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China will cut by 50 percent its exports of corn to Japan to just over 300,000 metric tons in in the

Lufthansa German Airlines, together with the East German airline Interflug, is studying the feasibil

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Maron Shipping Agency Inc., a family owned freight forwarding firm in New York, had its best year ev

Italy's largest state bank, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, stunned by the discovery last August that it

The Chelsea River was reopened to oil tanker traffic at noon on Thursday even as workers were still

BUSH TO EXTEND SANCTIONS ON LIBYAPresident Bush informed Congress Thursday he was extending

A major U.S. shipbuilder categorically denied Wednesday allegations of fraud in building a new Navy

Chicago was selected as the second hub for an ambitious plan by Waste Management Inc. and Du Pont Co

Along the corridors of the crisp CSL Intermodal headquarters building here in the Baltimore suburbs,

JAN. 24 GOLD VOLUME SET RECORD ON COMEXCommodity Exchange Inc.'s gold futures contract on Ja

Air freight traffic at the Frankfurt Airport increased by 7.9 percent to 1,131,140 tons in 1989, wit

Look for New York's two port authorities to present in two weeks a formal proposal to end their thre

An independent ocean carrier plans to impose a surcharge on all cargo carried between the United Sta

The market for secondhand ships declined for the first time in nearly three years during the fourth

New York-Based Philipp Brothers Inc. has received an associate membership for precious metals on the

WILLIAMS, DIMOND & CO. (Seattle) - Kathleen Gordon was promoted to regional vice president for the P

A VIRGINIA POULTRY SHIPPER waited more than a year to get Interstate CommerceCommission auth

CSL Intermodal, a two-year-old offspring of CSX Corp., moved into the black in 1989 and is taking de

Plane, train and boat services in Greece were severely disrupted Thursday when 1.2 million workers s

Douglas Qualey, who has become controller of finance for Gulf & Eastern Steamship and Chartering Cor

Lower diesel fuel prices are prompting truckers nationwide to cut rate hikes taken earlier this mont

A joint venture involving PepsiCo Inc. faces uncertainty because of what company executives call a s

American President Cos. reported its first red ink in nearly three years with a fourth-quarter loss

Port of Baltimore longshoremen were back at work in the rain Thursday following their acceptance of

B.A.T. BID HEARINGS MOVED UP TO FEB. 13A judge here has moved up from March 19 to Feb. 13 th

World sugar futures soared Thursday after rumors circulated that the Soviet Union has bought 1.8 mil

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

PHILIPPINES TO RECEIVE LOAN OF $200 MILLIONMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will receiv

The rebel Somali National Movement said this week it had seized a government cargo ship in the Red S

Poland and Hungary are far too optimistic in their projections about the pace of reform in their eco

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Stevedores historically have occupied a special relationship with ocean carriers. Their services in

A state Superior Court judge in Sacramento recommended that the California Judicial Council consolid

SAMSUNG INFORMATION SYSTEMS AMERICA (San Jose, Calif.) - Tom L. Caress and Thomas J. Loeb joined thi

A new set of coffee export registration rules, including a stiff fine for exporters who register but

Farmers Group Inc. won't be affected by the restructuring of its parent company, BATUS Inc., a spok

New York insurers and agents are bad-mouthing Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's new budget proposal to tax insur

Shippers are bracing for a strike at Thailand's main port Jan. 30 in a continuing row over who will

The St. Lawrence Seaway handled a record 1.5 million metric tons of export steel in 1989 but total c