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A tentative final accord on the sale of bankrupt Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway to two differen

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Oct. 21, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railr

Thames Shipping Ltd., the steamship line that has suspended its U.S.-to-Middle East service and is i

In the wake of the increased interest in maritime safety after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, MarineSaf

In order to complement its refrigerated container leasing operations, Leasing Partners International

The current imbalance in the direction of U.S. containerized trade soon will reverse itself, say cry

Four giant Japanese electronics companies reported healthy half-year profit growth Thursday but were

Ships for Victory Reunion (for wartime merchant seamen). Oct. 27-28. Kings Point, Long Island, N.Y.

Food and Drug Administration officials in Philadelphia say importers have to learn to cooperate with

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

Gummies may be yummy for the tummy, but Dae Julie Inc. wants to put a little more variety in its die

The Big Three automakers, hit by the high cost of incentives needed to boost their sales, Thursday r

Australia's annual inflation rate in the third quarter rose to a two-year high of 8 percent, spurred

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but quality looks about the same to everyone. While beauty

INDOSUEZ TO LIFT STAKE IN MORGAN GRENFELLFrench banking group Banque Indosuez will raise its

The earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area left transportation executives and public offi

Oct. 26, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS is $15 million, but as they surveyed Hugo's incredible devastation throughou

1627 (Oct. 26, 1989) Previous day - 1624 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A crewman of an Iraqi tug was killed in an incident involving two Iranian gunboats in the northern P

Administrators of ports in the Caribbean have agreed to coordinate and strengthen their efforts to c

The Australian government's action to stall the imposition of a surcharge on containers moving throu

Changes in customs procedures at Thailand's main containerport may lead to a resurgence of congestio

PERHAPS GUILTY OF SOME EXAGGERATION, one leading shipping executive said earlier this week that "New

A Federal Maritime Commission economist said Thursday that the commission's study of the 1984 Shippi

NEW SENATOR VESSEL TO CALL AT OAKLANDOAKLAND, Calif. - The first of four newly built contain

A House maritime subcommittee next week will take a look at the status of a U.S. cash transfer progr

Flat rates combined with higher costs caused Maritrans Partners LP, a U.S.-flag tugboat and barge op

Oct. 26, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Environmental Protection Agency's rule requiring persons owning 100 or more underground storage

Richard Trumka, president of the United Mine Workers, said he is ready to begin bargaining talks pro

China, which has traditionally shunned ties with South Africa, is buying coalfrom Pretoria,

NORTH SEA ACCIDENTS HIT UK OIL EARNINGSBritain will lose more than 3.2 billion ($5.1 billio

MOBIL CORP. PLANS MORE LAYOFFS IN USMobil Corp., which has reduced its U.S. work force by ne

Defying a new law banning such walkouts, coal miners in the Soviet far northwent on strike W

Exxon Corp. will move its corporate headquarters from New York City to Dallas next fall, the world's

Mississippi River barge traffic, already groaning under the weight of a surge in grain exports, face

The liner shipping industry can look forward to a period of strong growth between Europe and the Far

Commercial passenger service will begin at Stewart International Airport, a military and cargo airpo