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A story in The Journal of Commerce April 21 under the headline, "NJ-Pa. River Agency Names New Direc

Banfi Products Corp., a leading importer of Riunite and other wines, has filed a $5 million lawsuit

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. reported first quarter net income of $187.5 million, or $1.18 a shar

U.S.-flag carriers operating within the Great Lakes are lining up behind domestic steelmakers in cal

RISE IN BLOW MOLDING OF THERMOPLASTICS SEENBlow molding of engineering thermoplastics will d

Trade growth between the Port of Hamburg and Nordic countries is likely to be restrained because thr

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

CHINESE METAL OUTPUT ON THE RISE IN 1989HONG KONG - Production of China's 10 most commonly u

Gov. Mario Cuomo Friday vetoed a new tax on petroleum products and with it a plan to give New York's

EDI Planning and Implementation, two-day seminar, April 24-25. Hyatt Regency, Arlington, Va. Contact

ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE (South Plainfield, N.J.) - Alan M. Potter was named vice president-finance a

This 95-foot canoe was recently shipped from California to Pago Pago, American Samoa, for use in an

The Bush administration plans to siphon off $2.45 billion from profits of companies making ozone-dep

Attention quiche-eating longshoreman. Hear ye, sea-loving young professionals. The Port of O

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

Oregon lawmakers said that a draft Commerce Department report on Japanesebarriers to imports

Pioneering Japanese consumers fed up with the high cost of imports are saving a bundle by ordering d

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A. INC. (Torrance, Calif.) - In a management reorganization, Toyota Motor Cor

Re-exports to the United States, which ranks second among such markets, grew 52 percent last year to

CHINESE AUSTERITY FAILS TO SLOW PRICE RISEInflation and wages in China are still rising desp

A trade association of insurance companies last week called for "a truce in the war of words" with c

An American-Italian joint venture is the latest to jump into South Korea's rapidly expanding chemica

The continuing round of labor disputes in South Korea is sparking concern among foreign businesses,

An article on Page 1B of The Journal of Commerce April 19, entitled "APL Calls Shenzhen Service a Su

Sharply higher crude oil prices continued to fuel inflation expectations, as measured by The Journal

Railroad freight rates have declined an average of more than 20 percent since 1980, adjusted for inf

Nova Corp., Calgary, Alberta, said it earned C$129 million (about US$105 million) or 51 cents a shar

Foreign exchange profits at money center banks fell about 33 percent in the first quarter from a yea

The Maritime Administration has approved the sale of a Keystone Navigation Inc. vessel and received

Royal Nedlloyd Group NV, one of Europe's largest shipping and transportation companies, said Thursda

The Coast Guard is setting up a combination of fixed and mobile 1,000-yard safety zones around the E

The Institute of International Container Lessors has certified 182 container inspectors who passed I

Brazil's January-March net oil bill totaled $608.3 million, slightly less than the $616.9 million a

Shell UK Exploration & Production Co. said Thursday it had not canceled crude oil supply contracts a

Thu., Apr. 20, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The National Committee on Property Insurance will hold a workshop on loss mitigation efforts along t

For the week ended April 15 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Shipping companies in the Mediterranean trade are reacting with caution to news that a partial settl

The trading reforms recommended by a Chicago Mercantile Exchange committee could pressure other exch

NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 2,000 FOR WEEKNew claims for state unemployment insurance benefits wer