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An oil industry trade group criticized a proposal by Florida Gov. Bob Martinez to move tanker shippi

A U.S. appeals court upheld a 1987 Maritime Administration rule that allows certain subsidy-built oi

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

Shipping is Britain's third-largest source of invisible overseas earnings after financial services a

A shortage of blue-collar workers at Electric Boat could force the shipbuilder to shift some of its

The importance of Hartsfield International Airport is underscored dramatically by results of the fir

TEXAS GOVERNOR CALLS SPECIAL NOV. 14 SESSIONAUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Bill Clements this we

The Interstate Commerce Commission is attempting to intervene in a truck rate dispute in a Minnesota

Gilbert E. Carmichael, the new head of the Federal Railroad Administration, said his priorities are

South Korean companies are expected to show a weak performance in the second half of 1989, much as t

PAYMENTS DEFICIT WIDENS IN UKThe United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted current account defici

Although Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures have slipped back toward contract lows this week, mark

Imperial Bank, a medium-sized bank based in Los Angeles, is at the forefront of a growing national t

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Calendar year 1988 was the best year since 1970 in the amount of shipping capacity lost in wrecks, f

The New York Mercantile Exchange Board of Governors voted late Tuesday to drop four foreign crude oi

Van Ommeren Ceteco, an international transport and trading conglomerate, said it made a net profit o

Six auto insurance companies were ordered by Insurance Commissioner Kenneth Merin to return more tha

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS INC. (Menlo Park, Calif.) - D. Wayne Byerley Jr. was appointed vice preside

Australian air force transport planes will be pressed into service as domestic airliners around Aust

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, annual waterways development opportunities confe

Bill Johnson doesn't look like the kind of guy who bicycles six days a week, 4,000 miles a year.

Atlantic Electric Co. has taken the first step in obtaining a permit to build a 220-megawatt combine

Despite continued sluggishness in its general cargo business at Savannah, total cargo volume moving

Cuba hopes to build a tourist industry that will take in $1 billion a year by the turn of the centur

A New Jersey judge Wednesday handed a victory to a consumer group trying toput a non-binding

The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission is reportedly reviewing the sale of used pickup trucks fro

A court ruling this month raises the prospect that many foreign suppliers will be subject to lower a

By 8 a.m., tourists are streaming off the massive Sovereign of the Seas and into a tropical daydream

Progress toward European monetary union is likely to be the main sticking point at today's routine

Wed., Aug. 23, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

JAPANESE SEE INCREASE IN SOYBEAN PRICESJapanese traders predict a rise in soybean futures an

The Malaysian Rubber Research and Development Board has forecast 1989 global rubber consumption to b

Thailand's once-modest jewelry industry has persevered quietly over the last several years against s

Sales of China's "four essentials" - a refrigerator, a color television, a washing machine and a tap

CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON TRENDS IN ASIAAn international conference on coal technology, trade a

British Petroleum Co. PLC recently decided to quit the Australian coal industry, but it is pushing a

Burlington Air Express Inc., buoyed by strong growth in international operations and generally firmi

A variety of boats and support vessels are set to parade through Boston harbor on Saturday in an ann

A group of private investors - including three foreign companies - will invest US$140 million in Mex