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Hapag-Lloyd AG and Atlantic Container Line, which share container space on each other's vessels in t

IT COULD BE A LONG WEEKEND for Ontario truckers and shippers as a second truck blockade in three wee

Several major foreign-flag airlines, particularly those with significant cargo operations, bucked th

The introduction of market-oriented energy policies by the Eastern bloc economies will drastically i

U.K. trade house C. Czarnikow raised its forecast Thursday of 1990-91 world sugar production by 2.58

A U.K. company launched a new roll-on, roll-off shipping service to Kuwait. Gulf Ro Ro Ltd.

Japan recorded an unadjusted trade surplus of $6.31 billion during April on a customs-cleared basis,

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 459,000 people during the week end

The Rhode Island state Senate is expected to approve a bill that would extend the statutory time fra

New York Mercantile Exchange May 15, 1991*CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

May 16, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

May 16, 1991 Copper Total, 24,772. Gold Total, .1,433,435.Silver Total, .260,888,572.

The government finally appears to be on course to overhaul several decrepit ports, though the

Independent trade unions pressing economic and political demands staged a general strike across Alba

The United States should fundamentally restructure its foreign-aid program , according to a new repo

The top official of America's largest shipping line called for an end to direct subsidies for U.S. s

Charles Worthington Thurston, a senior correspondent on the world trade desk at The Journal of Comme

EC PROPOSES TOTAL BAN ON TOBACCO ADVERTISINGSTRASBOURG, France - The European Commission Wed

The centerpiece of a pioneering universal health insurance law once held up as a national model is n

The European Community is to spend about $15 million to rebuild two hospitals in Iran - the most aid

The Vietnamese Trade Ministry will ban imports and exports of several items, including arms, ammunit

The Central Intelligence Agency is forecasting further sharp economic declines this year in the Sovi

PARLIAMENT REJECTS MOST OF FARM PACKAGEPARIS - The European Parliament Thursday voted agains

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER SERVICES INC. (New York) - Albert A. Skwiertz Jr. was named vice president and

Insurance companies that sell investment instruments known as guaranteed investment contracts to pen

Thu., May 16, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced this week it plans to expan

May 16, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New French Prime Minister Edith Cresson Thursday launched a stinging attack on Japanese trad

Delta Air Lines has emerged as the leading candidate to buy assets from Pan American World Airways

Matson Leasing Co., a subsidiary of Matson Navigation Co., has constructed over 50,000 20-foot c

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce U.S. and Foreign Commercial ServiceRoom

MANILA EXPECTED TO OK FOREIGN INVESTMENT BILLMANILA, Philippines A new foreign investments a

A substantial decline in rail freight traffic provoked a heavy loss for Canadian National in the fir

Short-line railroad owners and operators are being encouraged to become more ''visible" to political

Oil company executives see the resumption of volume trading in the International Petroleum Exchange'

The shipment of jet fuel from a weak Mediterranean market to the more buoyant Asian region is becomi

Weak precious metal markets were pressed lower Thursday by a stronger dollar following news that Bun

RAYTHEON UNIT TO BUILD REFRIGERANT PLANTLEXINGTON, Mass. - Badger Co., of Cambridge, Mass.,

SEALIFT COMMAND SETS MARITIME CAREER DAYThe Military Sealift Command will host a maritime ca