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Ship classification societies have expressed equal concern with the rest of the maritime community a

Like other suppliers to the shipping industry, a growing number of classification societies compete

The European Commission has warned Greece that its creditworthiness and status in the community will

RoadRailers have begun rolling on Australian roads and railroad tracks. Although used extens

Inside the Davol Co. plant, workers sterilize medical equipment with a unique chemical that saves th

The Senate Banking Committee will begin hearings Thursday on whether stock index futures jurisdictio

Regional Container Line Co., a feeder service headquartered in Thailand, is adding vessels as trade

Keppel Corp. Ltd. has completed two floating docks for its shipbuilding joint venture in southern In

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINE (Long Beach, Calif.) - Brian O'Dea was named vice president of int

The HMS Bounty, scene of Fletcher Christian's revolt against the autocratic rule of Capt. Bligh in t

Canadian users of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and St. Lawrence River system have urged Cana

BARRY HANSEN, NO STRANGER to the international air cargo scene, is comfortably nestled in London as

EASTERN REORGANIZATION, LOSS ESTIMATE REVISEDEastern Air Lines, citing weaker-than-expected

THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE has delivered a stern warning to the 97 nations belonging to t

JAPANESE POLITICS SEEN IMPEDING RETAIL REFORMJapan's current political situation precludes a

Southern Peru Copper Corp. Monday declared force majeure on shipments of blister copper to Minero Pe

An agreement to drive up ocean rates in the North Atlantic by limiting vessel space on the trade is

Mandatory preflight breath tests for pilots should be considered, say some officials reviewing this

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

The Tokyo Grain Exchange and the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange are seeking ways to establish ties

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. the Saudi Arabian state-owned petrochemicals company, is building a new

In a further indication of its concern over mounting foreign debt, China says it will boost investme

The Soviet Union for the first time will offer the West's oil industry a chance to do exploration an

Now is a good time to slow down on building new ships because mistakes in ship finance are made most

A headline on page 1A of The Journal of Commerce of March 26 should have said ''U.S. carriers push c

President Hossain Mohammad Ershad said Monday that Bangladesh's economy isrebounding, and he

At least three of the world's major ship classification societies are in discussions aimed at harmon

Japanese dockers' unions are scheduled to resume collective bargaining with shipowners in Tokyo Thur

Mar. 26, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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Japan's major corporations are gradually discarding their traditional career- long employment system

Iraq aims to increase its oil production capacity by an extra 1.5 million to 2 million barrels a day

JAPAN ASKS US TO CUT CONSUMER SPENDINGJapan has asked the United States to put the brakes on

The leaders of Eastern Airlines' Pilots Union recommended Sunday that the membership accept a tempor

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's biggest challenge currently is in defending its own juris

The annual jewelry show here generated total sales of HK$320 million (US$41 million) this year, an 1

Carl Zeiss, whose precision camera lenses are known to photographers throughout the world, has been

U.S. INTEREST RATES initially rose after the Bank of Japan's 100-point increase in its discount rate

''LINE RELEASE" means a lot less waiting in lines for the trade community - and, possibly, signific