport News Shipbuilding have ended their partnership in the race to develop a n

The U.S. dollar struggled to edge higher Tuesday, despite a rising bond market that surged more than

INDIA TO HOLD MEETING ON US SKIRT BANIndia will call a meeting of textile exporters within a

China called on Tuesday for an end to a centuries-old squeeze by middlemen that is robbing farmers o

NORTH AMERICA New York International Gift Fair. Through Aug. 18. New York. Contact: George L

SWISS, SWEDES, DUTCH WEIGH TELECOM MERGERSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - A full merger of the allied nat

Shipping container lessor Sea Containers Ltd. posted net income of $10 million for the second quarte

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

The Port of Hampton Roads, Va., generally is known as the nation's busiest coal port but its loading

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee plan to hold a closed meeting this morning to consid

Sweden's consumer prices were unchanged in July from June, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported

FREIGHT CONFERENCE CUTS SURCHARGE IN HALFThe Japan-Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands freight conf

Seaboard Marine Ltd. named Riise Shipping Inc. as its agent in the U.S. Gulf, a reflection of the Mi

The steep imposing mountains surrounding this small farming village 50 miles northwest of Tokyo domi

The House passed and sent to the president on Tuesday legislation ending most economic regulation of

STATE Aug. 6 Aug. 13 California $1.25

Atlas Air plans to begin offering a second weekly freighter flight between New York and Hong Kong in

Han Sung Joo, South Korean foreign minister, said Tuesday that North Korea will have to accept a Sou

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