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China is rapidly stepping up production of marine containers, with four new ventures just announced

The European Community should face no problems in accepting a division of the coffee market into fou

As of Mar. 4, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The all-palladium catalyst developed by Allied-Signal Corp. could take 20 percent to 40 percent of n

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PORT AUTHORITY WORKERS TO TEACH ENGINEERINGNEW YORK - A group of Port Authority of N

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Christopher Koch Thursday announced his resignation, signaling

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

Russian authorities this week were scored by a U.S. official for their "slow pace" in making trade f

European Community foreign ministers are likely to discuss, but not to vote, at their March 8 meetin

COMPETITIVE DEVALUING CALLED 'DEADLY POISON'Competitive devaluations by European Community m

A House maritime panel Thursday approved legislation providing re-employment rights to merchant mari

American Society for Quality Control. March 6. Long Island, N.Y., section's 31st annual conference.

The Argentinian fruit-handling season at the Port of Philadelphia began this week with the arrival o

March 4, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

Metro Machine Corp., a major Hampton Roads repair shipyard, expects to be all but out of work and fo

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago3/4 3/3 Change % Change: 2/8

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Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

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Cardwell International Ltd., an El Dorado company that makes oil rigs, won a $6.5 million contract t

Three shipping lines have joined a group that is looking for better ways to use and exchange informa

Chief negotiators from more than 30 major trading nations are cautiously upbeat that a new U.S. fast

California's Board of Pilot Commissioners, ignoring a recommendation by the Coast Guard, has decided

The U.S. International Trade Commission, in a final ruling, voted unanimously Thursday to impose dut

Performance: Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's vastly expanded overseas in

After years of hand-wringing over the lack of innovative production by local industry, Hong Kong thi

The Port Everglades Authority this week rejected the protest of one of the companies that didn't win

Air freight is poised for a much higher profile at Allentown-Beth- lehem- Easton International Airpo

Forecasts by Opel and Volkswagen for car sales in Western Europe are a bit too gloomy, but sales are

Japanese traders are stepping up bookings of U.S. soybeans to be harvested this fall because of the

The tiny Japanese island of Osakikamijima is leading the race in developing a clean and potent alcoh

European refiners are expected to cut back operations in coming days after a sharp deterioration in

The world cocoa market is at a critical juncture, where prices could rise sharply on prospects for a

The question of who should pay for warehousing cocoa under a withholding scheme, which is part of a

After nearly 20 years, the Molokai Mule Ride has bitten the volcanic dust on one of the Hawaiian isl

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Chevron Shipping Co. is moving to oust a labor union of ship officers from the U.S. tankers in its l

Thursday, March 4, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Orders received by U.S. factories fell in January at the steepest rate in five months, the Commerce