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CLEVELAND PORT OFFERS FREE BOX HANDLINGThe Port of Cleveland said it created a container inc

Mexico's state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos in the next few months will begin to sell some of its

After being strapped for years by crushing debt left from a leveraged buy-out in the 1980s, St. John

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A Miami export firm, Calmaquip Engineering Corp., is one of three U.S. companies that have protested

Southeast Asia's small but rapidly growing textile industries must collectively negotiate reductions

Southwest Gas Corp. has selected Southern California Gas Co. as its new provider of wholesale natura

A marked increase in non-containerized general cargo was one of the few bright spots of an otherwise

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

As Pacific ship lines increasingly adopt customized arrangements tailored to harvest seasons and fac

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The six ocean carriers that haul most of the world's automobiles breathed a collective sigh of relie

US TAXPAYERS WARNED OF BAD RUSSIAN LOANSThe chairman of the House Banking Committee Friday s

Negotiators from Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela plan to create a free-trade zone among their countri

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Sri Lanka announced tax breaks and other concessions to boost exports in its effort to become a newl

TAIWAN TO PERMIT MORE CHINESE IMPORTSTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trade said i

Under China's massive five-year port expansion program, now entering its third year, 160 new berths

RHONE-POULENC OPENS SULFURIC ACID FACILITYPARIS - Rhone-Poulenc SA's Organic and Ino

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Tighter regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency will force more semiconductor makers to us

Friday Feb. 12, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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Electric utilities that ignore the lessons taught from greater competition in the U.S. natural gas i

Feb. 12, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The North American free-trade agreement must include trade-linked rules to guarantee worker rights a

When the American Trucking Associations' executive council gathers next week in San Diego, harmoniza

Modular is "in" among certain chemical producers. Seeking to have plants built faster and ch

VF TO MAKE JEANS AT POLISH SUBSIDIARYWARSAW, Poland - Clothing maker V.F. Corp. is p

Illegal drug use by American workers leveled off last year, topping off four years of steady decline

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The sunburned woman rhythmically pounded her long wooden pestle into a hand- carved, knee-high morta

Foreign Auto Preparation Services Inc. (FAPS) is expanding its operations at Port Newark/Elizabeth m

An Enron Corp. subsidiary plans to make its first major foray into Louisiana, buying a 540-mile-long

It took several years of hard work and persistence for Charles Qi Hua Duan to make the jump from Sha

Insurance industry representatives and a key insurance commissioner have applauded President Clinton

Engineering and construction companies offer what they think is an easy way for customers to decide

Buoyed by the thought of having a "friend of labor" working in the Oval Office, 28 transportation in

Senior officials from major trading nations expressed cautious optimism and relief over the announce