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The merger of Japan's Kyodo Oil Co. and Nippon Mining Co. is the first of what could become a wave o

Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

U.S. Customs Service chemists sharpened pencils instead of weapons guidance systems when they were s

The breakup of the Soviet Union seemingly has had little impact on shipping. But it's equally clear

Navieras de Puerto Rico Inc. and its operating company acted illegally in the $46.5 million rehabili

LABOR LEADER URGES WAGE HIKES IN JAPANTOKYO - A Japanese trade union leader urged em

Growers from eastern Washington and trade groups from the Puget Sound region agreed Thursday to join

Frank Iarossi, the American Bureau of Shipping chairman, is not going anywhere. His bitter f

OPI SEEKS NOD TO SELL PIPE-LAYING BARGEJournal of Commerce StaffWASHINGTON - OPI Int

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Workers compensation insurers in Massachusetts have agreed to a state government request for a 60-da

Standard and Poor's Corp., a U.S. insurance rating agency, sounded warning bells when it reported th

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Thursday approved a Fair TradeCommission propo

The National Pork Producers Council, which has fought battles to gain access to foreign markets, den

A U.K. Labour government would keep sterling's 2.95-deutsche-mark central rate when it moves the cur

The Belgian Port of Antwerp reported near-record volume figures last year after a strong fourth quar

1231 (Mar. 12, 1992) Previous day - 1231 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Leftist guerrillas Wednesday dynamited Colombia's main oil export pipeline, the fourth such attack s

Conoco Inc., a U.S. oil company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the independent Itali

One of the leading Republican voices on health care in Congress Thursday criticized all the major he

The U.S. dollar rose to a five-month high against the Japanese yen Wednesday after intervention in t

When pilot David Cronin felt the giant Boeing 747 lurch in the air after a takeoff from Honolulu thr

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

Operators in the U.S.-Puerto Rico trade are urging the Maritime Administration to deny the Puerto Ri

The man who deregulated U.S. airlines in the 1970s now wants to ease restrictions on foreign investm

JOHN S. JAMES CO. (Savannah, Ga.) - McFarland Heard "Mike" Mikell Jr. joined the Charleston, S.C., i

A group of regulators from Canada and California have reached a tentative agreement aimed at resolvi

Three Latin American finance officials, widely credited for helping ease their countries out of the

Limited funding for the U.S. Export Enhancement Program, rather than concern over a reported donatio

Liberty Mutual Insurance Cos., the nation's sixth-largest property/casualty insurer, will complete a

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DU PONT SET TO BUILD EUROPEAN FACILITYWILMINGTON, Del. - Du Pont said it will construct a Eu

The House Wednesday voted 357-61 to override President Bush's veto of a bill putting conditions on t

The Federal Maritime Commission is ready to take actions on freight rate contracts that a presidenti

Boeing Co. announced Tuesday the sale of its de Havilland subsidiary, which formally closed late Mon

Council of Logistics Management, North Texas round table, March 12. Doubletree Hotel at Park West, D

U.S. officials hope they made some progress in talks Tuesday aimed at liberalizing financial markets

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills Wednesday embraced a broader-reaching U.S. antitrust policy ai

A growing and increasingly influential environmental movement is tightening its rein on the activiti

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