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GALVESTON MAKES ROOM FOR BIGGER SHIPSGALVESTON, Texas - The Port of Galveston can ac

While winter storms are upsetting trucking schedules now, industry leaders say warmer weather will a

United Parcel Service's request for punitive damages from the Teamsters union in retaliation for the

As of Feb. 10, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

COFFEE GROUP REVIEWS AGREEMENT CLAUSESA small draft committee of the International Coffee Or

European shippers are braced for an increase in westbound trans-Atlantic freight rates charged by in

Taxol, an important anti-cancer drug, can now be manufactured in a laboratory using camphor and othe

Millions of dollars, January through October PercentChange 1993 1992GROWING ROLE

British Prime Minister John Major, already caught up in a dispute over arms sales to Iraq, faces a p

The U.S. government has begun talks with Mexico that could lead to its insuring U.S. investors in Me

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +0.482/4 96.7 2/7 96.5 2/8 96.6

MARSH & McLENNAN COS. (New York) - Robert Clements was named chairman and chief executive of subsidi

C. Richard Peterson, executive vice president of Sedgwick James Inc., confirmed Thursday that he is

A Democratic lawmaker and several consumer groups say they'll try to reverse a "death-by-a-thousand-

American coal producers and exporters should join the "shippers' revolt" against U.S. government reg

Thursday Feb. 10, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

British Petroleum PLC, one of the world's largest oil companies, said Thursday it had returned to pr

Zinc prices lost further ground Thursday on confirmation by Eurometaux, the European nonferrous meta

Feb. 10, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Feb. 15. New York. 5 p.m. social hour, dinner and

Customs regulations require comprehensive record-keeping pertaining to importation and related busin

RUSSIANS INVITED TO FEB. 26 G-7 TALKSBONN, Germany - Russia's acting Finance Ministe

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals could lead banks to require some borrowers to purchas

Burlington Air Express should continue its upward flight despite the surprise resignation Wednesday

After waiting years for the dredging of Boston harbor, leaders of the shipping community have become

Emery Worldwide said Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Co. has chosen it as the primary carrier for an expe

Trucking interests say requiring cargo owners to give their drivers documentation listing the gross

Southern Pacific Lines and Wisconsin Central Ltd. have captured a $40 million- a-year contract to ha

Intermodal cooperation is as important to improving safety as it is to improving efficiency, Transpo

SAS SELLS ITS STAKE IN CHILEAN CARRIERSANTIAGO, Chile - Scandinavian Airlines System

The American Gas Association data showing a 12.5 percent drop in U.S. working natural gas storage la

Estimated costs of a British Columbia waterfront strike rose above US$15 million (C$20.1 million) Th

Thursday, Feb. 10, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Diamond V Mills, a third-generation family-owned manufacturer of ingredients for animal feed, carefu

European steelmakers will meet in a special session Saturday to discuss a faltering restructuring pl

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

AER LINGUS PROTESTS RAID BY EU OFFICIALSBRUSSELS - Aer Lingus, Ireland's national ai

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday said a decision is ''imminent" on New Jersey's req

RUSSIAN CRUDE EXPORTS DECLINED IN JANUARYMOSCOW - Russian crude exports in January t

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