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CARRIERS SLATE JUMP IN BUNKER SURCHARGEShip lines sailing from the United States to Brazil a

GM DIPS INTO BUSINESS OF QUICK OIL CHANGESDETROIT - General Motors Corp. is offering quick o

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

The oil and gas rig count rose this past week by 13 to total 764, Baker Hughes reported Monday.<

A federal district court in North Carolina overturned a bankruptcy court judge and ordered a truckin

Canada's chemical industry is developing a proactive approach to responsible business practices and

The lobbyists are pouring into Brussels. The European Community's plan to create a single ma

Like a good many other U.S. industries, housing and real estate lately have felt the pinch of high i

Harry S. Keefe is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy. He also holds a masters degree from the

Canadian Pacific Ltd. posted a sharp fall in profit in the first quarter due to lower railway traffi

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not met many of its Superfund cleanup deadlines, failed

A top official of Itel Corp. confirmed market rumors Friday when he told a group of securities analy

PA. CHALLENGES USAIR IN BID FOR PHILA. GATESHARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is challenging US

The Santa Fe Pacific Corp. plans to appeal the $750 million award a Texas jury ordered it to pay for

Mon., May 8, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

May 8, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos is faced with a capital investment dilemma. State-owned oil and

Gasoline prices jumped nearly 2 cents a gallon in the past two weeks as wholesalers passed on rising

1699 (May 8, 1989) Previous day - 1693 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The Cape Horn, the world's largest methanol carrier at 45,000 deadweight tons, joined the fleet of M

Lawmakers fed up with "junk mail" clogging fax machines nationwide called for a federal ban on unsol

The United States needs to exert more pressure on its trading partners to counter a "pervasive patte

House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee leaders have asked the government's ocean research and

The Japanese have struck gold in Indonesia - by sitting in a lab in Tokyo gazing at pictures.

FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS REPORTED OFF AT GEICOGeico Corp.'s first quarter earnings fell to $45

A senior Japanese government bureaucrat said Monday that Motorola Inc. definitely will not be permit

TRADE SURPLUS GROWS IN WEST GERMANYFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany's trade surplus wi

ATLANTIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (South Plainfield, N.J.) - Frank M. Pigantaro was appointed intermodal c

Proposals to overhaul the Hong Kong Futures Exchange will likely be adopted at an extraordinary gene

VARITY, FRUEHAUF SIGN DEFINITIVE MERGER DEALVarity Corp. of Toronto and Fruehauf Corp. of De

Soviets Become Reliant On Grain ImportsGrain agreements with the United States and other exp

The next round in the attempted hostile takeover of the CNW Corp. by Japonica Partners LP is schedul

The Federal Maritime Commission has told exporters of agricultural supplies that it is keeping track

A subsidiary of the vast insurance broker Johnson & Higgins has formed what it calls a unique ventur

IRAN TANKER EXPLODES IN THE PERSIAN GULFMANAMA, Bahrain - A tanker exploded as it unloaded j

The government of Malaysia is taking over another unit of the country's premier industrial conglomer

* Import Quota Watch 3A * Commodity Research Bureau 6A* Maritime Crew Size Trends Bother Ins

A national port strike has been called in Italy, imposing a one-day shutdown on Friday and allowing