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Shanghai Petrochemical Co., the largest petrochemical company in China, Friday announced the establi

CME REBUFFS REQUEST FOR CLINTON'S RECORDSCHICAGO - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange r

Atmospheric tests show the world is winning its battle against ozone depletion, the Australian gover

Aluminum Co. of Egypt (Egyptalum) is poised to cut its annual production of primary aluminum by 30,0

Vietnam may be pressured more actively by members of the Association of Coffee Producing Countries t

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Severe shipping congestion that paralyzed southern China's ill-equipped ports in early 1993 is not e

Paul B. Fireman, chairman of Reebok International Inc., has taken international competitiveness to h

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Cool Carriers, the refrigerated shipping group, will remain headquartered in Sweden despite its Norw

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Problems of dredging and access continued to plague the Port of Boston last week as the containershi

The government unveiled plans to build an HK$892 million terminal specifically designed to handle ri

A group of German shipping-line financiers said that 1993 was not as bad for the industry as many ha

MARITRANS POSTS PROFIT OF $2 MILLION FOR QUARTERPHILADELPHIA - Maritrans Inc. said i

The transportation secretaries of Canada, Mexico and the United States Friday signed a tri-national

A group of British ports is calling for a price ceiling on the discounts that ports give some types

American President Cos. is winding down its real estate operations, the company's chief executive of

Joel E. Bem takes over today as president of District 1/Marine Engineers Beneficial Association at a

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

After months of intense controversy, a centralized waterfront Customs inspection facility is schedul

NEW ORLEANS PORT, PARK TO SETTLE WHARF DISPUTENEW ORLEANS - The Port of New Orleans

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Almost six months after announcing a vessel-sharing deal for the trans- Pacific trades, American Pre

Nearly five months after a rebellion ravaged Chiapas, Mexico's most important coffee-producing state

The recent failures of two of the largest U.S.-owned ocean freight consolidators underscores how dif

A sharp rise in foreign orders boosted German plant and machinery orders a real 7 percent in March,

When the Zapatista National Liberation Army launched its surprise rebellion in Chiapas, Ben & Jerry'

As major motor carriers idled by a 24-day Teamsters union strike geared up to resume service over th

Settlement of a funding dispute left hanging a year ago frees the Asian Development Bank to concentr

Friday, April 29, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

A soaring Japanese yen and a slowing U.S. economy will keep the dollar under downward pressure this

The dispute over the Trans-Atlantic Agreement enters its final phase today as the European Commissio

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose to a 1994 high of 98.8 Friday, up 0.2 points fro

U.S. footwear suppliers are stepping lively to establish chains of distribution in Eastern Europe.

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Romania hopes to start winning a bigger slice of the U.S. consumer goods market this year. L