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NORTH AMERICAN VAN TO SLASH SERVICESFORT WAYNE, Ind. - With no buyer coming forward,

Prime Minister Kim Campbell on Wednesday called a federal election for Oct. 25, urging Canadians to

Sept. 8, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

For Japan's oil companies, already feeling the bite from sluggish sales in a cooler-than-usual summe

As increasing trade between the United States and Mexico clogs the land routes across the border, Ta

The Clinton administration Wednesday preached to the choir of House supporters of the North American

Shell Philippines Exploration BV is pressing for a long-term contract to sell natural gas to the Phi

A PLO-Israeli agreement on interim Palestinian self-rule envisages wide- ranging economic cooperatio

China's roller-coaster petrochemical market is on the rise again, with a sharp increase in demand fo

Dresser Industries Inc. and Baroid Corp., two key suppliers to the oil- drilling industry, said Tues

Venezuela's oil production during the first six months of this year was about 2.4 million barrels a

Some Japanese shipyards may be forced to build ships at a loss in order to maintain a flow of busine

Although they have seldom agreed in the past about anything related to workers compensation, labor,

Turmoil at the Lloyd's of London insurance market has claimed its most prominent victim yet.

The state's new interim insurance commissioner hopes to slow down employee turnover at the Texas Dep

Unicare Financial Corp. and CCP Insurance Inc. have registered with the Securities and Exchange Comm

An attorney for the Detroit Free Press said the newspaper will ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a ruli

Two major grain-carrying railroads are overhauling the way they handle shippers' freight car orders

The Clinton administration is discussing the possible appointment of former Washington state governo

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Some American companies just aren't prepared to do business at a German trade show. "Too man

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. reported a big jump in pretax profit for the first half o

A federal judge's ban on dumping dredged sediment off the New Jersey coast affects 40 projects, rang

Transportation Research Forum. Sept. 9. New York Chapter. Speaker is Paul T. Clements, eastern regio

California Gov. Pete Wilson has signed legislation that gives the state the right to use eminent dom

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

Continental Airlines could announce plans to create a new short-haul operation as early as next week

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday on the small chance the Bundesbank, the German central bank,

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Southern Ohio Coal Co. to stop discharging untr

INDIAN GROUP CHARGES FOREIGN STEEL DUMPINGNEW DELHI, India - An influential local business a

Chinese copper and aluminum fabricators are reluctant to contract overseas sales after this year's g

Alessandro Di Cio, harbor master for the Port of Venice, was stabbed to death Wednesday morning by a

Dutch retail sales index rose 3.6 percent in July, to close at 115, compared with June's 111, the Ce

TRAVELERS INSURANCE CORP. (Hartford, Conn.) - Stephen H. Matheson was named senior vice president fo

Tropical storm Floyd, the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed south of Bermud

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard says new Washington state requirements for tankers could incr

BRITISH NUCLEAR PLANT SPRINGS CHEMICAL LEAKLONDON - Almost 300 workers were evacuate

Essar Shipping, India's second-biggest private sector shipowner, is negotiating to buy four 140,000-

The weak global economy, an ongoing strike against major U.S. producers and cutthroat international