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CPC INTERNATIONAL (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.) - Charles R. Shoemate was elected chief executive officer

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines added a second weekly double-stack rail service from the Pacific Northwest to th

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Silicon Valley executives hoping to take advantage of new trade opportunities between the Soviet Uni

McDonnell Douglas Corp. said it will continue production on a $1.8 billion Kuwaiti order for 40 figh

A Viking shipyard unearthed in southern Denmark is giving archaeologists new insights into boat-buil

International Airline Support Group Inc. of Miami has signed a joint venture agreement with Internat

Bids for the next stage of Hong Kong's new airport project should be called in the fall, with the fi

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait will create regional winners and losers in the United States, pushing some

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ACTIVITY IN THE OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET last week was livened up by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.<

The United States submitted to the Thai government Friday a $125 million soft-loan proposal that wil

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index accelerated swiftly late last week following soaring

While Kuwait Petroleum Corp.'s refineries in Europe appeared to be operating normally on Friday, oil

DOT BANS TRANSPORT TO OR FROM IRAQThe Department of Transportation last week prohibited all

Costa Rica is making an early bid for stronger trade and investment ties with the United States unde

TEXAS REGULATORS SEEK 21.1 PERCENT BUDGET INCREASEAUSTIN, Texas - State insur ance regulator

The Takeover Attempt from Hell is 1 year old. The merger world's problem child, the proposed

Some British economists are raising their forecasts for U.K. August inflation by as much as 0.6 perc

President Bush is lending his name to a maritime industry event in honor of one of his few early sup

1180 (Aug. 3, 1990) Previous day - 1185 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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Weight and fuel-efficiency problems are keeping Douglas Aircraft Co.'s new MD-11 jetliner from flyin

Just as the United States and Europe are waking up to the "green" potential of alternative fuels in

Maritime and trade interests that work in and around the Port of New York are slowly accepting an el

YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM INC. (Overland Park, Kan.) - Tom Witty was named director, marketing informati

Reports late Friday that the Soviet Union was assured by Iraq that it would soon withdraw forces fro

Soviet cattle production will continue to be troubled in 1990 as the country struggles to maintain

Aug. 3, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

A Port of Seattle shake-up scheduled for next month will install new top managers, propose the spino

A national action program for freight forwarders is beginning to take shape, with an emphasis on tra

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Boeing Co. forecasts that worldwide available air cargo capacity will increase 97 percent during the

CIGNA'S INCOME ROSE IN SECOND QUARTERSecond quarter operating income at Cigna Corp. rose to

London's marine insurers reacted quickly to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait by putting premium surcharges

NEW YORK DISTRICT - REVISED AIR CARGO MANIFEST. Effective July 9, 1990, air carriers will be require

A subscription warrant market is scheduled to open for business in the Japanese capital on Sept. 25

An American-backed chemical plant in Indonesia is due to begin commercial production this week, with

The 1990 farm bill approved Thursday by the House would require the United States to import a minimu