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Feb. 2, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Sea-Land Service Inc. is the latest ocean carrier to install a system allowing computers to respond

Guilty pleas on criminal conspiracy charges were expected to be entered Friday in Brooklyn's Federal

REGIONAL BLOCS California Council for International Trade. Feb. 8. Santa Clara, Calif. Senio

COMMERCE TO REVOKE DUTIES ON 8 PRODUCTSThe Commerce Department plans to revoke anti-dumping

The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor said Friday that a longshoreman had been arrested for c

For managers of XTRA Corp., the last three years have been like jumping out of the frying pan into a

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. has signed an agreement with the Soviet Ministry of Railroads to mo

Norsk Hydro said Tuesday that oil production from its new Troll West oil field is averaging 25,000 b

US OIL WORKERS UNION AGREES ON LABOR PACTThe trade union representing 40,000 U.S. oil worker

Analysts expect the $1.1 billion sale of certain parts of Sea Containers Ltd. to Temple Holdings Ltd

AIDS RESEARCH CENTER TO OPEN IN MANHATTANAn institute devoted solely to AIDS research will o

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM on soybeans, that South American producers will reap a smaller 1990 harvest, is

The Chicago Board of Trade signed a memo of understanding Friday to assist China's preparations in e

The dollar remains locked in a narrow, nervous trading range, torn between uncertainties in Eastern

Fri., Feb. 2, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

While the rest of Texas struggles to pull itself out of economic depression, this dusty town in the

Commercial air freighters would get a new place to land in the Pacific Northwest under a proposal by

FEDERAL EXPRESS ADDS TO MD-11 ORDERSLONG BEACH, Calif. - Federal Express Corp. converted thr

The Port of Halifax predicts it will overtake Montreal as Canada's biggest containerportduring the 1

1638 (Feb. 2, 1990) Previous day - 1642 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

FORMALDEHYDE Borden Inc.'s chemical division said it would raise formaldehyde prices 1.5 cen

In the last two months, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has announced foreigninvestments of ab

Business continued to boom at the Port Everglades Authority's foreign trade zone, which chalked up a

Feb. 2, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

IMPORTED CORN SHIPMENTS ARE BACKED UP in Soviet ports awaiting inland transportation. Recent

A Maritime Administration order effective March 1 requires subsidy-built containerships in the U.S.-

After a 40-year absence, a British-based trading and transport combine is reopening its shipping off

US EXPORTS TO GROW, SAN FRANCISCO FED SAYSThe Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco forecast

JAPAN'S JOBLESS RATE DECLINED IN DECEMBERJapan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in De

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Major management changes in the top echelons of the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. are apparent

Crude oil production in the U.K. sector of the North Sea will average 2.01 million barrels a day in

Itofca Inc., the largest shippers association, has sold its operating subsidiary, Itofca Consolidato

New Jersey lawmakers have scheduled six hearings over the next three weeks to address Gov. Jim Flori

The debate over who regulates certain stock and futures products is getting ready to erupt in Congre

The venture that put a McDonald's Corp. restaurant in Moscow makes an excellent case for joint ventu

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are projecting continued, albeit slower growth in 1990 after

MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR WARREN LEBACK is set to tackle a new topic, waterfront land use, today in a l

GETTY PETROLEUM CORP. (Jericho, N.Y.) - Milton Safenowitz, co-founder, executive vice president and