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1459 (Apr. 11, 1990) Previous day - 1462 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

In a case that could have broad implications for sailors on Panamanian-flag merchant vessels, a Flor

USX Corp. says it is considering shuttering the remnants of its rusting South Works steel mill, a mo

Southern Peru Copper Corp. seeks to avoid near-term shipments of copper cathode, asking its U.S. cli

The U.K. company Philipp Brothers Ltd. will certainly pay arbitration awards totaling about 3 milli

FAO PREDICTS 3 PERCENT RISE IN WORLD WHEAT CROPWorldwide production of wheat could increase

The European Community Commission threatened to take legal action to force West Germany to abandon a

On March 28, 1990, New York maritime arbitrators awarded a charterer treble (triple) damages of $368

SMIDT, VARIG PRESIDENT, DIES IN NEW YORKNEW YORK - Helio Smidt, president of Varig Airlines

A former transportation secretary defended his successor's national transportation policy, but said

American Telephone & Telegraph Co., streamlining its computer business, said Tuesday it is selling a

LOWER INTEREST RATES may be needed soon to keep the U.S. economy from stalling. Economists s

S.J. Hofstra might be piloting one of KLM's combis if he hadn't washed out in pilot training. So the

WEST POINT-PEPPERELL SELLS ARTHUR SANDERSONWest Point-Pepperell Inc. sold its U.K. unit, Art

The Soviet Union urged the West Tuesday to make new rules covering exports to Eastern Europe of sens

The new chief of the Panamanian ship registry admits that corruption was rife in Panama's consulates

Conoco Inc. Tuesday said it will require all its new oil tankers to be of double-hull construction b

Sea-Land Service Inc. and Montgomery Tank Lines, Plant City, Fla., said they have reached agreement

Philadelphia Electric Co. said Tuesday that 85 percent, a record level, of the electricity the compa

Apr. 10, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Tue., April 10, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

SOVIETS BOOK WHEAT UNDER US BONUS PLANKANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Soviet Union Tuesday booked 125

The Port of Bellingham, Wash., doesn't get too many requests to waive landing and dock fees for extr

Benny Holland Jr. was elected to serve the unexpired term as president of the International Longshor

For U.S. exporters, especially those based in the Midwest, Latin America holds much greater promise

A top federal highway official expressed "serious concerns" Monday about Massachusetts' ability to f

JAPAN URGED TO OPEN PROBE OF AUTO INDUSTRYBoone Corp., a U.S. investment company, Tuesday ca

Argentine consumer prices rose a staggering 20,266 percent in the 12 months ending in March, accordi

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Ports in Singapore and Seattle this summer will begin carrying out electronic data interchange of sh

Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk Line received an award Tuesdayfrom the United Nat

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BECHTEL WINS CONTRACT FOR HONG KONG PROJECTHONG KONG - Bechtel Inc. was awarded the first pr

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A Lloyd's of London syndicate, taking advantage of a Tennessee-based underground tank insurer's fina

VENEZUELA TO LOWER IMPORT DUTIES BY 30 PERCENTCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela is to reduce im

Japanese efforts to label a meeting of the Group of 7 nations a success in winning support for the y

Sir Leon Brittan, European Community competition commissioner, said last week in Bonn that the EC's

The Joint Committee on Ethical Standards will hold a hearing April 19 to determine if Samuel F. Fort

It was anything but spring in the heavy truck industry last month as sales moved like molasses in Ja