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Sea-Land Service Inc. and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. kept their top spots for the carriage of defense

Mar. 6, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

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At least one U.S. shoe manufacturer is cashing in on golf mania in Japan. Bostonian Shoe Co.

Ocean carriers feel content about the 1984 Shipping Act in its present form, whereas shippers are re

After a recent blitz of new plant approvals, Malaysia appears to be tightening controls on further p

Southern Pacific Transportation Co., Norfolk Southern Corp. and New York, Susquehanna and Western Ra

PLANT, MACHINE ORDERS RISE IN WEST GERMANYFRANKFURT, West Germany - Orders for West German p

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Just as the United States considers adopting Canadian-style national health insurance, hundreds of C

Millions of bottles of Bacardi rum will now bear labels manufactured in the Dominican Republic, foll

Du Pont Co., the world's largest manufacturer of ozone-depleting chlorofluoroca rbons, said Monday t

A small cargo airline is crying foul over Federal Express Corp.'s cancellation of its contract to op

By the year 2000, 14 independent financial service companies could control the European market, acco

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

NEC Corp., Japan's leading computer maker, said Monday it will spend about $40 million to increase t

European Community foreign ministers failed Monday to narrow their differences over Japanese auto im

Early reaction from the maritime industry on the Bush administration's national transportation polic

Railroads and rail equipment suppliers meeting here were called to arms to protect their boxcar busi

Kuwait is set to begin producing a new lighter, sweeter crude oil that could eventually enable state

Venezuela is close to reaching an agreement with foreign banks that would list options to reduce the

SOVIET PLATINUM BARS MAY BE SOLD ON NYMEXPlatinum bars imprinted with the Soviet Union's ham

Coffee prices pushed higher to over $1.00 a pound for the first time in more than nine months.

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FRUIT OF THE LOOM PLANS N. IRELAND PLANTSBELFAST, Northern Ireland - Fruit of the Loom Inc.

QUARTER'S STEEL IMPORTS BELOW RESTRAINT CEILINGSteel imports during the first three months o

The French chemicals industry created new jobs in 1989 for the first time since the oil crisis 15 y

The 1990 farm bill debate over planting flexibility is shaping up as a battle between those who woul

The president of West Germany's Deutsche Genossenschafts Bank will meet this week with French banker

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U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills Monday urged developing countries to agree to accept rules lai

Caterpillar Inc. has decided to ship tractor parts with a joint venture operated byWallenius Lines o

The U.S. Postal Service will offer a sweetener to bulk mailers that support the agency's automation

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FRANCE TO RESUME TRADING WITH CHINAFrench Prime Minister Michel Rocard Monday announced the

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority voted down a plan to borrowfrom its own self-i

Funeral services will be held Thursday for Joseph Abbattista, export traffic manager for Frederic He

Ports in India will handle 280 million metric tons of cargo annually by the turn of the century, aga

An international panel is to decide in April whether an American law banning the import of undersize