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German automakers say a nationwide strike in the steel industry is unlikely to affect automobile pro

Monday Jan. 27, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

A crippling cutback of Russian natural gas deliveries to Poland has sparked a debate among energy an

R.H. Macy & Co.'s filing for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code will not aff

The new breast cancer treatment is painful, exhausting and sometimes fatal. At best, it will extend

Capacity utilization of western German factories slipped to 86.8 percent in the fourth quarter last

The surge in prices since early January has brought on a ruble shortage in major Russian cities, and

Western oil industry officials have identified two U.S. companies, Atlantic Richfield Co. and Mobil

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Jan. 27, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Japan plans to complain to the Chinese government about low freight rates allegedly charged by China

Shipping lines calling at ports all along the West Coast could collectively lose hundreds of thousan

A dispute tearing apart one of the nation's largest shipboard unions took a strong turn toward resol

The Airbus A320, one of which crashed in France last week killing 87 people, has beendogged by contr

For union president David Arian, the fight to save his members' jobs at the Intermodal Container Tra

The auction of Brazilian fertilizer manufacturer Indag SA marked the first sale to private interests

Plywood prices led the rise in industrial materials tracked by The Journal of Commerce Industrial Pr

Trailer Bridge Inc. will inaugurate its weekly U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico container service with a Fe

When it comes to predictions of raw volume growth, everyone seems to agree that air cargo traffic be

Gov. William Weld has abandoned plans to sell the Massachusetts Turnpike and will instead seek to us

Though the Summer Olympics are still a half-year away, air freight professionals in Barcelona are al

Three Weeks Ended Jan. 18, 1992, vs. Similar 1990-91 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

Bangladesh plans to speed up privatization of state-owned companies despite opposition from labor.

A dingy green delivery truck pulled up to Evgeny Vornov's grocery store, ready to disgorge tons of s

A Venezuelan supply ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving two men dead and six others missing, th

About 55,000 nurses in Ontario will soon be eligible for a lump sum insurance payment if they are in

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 24, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

A former Exxon Shipping Co. chief engineer was awarded more than $750,000 by a U.S. Court jury in th

Japanese sources maintain that China Ocean Shipping Co.'s rates are substantially below those charge

Business leaders, economists and trade experts were at odds here Friday over the impact of a North A

Automation's latest transportation victim soon may be the crowded, noisy, confusing dispatcher's off

INFONET ESTABLISHES SEARS ELECTRONIC LINKEL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Global telecommunications netw

Buttoning your fly may not seem like a big deal - unless you live in Russia, Wales, West Africa or a

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 211.03 off 0.33 which compares

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

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Malaysia's real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 8.8 percent in the third quarter of

Jan. 24, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Direct insurers' investment volume more than tripled in the 1980s, according to a report by Swiss Re