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The past five months have seen many policy changes in China's oil industry, but one strong theme rem

Led by a sharp rise in rail earnings, Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported second- quarter net profit of C

China's economic reforms are yielding better results, but the economic struggle continues, the count

The Federal Trade Commission permitted the Sun Co.'s purchase of the neighboring Chevron Philadelphi

Vice President Al Gore's message of free market reform to the new president of Ukraine has fallen on

Wednesday Aug. 3, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

OPEC stuck close to its production quota in July, but this was due more to the oil workers' strike i

Officials at Uganda's Ministry of Finance say a new tax on coffee is being implemented despite prote

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 233.16 off 0.53 w

Seventy-two new ships have been added to the Indian merchant fleet over the last three years, the gr

Jurors deciding the Exxon Valdez case won't have their deliberations interrupted with information on

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New Zealand Rail Ltd., a formerly state-run company, doubled net earnings in its first year of priva

The Miami freight forwarding and customs brokerage group, the Flagship Cos., has been acquired by Ra

6 KILLED, 156 INJURED IN CUBAN TRAIN CRASHHAVANA - Two trains collided in Havana on

Raids on two groups netted equipment alleged to be involved in counterfeiting computer programs, a U

Remaining partners of Liberty Pipeline Co. have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to po

Rep. Jack Brooks on Tuesday finally got his bill that would repeal insurance industry antitrust exem

Major Lloyd's of London insurer Sturge Holdings PLC has announced the appointment of David Poole as

Russian officials have asked the head of the troubled MMM investment fund to a meeting todayin a bid

Asia's trading houses are poised for a surge this year in sugar purchases by China, brokers in Hong

A U.N. report has pegged total 1993-94 (July-June) maize production in Kenya at 1.62 million tons, d

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

COLUMBUS LINE (Jersey City, N.J.) - Julian Thomas was selected to assume the post of senior vice pre

SPILL SLOWS TANKERS NEAR CORPUS CHRISTIHOUSTON - Oil tanker traffic to and from seve

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The surge in oil prices during the past six months represents no threat to economic recovery in the

The North Carolina State Ports Authority succeeded in persuading the state General Assembly to expan

A Texas-based holding company has set a target date of Oct. 1 for thepurchase of Vermont's l

The United Transportation Union strike against the Soo Line Railroad unit of CP Rail System is three

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A federal district court judge presiding over 32,000 truck rate undercharge lawsuits totaling $1.5 b

The Senate Finance Committee was expected to complete work late Tuesday on its version of a bill to

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A bill that would have placed the North Carolina State Ports Authority under direct state control wa

Thomas P. Griesa, the federal judge who gained notoriety by sentencing wealthy hotel magnate Leona H

Operating profit at Newport News Shipbuilding remained flat and sales increased slightly in the seco

HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE (AMERICA) INC. (Gardena, Calif.) - George C. Doub III joined this shipping c