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The independence movement in the Soviet Baltic republics has spread to the shipping industry.

Pepsi-Cola International, a division of Pepsico Inc. of Purchase, N.Y., Wednesday launched a line of

As of May 23, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

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

European Community officials are proposing new multibillion-dollar funds to supplement the proposed

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION TABLE, rap session on the table, transportation industry and trad

Occidental Petroleum Corp. will invest $300 million in its chemical operations this year despite cur

SENATE PANEL APPROVES ADM. KIME NOMINATIONThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Co

Naviera Interamericana Navicana, the Ecuadorean shipping line based in Guayaquil, is adding a third

Travelers still buying the collision-damage waiver (CDW) when they rent a car may want to watch clos

A rise in U.S. crude oil inventories to an eight-year high and a growing belief that the Organizatio

Companies that reinsured the Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. for Dalkon Shield- related claims are no

The Paris airport authority, Aeroports de Paris, is aggressively seeking new freighter operators by

Long Island Lighting Co. says it is ready for an expected record peak demand this summer because it

The Soviet Union wants to eliminate wheat imports and intends to more than double purchases of soybe

ONE OF 1990'S MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL COAL MEETINGS is the upcoming U.S.-Japan Coal Conference.

The city of New York and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said they amended their lease a

Malaysia's natural rubber output is expected to rise to 1.5 million tons in 1991, up from 1.42 milli

In a story on Page 9A of the May 23 Journal of Commerce, headlined "Exxon, Monsanto Set Accord to Me

Malaysia will spend M$885 million (US$328 million) to upgrade its port system during the 1991-95 per

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was scrambling Wednesday to find ways of keeping Canada from breaking

Federal Express Corp., in a joint venture with Elf 90, a new commercial enterprise in the Soviet Uni

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In what would be the first deal of its kind, Atari Corp. is negotiating with the Soviet Union to swa

Official approval of new projects doesn't always mean an end to delays. Ask Du Pont Taiwan Co., whic

The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill that would levy a 1 cent a gallon tax on the who

UK MINE LEADER CALLS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTIONArthur Scargill, president of the U.K. National Un

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday announced they have reached agr

Japanese life insurance companies shifted more funds to non-U.S. markets, such as Europe and Austral

The European Commission's hard-fought campaign to liberalize European air transport is in deep troub

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The cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq war has allowed Kuwait to concentrate on developing its infrastructu

Concerned that the House Agriculture Committee's still-tentative flexibility plan could further disc

Crude oil inventories posted a 4.4 million-barrel rise this week, the American Petroleum Institute's

SWITZERLAND TO JOIN BANK FOR EAST EUROPEBERN, Switzerland - The Swiss government announced W

Most American banks and securities companies do not plan to expand their business in the European Co

1317 (May 23, 1990) Previous day - 1316 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A highway blockade by independent Canadian truckers of major border crossings between Quebec and the

MINNESOTA OFFICIALS WEIGH SOLVENCY ISSUESThe Chairman of the joint board of directors of the

Senate farm panel leaders have asked George Mitchell, majority leader, to schedule Senate considerat