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The Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, proclaims it is ready for any challenge mustered by U.S. East Coas

Despite the expected rancor of the final meeting, there may be positive progress in some areas of th

A.I. LEASING TERMINATES PAN AM ARRANGEMENTPan American World Airways said A.I. Leasing II, a

Canada's public health care system, often held up in the United States as a shining example of quali

Dec. 24, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

GATX, PARTNERS OPEN FACILITY IN SINGAPOREGATX Terminals Corp., in conjunction with joint ven

Wheat futures closed higher in relatively active late trading as fund and commercial buying emerged

To meet increased demand for vessel space, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. wants to include the Mediterran

AUSTRALIA EXPECTS COAL EXPORTS TO RISESYDNEY, Australia - Australian coal exports are expect

PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT IN INDONESIA OPENEDPresident Suharto officially opened a US$416 millio

EC GIVES FORMAL OK IN CORN EXPORT ISSUEBRUSSELS, Belgium - The EC's Council of Ministers Fri

Canadian pork product exports to the United States in 1991 could rise as much as 20 percent from the

Avondale Industries Inc. said it won a contract to design and build a new type of tugboat versatile

ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS may have as much chance of negotiating a peace agreement as rail industry

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FARMERS FACE HIKE IN CROP INSURANCE FEESThe U.S. crop insurance program, which has been embr

US GIVES BONN LIST OF SUSPECT COMPANIESBONN, Germany - The U.S. Embassy here has given Bonn

A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge ruled that Utica Mutual Insurance Co. of New Hartford, N.Y.,

Significantly higher gasoline prices stemming from the Persian Gulf crisis probably won't reduce the

With the creation of a new senior management position responsible solely for international market d

Japanese shipbuilding yards will launch 10 percent more ships in 1991 than during the present year,

Trans-Atlantic corporate takeovers are continuing at a rapid pace despite the slumping U.S. economy,

Peru may have failed to reach agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a plan to help it ou

A U.S. senator warned Japan it must act by the end of January to strengthen a bilateral agreement on

Federal Express Corp. said a slowdown in its monthly traffic growth is further proof the nation's ec

The scene was frightening. Billowing clouds of acrid black smoke rose from the jumble of bla

Users of the Bank of Boston's Freight Management Service can now get instant access to information a

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Dec. 21, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Brazil's government, furious at recent triple-digit rises in the prices of autos and medicines, Frid

CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia) - Robert P. Bauman, chief executive of SmithKline Beecham, elected to the

Jurong Shipyard Ltd. secured a S$20 million (US$10 million) contract to stretch and repair two refri

A trade association for U.S. Gulf ports named new officers after its president-elect left the port i

The resignation of Eduard A. Shevardnadze, the Soviet foreign minister, may mark a mid-life crisis f

Broiler futures were last traded at the CME in November 1982, but the contract was abandoned after o

MOSCOW NEEDS TALLIED AT NEAR $11 BILLIONBRUSSELS, Belgium - The Soviet Union faces a financi

BACKGROUND: Historically, Portugal's geographic position has contributed to an Atlantic-oriented for

Commodity Exchange Inc. silver and New York Mercantile Exchange platinum crumbled Friday, largely ba

High jet fuel prices and recessionary pressures may be putting the squeeze on air transport in much

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 21, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

For the week ended Dec. 15, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's railroads equaled 130,097