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Rail freight traffic declined slightly in January. It was the seventh consecutive monthly decline fr

James J. Carey, acting chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, said the agency's tariff automat

The Army Corps of Engineers says it will proceed with a West Coast harbor project on the scale of bu

The Bush administration challenged Congress Thursday to help U.S. businesses compete in world market

The U.S. dollar declined, except against the yen, in quiet trading Thursday. Dealers said th

Two American companies are concerned that a controversial Israeli charter arrangement is a way of ba

Pacific region trade accounted for 40 percent of worldwide trading in 1988 and is steadily growing,

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

GREENSPAN SEES RISE IN FOREIGN INVESTMENTFederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Thursday sa

A substantial stake in New Zealand's state-owned telecommunications network, Telecom, is likely to b

World Bank President Barber Conable, signing loan pacts with Poland, pledged Thursday to pump $5 bil

International Lease Finance Corp. will lease 42 aircraft, in agreements valued at a total of $1.7 bi

Better partnerships among local maritime entities and better customer service are needed to overcome

FRUEHAUF STARTS WORK ON IOWA VAN PLANTGREEN BAY, Wis. - The Fruehauf Trailer division of Ter

Justice Department and Exxon Corp. attorneys today are expected to file a plea bargain that would av

MEXICO TO CONTINUE SUGAR IMPORT POLICYMexico will continue to import sugar at least through

One of the most talked-about issues among members of the National Corn Growers Association, gathered

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange instituted new rules today for floor brokers, traders and clearing m

JAPAN HAS NEW PLAN TO BLUNT CRITICISMJapan has devised a new public relations strategy to co

Declan McMahon, new chairman of the Institute of London Underwriters, expects worldwide marine and a

National Bank of Hungary President Ferenc Bartha announced Thursday he has completed arrangements fo

The U.S. Postal Service will unveil within several weeks a policy on using airlines that some consid

Lufthansa German Airlines plans to apply, under the Department of Transportation 's new internationa

An explosion set a U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti tanker ablaze in the southern Persian Gulf Thursday and the

While the prosecution completes its case in the trial of Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood, the Al

Monsanto Co.'s stock soared Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange after the Food and Drug Administ

President Francois Mitterrand and Francois Perigot, head of the national employers' association, hav

International banks are starting to adopt a variety of strategies as they decide how best to cope wi

Several of the big Middle Eastern oil producing countries are increasingpressure on the Japa

Phil LaRocco, director of world trade and economic development for the Port Authority of New York an

West Coast ports held a commanding share of the containerized cargo traffic entering and leaving U.S

If the Port of Jacksonville is to reap the benefits of the anticipated surge in North and South Amer

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A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS serving the Port of Houston plans to impose a 15 percent to 20 perce

TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE FMC Corp. said it will raise prices for tributyl phosphate about 7.5 perc

The National Futures Association announced Thursday that its board of directors recently elected Joh

NON-FUEL IMPORT PRICES ROSE 0.2 PERCENT IN JANUARYPrices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, ro

ECS Inc., the environmental liability insurer, is urging the National Transportation Safety Board to

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

NATIONAL CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION. Feb. 25-March 2. Sco