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World economic growth will slow down in 1990 with below-average growth rates in the United States, C

Delegates attending last week's meeting here of the International Cocoa Organization hope the ground

New tariffs have been imposed by China on exports of lead and zinc ores in a further attempt to cont

MEXICAN CRUDE PRICES RISE 4 CENTS IN AMERICASPrices for Mexican crude oil sold to North and

NS SEEKS PERMIT FOR VA. COAL FACILITYNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. said late last we

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA said that it will timecharter two small chemical tankers f

Stronger federal regulation of futures markets is very likely despite delays in pending legislation

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 31,100 tons of coal needed at its Kingston and John Se

AUTO RATES WILL RISE 7.9 PERCENT IN MASSACHUSETTSMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Timoth

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

P&O Containers Ltd., Britain's largest containership operator, will launch a new container service b

Albert Fierstine has been named director of marketing at the Port of Los Angeles. He will replace St

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The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index fell another 0.2 point last week to 102.2 on Friday.<

The Red Hook Container Terminal on Brooklyn's shore will undergo a $16.1 million upgrading including

Congressional interest in a federal program to handle major earthquakes is building, according to st

ASEA BROWN ACQUIRES C-E SHARE MAJORITYPURCHASE, N.Y. - Asea Brown Boveri Inc. said Friday th

PRATT & WHITNEY PLANS NEW PW4000 ENGINEEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney will offer air

The New York Daily News still might build a printing plant on the site of an inactive container term

Topgallant Lines Inc. has ceased shipping operations, and the two containerships it chartered will

The American Soybean Association has proposed a plan for 1990 U.S. farm legislation that it says wou

A survey of bankers shows them to be in basic agreement with Agriculture Department experts that 199

WHAT DO NIMBY and perestroika have in common? Aircraft operators in the United States and ma

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has agreed to a new, landmark contract with the Atchison, To

A story on the Massachusetts Port Authority on page 2B in the Dec. 15 editions of The Journal of Com

There's gold in them thar' hills. And it's rapidly becoming important to air cargo carriers in Austr

An equipment pooling program, started last week in Boston to cut chassis costs, may become a prototy

After a 20-year hiatus during which it handled only limited coffee exports, the Port of Rio de Janei

Sen. Edward Kennedy said Thursday he believes the U.S. health care system is on the verge of collaps

RULES/REGULATIONS 29th Annual Advanced Antitrust Seminar: Merger, Markets and Joint Ventures

Business executives visiting the Netherlands for up to three months need not obtain a visa, contrary

LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. (New Orleans) - Salvador A. "Tony" Bruno was named assistant vice presiden

THE OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET drifted sideways last week, as buyers and sellers were sidelined wa

Dec. 15, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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BROWN CLOSES ITS LTL TRUCKING OPERATIONSCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Brown Transport Co., one of the So

U.S. refiners, strapped with costs associated with environmental regulations, will be displaced by f

ASHLAND OIL INC. (Ashland, Ky.) - John D. Barr and John F. Pettus were named senior vice presidents.

The Teamsters union late Thursday staged a brief strike against a warehouse facility in Gloucester C

Two shipper coalitions are already being formed and others may be created as the maritime industry g