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Two senior executives at Sea-Land Service Inc. are getting new jobs as part of the containership lin

The third mate who was at the controls of the Exxon Valdez supertanker when it ran aground off Alask

Rising trans-Pacific container volumes aboard Korean and Japanese carriers are prompting the Port of

If you've got a tariff agreement on file at the Federal Maritime Commission involving operations bet

Voter Revolt leader and consumerist Harvey Rosenfield is calling for a California ballot drive aimed

The USA-North Europe Rate Agreement announced a special equipment surcharge scheduled to become effe

Dec. 5, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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Six months after Beijing's brutal military crackdown on dissent, Hong Kong bears few outward signs o

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The first berth of a new terminal at Hong Kong's main containerport has come into operation more tha

Britain's cargo shipping industry is too fragmented, and the smaller lines probably need to join for

In what may be the first business deal of its kind, a U.S. high-tech glass manufacturer has joined w

Most management experts would agree that Alex Mandl, chairman of Sea-Land Service Inc., is correct

The U.S. dollar drifted lower except versus the yen in very thin trading Tuesday. Dealers sa

Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson has been approached by "senior players" in the Internationa

The United States should increase its concessionary export financing to boost U.S. competitiveness i

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

Superintendent James P. Corcoran announced Tuesday the publication of the 1988 "Annual Ranking of Au

Members of the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls, or Cocom, are wondering whet

The Export-Import Bank is waiting for a White House finding that could lead to its financing U.S. ex

A new voluntary restraint agreement between Brazil and the United States would boost Brazilian steel

TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS WIDENED IN 1989TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's trade surplus widened to US$12

THE BIG QUESTION FOR 1990 seems to be whether the weak manufacturing sector of the economy will drag

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DOMINION VENTURE BUYS UNIROYAL TEXTILE PLANTSDominion Textile Inc. of Montreal is investing

Maryland Secretary of State Richard Trainor said the state is preparing to take over day-to-day oper

California wheat growers made their first overseas sale of a new type of wheat that they hope will h

Yugoslavia, teetering on the brink of chaos because of a bitter trade row between two of its most ec

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC. (Lancaster, Pa.) - John C. Wylie was named to the new position of vi

Gerber Products Co.'s closing of its only Canadian baby food plant won't affect distribution to cust

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The offer by President Bush to extend to the Soviets the carrot of closer economic linkages raises a

As diehard rebel troops remained dug in around Manila's financial district Manila Monday, observers

Panama's maritime lawyers are proposing measures aimed at making it easier for foreign shipowners to

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

More than 100 ocean and Great Lakes ships could be hit by big delays due to the closing down Friday

AMDAHL ENDS US SALES OF JAPAN COMPUTERSAmdahl Corp. is withdrawing Fujitsu Ltd. supercompute

As summit euphoria raises trade hopes, U.S. computer companies are quietly looking for ways to test

Textile exports from China are expected to exceed US$13 billion this year, an official said, with th