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UK QUARTERLY GROWTH FELL FROM LAST PERIODThe United Kingdom's output-based gross domestic pr

Wall Street reaction to the offer by Stena Holding AG for Sea Containers Ltd. common stock was that

Now that the Bush administration has answered the question of which countries it will target as unfa

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

CMS UTILITY SERVICES INC. (Jackson, Mich.) - Ronald G. Doster was named director of client services

Off-pier freight consolidators say they should have access to favorable "me- too" rate provisions in

May 26, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

Two New Hampshire rail shippers have discovered there is life after abandonment. To re-estab

Varity Corp., which has signed a merger agreement with Fruehauf Corp., reported first quarter net in

Officials of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade said they were relieved that only three coun

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will agree to raise its collective production ceil

For the first time in three years, all six of Japan's major shipping companies made a profit before

Bank of Yokohama agreed to buy a 60.87 percent share in U.K. merchant bankGuinness Mahon & C

Traders are divided over whether the dollar will continue to rally, or whether it will lose ground

Congestion surcharges threatened for the main port of Thailand for June 1 have been deferred until S

The market for U.S.-built merchant ships, which all but evaporated in the 1980s, will revive during

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Rush is going out "on a song," says Lt. Austin Callwood, the Rush's oper

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 16,500 tons of coal for three power stations in its la

Prices of ocean freight futures contracts moved sharply downward last week. In the words of

Martinair Holland NV, the small scheduled charter airline based in the Netherlands, plans to stick t

While four members of the National Transportation Safety Board voted to place blame on Aloha Airline

The Small Business Administration is trying to prime smaller U.S. firms to take advantage of the new

IBM, 3COM TO TACKLE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMSAN JOSE, Calif. - International Business Machines

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

SANTA FE PACIFIC CORP. (Chicago) - Michael R. Haverty was appointed president and chief operating of

BP Exploration awarded ENSR Corp.'s consulting and engineering division (formerly ERT) a $1 million-

With more and more foreign customers refusing to use letters of credit to pay for their imports, sma

BANK RATINGS UPHELD FOR ARGENTINE LENDERSNEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service said Friday th

DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT INC. (New York) - Michael Vaughn, 31, was named a senior vice president and h

"Economic reality" was the most compelling reason for a rare show of unity between the Chicago Board

A consultant group has recommended that the Massachusetts Maritime Academy broaden its mission and d

ROCKY MOUNT AGREES TO SELL MENSWEAR UNITROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - Rocky Mount Undergarment Co. has

Fresh from attacking use of the pesticide Alar on apples, an environmental group last week accused t

A leading U.S. insurance executive said he was pleased that the U.S. Trade Representative's Office c

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the weekend granted a low-power atomic testing license for the

SONAT OFFSHORE DRILLING INC. (Houston) - J. Robert Browning was named executive vice president, with

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

Anthony J. Morphew learned how to keep a secret in years of service with British military and civili

Construction contracts surged by 9 percent in April, reflecting a large increase in new housing cons

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