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As part of its effort to transform itself from a declining former giant to a dominant "load center,"

New equipment, liberalized customs regulations, a new seaport and more off- dock terminals mean the

Directors of Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA recommended a dividend of 30 cents a share, ref

The Thai port authority's battle with steamship operators to obtain higher port fees is intended to

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FINNAIR, AEROFLOT SIGN JOINT-VENTURE PACTFinnair says it has signed a preliminary agreement

BEKINS VAN LINES CO. (Hillside, Ill.) - Andrew Estoclet was appointed president. Mr. Estocle

A small Canadian air cargo company plans to make a big change at Kansas City International Airport t

Boston Gas Co. plans to tear down a prominent landmark as it shifts part of its peak period reserve

The Kremlin signed over control of the big Siberian coal mines to the Russian Republic Monday, pavin

ECONOMIC RECOVERY FALTERS FOR TAIWANTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's exports showed negative growth

A substantial cache of gold bars smuggled out of the Philippines by the late President Ferdinand Mar

The collapse of the Soviet economy has forced Hungary and Czechoslovakia to dramatically alter their

TWO OF THE NATION'S MOST EMINENT women will appear together in New York City later this month, simul

IRAQ, AUSTRALIA STRIKE WHEAT SALE AGREEMENTLONDON - Iraq has agreed to buy 1 million metric

Platinum futures jumped Monday, reflecting unrest in the Soviet Union, the world's second largest pl

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Non-union railroads eventually may offer better compensation packages to their employees than those

BETHLEHEM STEEL TO SELL FREIGHT CAR DIVISIONBethlehem Steel Corp. Monday said that as part o

Hans Tietmeyer, Bundesbank director, Saturday said the current U.S. dollar strength was temporary, a

An atrophied cold war and a hot commercial space race are complicating Brazil's choice of a launch v

In these bleak economic times, there is still hope. It could be seen in several stalls at th

First quarter net income at Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. fell to $4.1 million, or 10 cents a

WAREHOUSE FIRE FALLOUT EXPECTED TO BE LOWKANSAS CITY - Oscar Mayer Foods Corp. will not be a

The South Korean government is planning a commodity futures market in order to stabilize fluctuatin

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Aluminum ingots- $1,350-$1,360 per ton lots & in wareh

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 3, 1991Bid AskedCopper-Gr

The California owner of an Angolan tuna cannery is optimistic that the war- ravaged African nation's

The U.S. Customs Service's goal of creating a totally electronic environment for importing cargo int

The Port of Chittagong could be opened as early as today, but damage caused by last week's cyclone

The Department of Transportation's decision to allow American Airlines to buy three of Trans World A

PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO RESTRUCTURES STAFFThe Port of San Francisco instituted a major reorgan

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative is set to file for bankruptcy protection after talks aimed at res

Physical crude oil markets are moving into a period of weakness as supplies outstrip near-term deman

A senior official from the Monetary Authority of Singapore Monday warned against the rapid opening u

Robert Crispin of Lincoln National Investment Co. said last month that 7 percent of the life insuran

The chances that the Soviet Union will return to a totalitarian regime through a government conspira

The CRB Futures Index advanced sharply at the beginning of April on strength in most of the commodit

Brazil's apparent reluctance to discuss global export quotas at last week's International Coffee Org