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FAR EAST BUYERS PAY MORE FOR MEXICAN OILPrices for Mexican crude sold to the Far East were u

A year of underwater inspections found 19 of 27 city-owned bridges will need minor repairs but none

Although South Korea's shipping industry recorded an overall profit in 1988 for the first time in se

MARYLAND SIGNS PACT WITH US EX-IM BANKBALTIMORE - The Maryland Department of Economic and Em

Saudi Arabia has agreed to a $550 million contract to buy American-made Bradley Fighting Vehicles, a

The government lost an estimated $200 million in income and sales taxes last year as a result of the

Casting about for ways to increase exports sometimes amounts merely to looking in one's own backyard

Economists assessed the 0.1 percent dip in the December unemployment rate as another sign of moderat

Ruco Polymer Corp. will increase its prices on selected Rucoflex polyesters and Rucote powder coatin

Oil markets ended a week of gains to finish Friday at the highest levels seen in months in London an

BP America Inc., the U.S. unit of British Petroleum Co. PLC, plans to replace the various brand name

Only three tankers and combination carriers were sold for scrap during the last two months of 1988 a

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U.S. builders of tuna ships have little choice but to seek foreign customers. A series of ev

SAUDIS CUT SUPPLIES TO JAPAN BY 10 PERCENTSaudi Arabia has notified Japanese long-term crude

Parker Brothers Inc. is so enthusiastic about automation that the company is planning to bar code it

South Korea's electronics companies were once just bright pupils eager to learn under foreign tutela

W. LEYRER KILLED IN PAN AM CRASHWilliam Leyrer, a vice president with freight forwarder Univ

1578 (Jan. 6, 1989) Previous day - 1555 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

JOHN LAWE, PRESIDENT OF UNION, DIES AT 69John Lawe, the one-time bus cleaner who became pres

Matlack Systems Inc. reported income of $1.4 million, or 26 cents a share, on revenue of $230.2 mill

The Navy's Military Sealift Command awarded a $4.5 million five-year contract to Leadermar Inc., Jac

Chase Manhattan Equities, a subsidiary of U.S.-based financial services giant Chase Manhattan Corp.

Western commercial banks expanded lending to the Soviet bloc and further reduced their exposure in t

The deal between the Ivory Coast and French trade house Sucres et Denrees SA (SucDen) for the dispos

Conciliatory noises are starting to emerge on both sides of the Atlantic over the thorny question of

The fiscal 1990 budget battle begins today with the release of President Reagan's final spending blu

The United States and Taiwan averted a major trade dispute over machine tools through an agreement h

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Asarco Inc. announced that it has increased its base price for French Process zinc oxide by 2 cents

The Tennessee Valley Authority held spot coal purchases in the final week ofDecember to only

Dissident members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots have narrowly failed

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

The freight futures market opened 1989 with a strong upward burst last week, after ending 1988 on a

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index of 18 inflation-sensitive industrial commodities on F

Unlike some import-battered sectors, the U.S. printing industry appears to be successfully fighting

Seeking to expand its muscle power in the face of protectionist pressures, a major importer group fo

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Members of the largest maritime conference covering shipments from Asia to North America plan to hol

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