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The U.S. Postal Service, which recently announced plans to charge 30 cents for a stamp because it is

Swissair earned 94.7 million Swiss francs (US$58.8 million) in 1989, 24.4 percent higher than the 76

AMR Corp. disclosed plans to spend $20.9 billion over the next five years to boost the size of its A

JAPANESE, SOVIETS PLAN MORE SIBERIAN FLIGHTSJapanese and Soviet aviation authorities have ag

A merger proposed late last year between two of Virginia's largest privately held coal companies ha

The damaged barge Cibro Savannah was moved from the Arthur Kill to a Brooklyn, N.Y., shipyard for co

Mar. 16, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Nigeria plans to boost its oil reserve base to about 20 billion barrels by 1994 and raise its produc

BRAZIL HIKES PRICE OF GASOLINE BY 57.8 PERCENTSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's government Friday

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

The tunnel ends after snaking a mile through the clammy darkness 2,500 feet below the surface. The o

National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia is diversifying its operations by adding nine petrochemical ta

The Harper Group reported net income of $4.4 million or 40 cents a share on revenue of $105.9 milli

Five years and a mountain of paper later, the Federal Maritime Commission has issued a final rule ou

Industry Forum on Pending Oil Spill Legislation. March 16. New York. Whitehall Club. (914) 923-0129.

Niagara Falls International Airport is poised for development as a transshipment hub for cargo movin

Fears that the European Community is considering the establishment of postal authority monopolies fo

British Aerospace PLC had operating profit of 333 million ($532.8 million) in 1989, compared with

The increased aviation activity between Australia and Asia is expected to continue. An Austr

VENEZUELAN DOCKERS MAY END STRIKE TODAYCARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan government has re

LUFTHANSA CHOOSES IAE'S V2500 ENGINEEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Lufthansa has chosen the V2500 en

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The United States, determined to reduce risks of oil pollution disasters at sea after the Exxon Val

Classification societies are starting to introduce a grading system for tankers that will give a muc

Mar. 15, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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RETAIL SHIPPERS are taking the latest rate hike from United Parcel Service in stride. Despit

A dissident group gained control of Xtra Corp. after ousting directors of the giant trailer-leasing

Environmental issues will have a strong impact on legislation affecting domestic shipping operations

ITEL BUYS 35 PERCENT STAKE IN GRAND TRANSPORTItel Corp. has purchased about 35 percent of Gr

Sen. John Danforth warned Thursday that Congress will impose trade sanctions against Japan if curren

A MERGER AGREEMENT between the New York Mercantile Exchange and Commodity Exchange Inc. will be sign

Various lots of cotton owned by bankrupt cotton merchant Julien Co. may begin moving onto the market

The Food and Drug Administration Thursday said it will ban the use of sulfites on fresh potatoes bec

UK METAL EXCHANGE DELAYS ACTION ON LEADThe London Metal Exchange has decided it will take no

Copper prices advanced sharply Thursday in response to traders' expectations for an extended strike

East German voters go to the polls Sunday in the country's first free election in 40 years.

Farmers who are expecting higher prices for hard red winter wheat are refraining from forward-contra

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's board of governors has agreed to limit dual trading at the exchang