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A month-old U.S. policy requiring open transportation bids on some food-aid shipments is drawing wid

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

* Customs Update 4A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 6A* Russ Banham - Inside Talk on Insurance 9

Containerships' global capacity for carrying loaded containers expanded by 10.8 percent last year, r

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

Disasters don't follow schedules. They happen suddenly, without warning, and with little regard for

New cargo facilities, an expanded United Parcel Service Inc. operation and space for more than 100 p

US MAY BLOCK PART OF AIR FARE AGREEMENTThe Transportation Department said it may move to blo

Natural gas would be cheaper, safer and cleaner than methanol as an alternative fuel for gasoline-po

FRENCH TRADE DEFICIT INCREASED DURING MAYFrance's trade deficit rose to a seasonally adjuste

REICHHOLD OPERATIONS TO BE CONSOLIDATEDPENSACOLA, Fla. - Reichhold Chemicals Inc. plans to l

The nation's largest and busiest Coast Guard marine safety office will get a new chief today.

I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE BULL in the China shop, but in the bathroom? This past Wednesday, a Nor

If it's Tuesday, it must be Auckland. Or Christchurch. Or Melbourne. Or Sydney. Welcome to the Edifa

International Maritime Carriers (Holdings) Ltd., among the largest of local owners, is proposing to

SENATORS SEEK TO BAR ALAR-TREATED APPLESTwo senators this week urged government regulators t

The Sri Lankan government's rejection of the low bid on transportation of U.S. food-aid cargo has st

Faced with stiff concessionary demands from waterfront employers, the International Longshoremen's A

PROSPECTS FOR A NEW GLOBAL COFFEE PACT are slim. The atmosphere at International Coffee Orga

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In an unusual change of strategy, the U.S. airline industry has taken off the gloves and begun publi

A 100-year-old hidden tax on utility bills was repealed under legislation passed by the state Senate

Harvesting south Florida's ancient coral beds for tons of "live rock," a saltwater rock that teems w

Mercury contamination - a problem plaguing Onondaga Lake - is also a problem 35 miles downstream in

Soviet industry must shed 12 million to 15 million workers by the end of the century and a "colossal

The sharp drop in fertilizer demand this year has pushed ammonia prices so low that one major produc

Finding a niche in the competitive insurance market is the dream of most insurers. For K&K Insurance

1410 (June 29, 1989) Previous day - 1393 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL (New York) - Charles W.B. Wardell III was named senior vice president in ch

Canadian companies poured virtually all of their foreign investments into the United States in 1988,

CANCELLATION OF PROHIBITION OF YELLOWFIN TUNA FROM THE SOVIET UNION. A previous public bulletin from

Inspection companies that check cargoes on behalf of importing countries are drawing up a code of pr

A House subcommittee has approved legislation to grant or restore domestic trading or fishing privil

The insurance market in Thailand continues to show strong growth, partly thanks to government regula

PROGRAM WITH CHINA VIEWED IN JEOPARDYThe Association for Computing Machinery has warned the

The intermodal industry is headed for tough times, with transportation capacity exceeding the amount

Background: The Bush administration is commit ted to promoting U.S. exports. Exports provide jobs an

Tough-talking Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens attacked Japan's corporate culture at Koito Manufacturin

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

U.S. Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner has strengthened his support for development of a th