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A storm-damaged car-carrying ship grounded in Narragansett Bay near Newport, R.I., Thursday morning

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Thomson SA of France said Thursday it will pay about $57 million for half of Ferranti PLC's sonar bu

The scheduled return of Crowley Maritime Corp. to the Port of New York next month represents the cul

CME TO BEGIN TRADING LIBOR FUTURES IN APRILThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange said Thursday it

Jose Tavares, Brazilian transport minister, wants to complete a controversial job already begun by t

This staunchly anti-communist Asian "dragon" intends to join the Eastern Europen economic race by bo

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TRADE MINISTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD will need some top-level help to reach a satisfactory agreemen

A loophole that allowed New York insurers to circumvent a state regulation limiting property/casualt

CAMPEAU DROPS PLANS FOR OHIO STORE CENTERSCampeau Corp. is dismantling the Cincinnati-based

Several industries within the European Community will require a period of transition before they are

The insurance industry called Wednesday for federal help in the wake of last fall's California earth

West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl sought Wednesday to quell fears in the European Community that Bo

Nac Re Corp. Wednesday reported net income for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 1989 of $6.69 mill

CALIFORNIA CHALLENGES BEDROSSIAN INSURANCEThe California Department of Insurance has issued

The ghosts of ships past are coming back to haunt the Port of Richmond, Va. The little port

A local vote Tuesday to raise taxes and expand a convention hall is the key to building a showcase t

FUR VAULT TO SELL UNIT TO S. KOREA'S JINDOFur Vault Inc., whose profits have been hit by an

Romania, in its first major shift toward a free-market economy, has authorized the establishment of

The House of Representatives Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill granting improved tariff treatmen

Japan and the newly industrialized countries in Asia could soon face competition from the two German

BAT TO OPEN BIDDING FOR MARSHALL FIELDLoyal customers and an upscale image make Marshall Fie

China's drive to cut liquor production to save precious grain succeeded in reducing output of spirit

Proposed U.S. legislation that would alter tanker design and operating requirements, as well as esta

WATERMAN SEEKS OK TO ASSESS SURCHARGEWaterman Steamship Corp. has found it necessary to peti

World shipping flows are likely to grow only modestly this year, but political change in Eastern Eur

Feb. 7, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries oil output will rise to 26.6 million barrels a day

HEATING OIL DEALERS wonder what happened to the weather. December's unseasonably frigid temp

One of three catalytic cracking units at Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s Lake Charles, La., refinery will be

Primary inventories of distillate fuel and of gasoline both increased, as did the refinery utilizati

Iran's oil production is running at 3.14 million barrels a day, of which 2.14 million b/d is going f

THREE COMPANIES GET CLEAN COAL GRANTSThe U.S. Department of Energy has reached agreements wi

A dearth of air cargo capacity is crimping Israel's ability to take advantage of a strong market and

If the political flying weather remains favorable, Brazil's and South America's second-largest comme

PASSENGER VOLUME INCREASES AT OAKLANDOAKLAND, Calif. - Passenger volume at the Oakland Inter

GPA Group PLC, the world's largest aircraft leasing organization, has said it wants to buy about 25

About 18 months ago, the Romanian airline, Tarom, started negotiating with Boeing Co. to buy three B

Feb. 7, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.