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Improvements to a major Port of Philadelphia marine terminal used for winter fruit cargoes are neari

Russia has registered a company jointly owned by German and Russian firms, thereby removing a major

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SKINNER WILL HEAD COMMONWEALTH EDISONFormer White House chief of staff Samuel Skinner will j

In a long-awaited report, a conservative think-tank said South Carolina should sell Santee Cooper, t

Cyprus Minerals Co. has laid off about 185 copper workers at several Arizona locations, leaving abou

With a $55 million loan from the World Bank approved in late October, the year-old Baltic republic o

China plans to invite 140,000 overseas experts to work there over the next three years as part of th

SPECIALTY STEELMAKERS COMPLAIN OF DUMPINGThe Specialty Steel Industry of the United States p

Dec. 16, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Port of Hamburg continued to show good growth this year, with container traffic expected to incr

A court challenge by environmental groups to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule on used mot

The Deutsche Bundesbahn, Germany's federal railroad, is scaling back intermodal traffic growth proje

Three months into a test with Hub Group Inc. that has doubled use of domestic containers, Consolidat

Engineers and technicians at the Boeing Co. are preparing for a mass protest Saturday to express dis

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (Washington) - Laurie Adler was named manager of international affa

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Arranging the timely delivery of a cargo container several thousand miles from its point of origin c

Most major ports around the nation today are handling "jumbo" cargoes with aplomb. In fact,

The U.S. dollar sat on the sidelines Tuesday as traders in Europe renewed their assault on the Frenc

U.S. reconstruction aid to El Salvador should do more to support broader community participation in

Dec. 15, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

BP SET TO ELIMINATE 8,000 JOBS BY 1995LONDON - British Petroleum Co. PLC will shed a

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

An investment company controlled by Norwegian businessman Torstein Hagen is calling for an extraordi

Officials at Biogen Inc. said 1992 earnings will exceed its own bullish estimates. They said they ex

The use of satellite positioning and yield-mapping appears to hold a lot of promise, but the nation'

As of Dec. 15, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

NATIONWIDE REPORTS INSURED STORM LOSSESCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Nationwide Insurance officials said

NATIONAL RE CORP. (Stamford, Conn.) - Robert W. Bruce III was named to the board of directors. He wi

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 202.67 up 0.17 which compares wi

Dec. 15, 1992 Copper Total, 80,046. Gold Total, .1,511,244.Silver Total, .281

NEAR-TERM OUTLOOK FOR ALUMINUM DULLNEW YORK - David Morton, chairman and chief execu

An increase in spot alumina prices to around $200 a metric ton, from $160 to $170 a fewmonths ago, i

International Lease Finance Corp., a jet leasing company, said Tuesday it placed orders to buy 82 ne

Federal Express Corp. got an early Christmas present when it reported stronggains inrevenue

The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday refused to dismiss a proposal by KC Railway Inc. to acqui

When Northwest Airlines canceled orders for 74 Airbus jets last week, the move probably cost the fin

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