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The World Bank, which each year loans hundreds of millions of dollars to ports in developing countri

SENTIMENT IN THE DRY BULK shipping market turned positive last week, as it appeared that considerabl

The first high- speed rail link in North America could be built from Toronto to Quebec at a cost of

Initial tests by a Washington apple grower have identified an organic, non- toxic chemical that may

U.S. firms could face prohibitive tariffs in East Germany if the United States continues to deny mos

The honeymoon Carol Boyd Hallett has had with the trade community since she was appointed commission

IVORY COAST UNREST FUELS COCOA RALLYKnight-Ridder FinancialMajor civil unrest in the

After almost two deadlocked weeks, USS-Posco and longshoremen have both turned the heat up over who

WHO IS NOW RESPONSIBLE for the United States' long-term natural gas supply? Is a homeowner r

Litton Industries said its Houston-based oil services subsidiary, Western Atlas International, opene

TEXAS AIR WILL PAY $280 MILLION TO EASTERNTexas Air Corp. has agreed to a recommendation by

TOKYO STRESSES STABILITY IN CAPITAL MARKETSRyutaro Hashimoto, Japanese finance minister, Fri

European Community foreign ministers will renew their efforts today towriggle out of a fast-

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Mar. 2, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

Frank Iarossi, president of Exxon Shipping Co. and a focus of criticism over the grounding of the Ex

For the week ended Feb. 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads, which is

Is American International Underwriters' new trade and political risk plan for joint venture partners

Fuji Photo Film has introduced a new professional slide film. Fujichrome Velvia, a new concept in co

Carla Hills, U.S. trade representative, said the United States is reviewing requests from Bolivia, C

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Caribbean trade observers voiced disappointment at the Caribbean Basin Initiative bill approved las

Ansett, Australian, East-West and Ipec - have been hiring military pilots, foreign pilots and charte

The story headlined "US Hopeful as Japanese Computer Talks End," which appeared on Page 1A in The J

Phillips Petroleum Co. will begin retailing propane as an automotive fuel this spring, and hopes to

REGIONAL BLOCS Third Annual Asia/Pacific Business Outlook 1990. March 5-7. Los Angeles. Conf

PA. POLICYHOLDERS WON'T BE FULLY PAIDHARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Insurance Department

Paperwork automation has given agricultural and chemical manufacturers the fast reflexes needed to d

Pork demand the past year or so has improved 20 percent from pre-1989 levels to establish a new high

A group of U.S. coking coal exporters will visit Brazil this week for a showdown on contract prices

Major differences between the United States and the European Community are holding back progress in

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The chief mate of the tanker Surf City had emerged from one of the ship's ballast tanks only minutes

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

LEVERAGE IS THE CURRENT EUPHEMISM for debt; whatever it's called, analysts and shippers increasingly

Some crucial meetings open unofficially today in Singapore among principal Pacific steamship lines

Gov. Jim Florio's auto insurance reform plan has passed another level of legislative approval, despi

A bipartisan congressional commission Friday narrowly approved an estimated $70 billion plan designe

EX-IM BANK TO EXTEND CREDIT COVER TO POLANDThe U.S. Export-Import Bank announced that it is

US ECONOMIC INDEX UNCHANGED IN JANUARYThe index of leading indicators, the government's main