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PRESIDENT BUSH'S LIPS QUIVERED, and gasoline prices are ready to jump 25 cents a gallon. As

A private Japanese company and a government research center discovered a way to turn plastic waste i

Arco Chemical Co. is in the catbird seat. While the nation's major oil producers race to mak

NIPPON OIL SEEKS PARTNER FOR PROJECTNippon Oil Co. Ltd. is seeking a foreign tie to develop

Australian-based transport organization TNT has stepped up its coverage of Eastern Europe with the s

Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., has closed its animal export station, Jim McGuinnes

Memphis International Airport, in a budget move that carries the blessings of Federal Express Corp.

May 18, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

May 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Aluminum ingots- $1,900-$1,990 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

J. Michael Farren, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade outlined the United State's b

The U.S. Customs Service approved the first low-cost software packages for automating air carrier li

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Frank Iarossi, the former head of Exxon Shipping Co., sees one bright spot in the black story of the

Competitive pressures in U.S. market and new opportunities abroad make it increasingly necessary for

PRICES OF OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES CONTRACTS moved up last week, but the closely watched Julycontract f

MASS. INSURERS WARNED ON AUTO RATE HIKESMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Timothy Gailey

The "single biggest risk" insurers will face during the course of their professional career is the t

1311 (May 18, 1990) Previous day - 1309 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

CNA Insurance Cos. reported first quarter operating income of $88.2 million, or $1.39 a share, down

Associates of a Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate continue to benefit financially from an insura

BRIX MARITIME ORDERS TOP CAPACITY BOX BARGEPORTLAND, Ore. - Brix Maritime Co., Portland, Ore

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

The Justice Department joined the nation's freight shippers in urging the Interstate Commerce Commis

RAILROADS' RELATIONS WITH CUSTOMERS are changing. That message came through at the annual meeting la

Norfolk Southern Corp. Thursday sold 446 miles of track and facilities in eastern Ohio and western P

Philippine seamen who manned 11 Kuwaiti tankers put under the U.S. flag during the war between Iran

U.S. and Soviet maritime negotiators agreed last week on essential provisions of a new shipping pact

Waterfront management and labor last week wrapped up two days of bargaining toward a new master cont

In an effort to protect small grain producers, the Department of Agriculture will continue to block

The sudden departure of Don Orris from American President Cos. late last month was prompted by diffe

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd. bounced back into profit in 1989, buoyed by stronger business despit

Longtime maritime labor leader C.E. "Gene" DeFries was named late last week as the winner of the mar

Nicaragua's new president, Violeta Chamorro, may have trouble keeping thelights on in her fl

Baltimore's new Seagirt containership terminal, whose opening has been delayed by labor unrest, fina

A major rift is developing in the complex multilateral trade negotiations over demands by U.S. tradi

Bechtel Group is finding that some of the best deals are made on the golf course. The San Fr

The Federal Aviation Administration, as part of an internal study, is considering banning certain ty

CREDIT AGRICOLE SETS UP P/C COVER SUBSIDIARYMutual banking group Credit Agricole has set up

Swedish insurance companies had a total balance sheet value of 520 billion Swedish kronor (6.008 kro