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With the same visions of stardom that carried scores of farm girls to this town in years past, forei

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The Tennessee Valley Authority said coal bids it rounded up over the phone during the second and thi

THIS WILL BE THE YEAR that the natural gas bubble finally bursts. In the early 1980s, the st

US Coast and Port November 88 November 87 percent ChangeEastBaltimore

Jan. 13, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

European crude oil prices continued climbing last week. North Sea Brent crude for February d

Rank Commodity November 88 November 87 percent Change1 Phosphates; Crude, Apatite

Gasoline and diesel oil purchasers in Massachusetts face a 10-cent-a-gallon hike in the state's moto

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration put into effect a rule spelling out proced

PANHANDLE SELLS SHARE IN NORTH ANTELOPE COALPanhandle Eastern Corp. sold its 50 percent inte

Socanav Inc., Montreal, Canada's leading bulk petroleum and petrochemicals shipping firm, along with

Zantop International Airlines Inc., one of the nation's largest regularly scheduled all-cargo carrie

The Tennessee Valley Authority said weekly spot coal orders in early January were limited to only tw

The volume of waterborne exports of U.S. chemicals climbed in November to 3.37 millionmetric tons fr

IBERIA STRIKE WORSENS, 105 FLIGHTS CANCELLEDMADRID, Spain - Spain's Iberia International Air

Improvements to Kai Tak Airport costing an estimated HK$2.4 billion (US$300 million) seem likely to

The British government ordered a probe into a reporter's allegations Friday that he found alarming h

FRIDAY THE 13TH VIRUS HITS PCS IN BRITAIN- A "Friday the 13th" computer virus struck persona

An industry-managed berth scheduling scheme has succeeded in eliminating much waiting for dock space

BREAKDOWN COMES BEFORE BREAKTHROUGH is a favorite "new age" saying. It also sometimes seems

For the last 10 years, Del Monte Foods, Coral Gables, Fla., has been prominent in the grocery indust

The Office of the Special Trade Representative asked the Federal MaritimeCommission to alert

Criminal conflict-of-interest charges will not be filed against Seattle port Commissioner Henry Aron

A Malaysian shipyard has won the contract for two more parcel tankers for Malaysian International Sh

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

Freight futures prices moved last week to levels reminiscent of the rally last spring. As th

Five years after the breakup of American Telephone & Telegraph Co., consumers are paying more for ph

Meeting behind closed doors on Friday, Port of Tacoma commissioners debated which of two senior port

JOHN BOWERS President of the International Longshoremen's Association only since 1987, John

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has published its maritime transport annua

Congestion at the Port of Bombay has eased, and authorities have cut a penalty for uncleared boxes b

The Interstate Commerce Commission sided with shippers in three separate truck rate disputes last we

COUNTY TO PURCHASE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINESAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Marin County will pay $10.1 mil

Textainer Equipment Management (US) Ltd. says it will try to increase its container fleet to almost

SHHHH! IT'S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH! That's the traditional sign asking guests to keep it qui

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With two more cocoa ships on the water and thousands of bags already processed and discharged throug

Swiss authorities said Friday they had been asked for legal help by U.S. investigators inquiring int