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Barge interruptions on the rain-swollen Missouri River may last through the end of the summer, the U

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Opposition parties seeking to form a coalition government will monitor the economy closely, said Tsu

Despite improving weather, midwest grain shippers expect problems to persist until barge traffic res

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Thursday as the failure of the German Bundesbank to cut its discount ra

A scathing report by a government oversight panel was used by two top "old guard" Teamsters official

Brazilian President Itamar Franco ordered a new currency Wednesday to replace the inflation-weakened

The prospect of an international free-trade accord in steel remains uncertain in the wake of the U.S

WASHINGTON COUNCIL OKS NEW POWER PLANTSEATTLE - The Northwest Power Planning Council

July 29, 1993 Copper Total, 114,510. Gold Total, .2,402,102.Silver Total, .27

Two normally cooperative Southern California ports are on a collision course over the Port of Los An

INTREPID MUSEUM OFFERS CONFERENCE CENTERNEW YORK - The USS Intrepid, a retired aircr

HERCULES POSTS RISE IN 2ND-QUARTER PROFITWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. earned $54.7 milli

A gasoline and diesel tax of 6 to 7 cents will be included in a compromise budget package that the t

Two years ago Ron Carey drove across the country pleading his case with his Teamster brethren arguin

The United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed in principle on the text of an unprecedented labor

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Merck and Co. executives told analysts here Wednesday that they expect financing of their $6 billion

The German futures and options exchange Deutsche Terminboerse said it and its French counterpart Mat

Adam Aron has seen what a new executive can do to repair a troubled company. He was at Weste

Aerovias de Mexico will reduce its cargo work force by 500 people in the coming weeks, the company s

1344 (July 29, 1993) Previous day - 1346 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Separate trade agreements with the European Community and with Canada and Mexico pave the way for th

The Clinton administration Thursday endorsed efforts to limit significantly the insurance industry's

Hoegh-Ugland Auto Liners A/S said it added a third vessel to its trans- Atlantic service between Nor

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

After steadfastly denying for years that it runs a lopsided trade imbalance with the United States,

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Developments in the past month have considerably enhanced the chances of success of a retention plan

Canada's National Transportation Agency has approved the sale of a 250-mile freight line in Nova Sco

Shipping officials seem close to reviving American Contract Freight Line, an independent, low-rate c

The Commerce Department has found that clones of high-speed computers are widely available overseas

The Interstate Commerce Commission has switched the criteria used to determine the reasonableness of

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

Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, dynamited Wednesday by leftist guerrillas, was expected

Iraq is no longer willing to go ahead with partial oil sales under strict U.N. supervision, a well-p

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A fight between West Coast longshoremen and a grain elevator on the Columbia River is likely to deci