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One fourth of Latin America's rail network is out of service, according to estimates from the United

DOW HIKES MDEA AND SOLVENT PRICESMIDLAND, MI. - Dow Chemical Co. increased methyldiethanolam

The Port of Miami got yet another leg up on arch-rival Port Everglades with delivery of its fourth c

Oil prices dropped by about a half dollar a barrel in New York and even more in London on Friday as

International Paper Co. will buy the USG Corp. Subsidiary Masonite Corp. for about $400 million cash

Japanese investors, who have displayed a multibillion-dollar appetite for U.S. real estate, are show

Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita warned the country's industrialists at the weekend that their

Relative stability in exchange rates over the next five to 10 years shouldallow U.S. exporte

The United States is among six main suppliers of inferior goods to China, officials claimed Thursday

NEW ZEALAND LAUNCHES TRADE EFFORT IN TEXASNew Zealand Prime Minister David Lange arrived in

William Norris, a founder and chairman emeritus of Control Data Corp., wants Minnesota to be as comp

HELP (STILL) WANTED. A sign of the times at the Air Transport Association, which still lacks a presi

As a middleman in the hardware industry, Emery-Waterhouse Co., Portland, Maine, places a great value

Maritime Administrator John Gaughan will take another look at a policy decision by the agency earlie

The transportation community in Southern California generally reacted calmly last week to a proposal

Former employees of defunct Milne Truck Lines Inc. are suing the company's one-time owners for conce

Sept. 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Federal Maritime Commission reissued a license to one forwarder and revoked the permits of three

San Francisco Bay Area oil refiners disputed charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tha

Ultraviolet curing and an injection technique that cuts tanning time from hours to minutes are the l

James Bowe, senior vice president for market development and planning at the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa E

EDEN AIR FREIGHT ADDS 7 US GATEWAY CITIESIRVINE, Calif. - Eden Air Freight has added seven U

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is lobbying every member of Congress in an attem

The sixth survey on educational issues sponsored by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. indicates that t

NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES INC. (Norfolk, Va.) - Joseph D. Ruffolo was elected president and chief exe

NATIONAL STARCH RAISES EMULSIONSBRIDGEWATER, N.J. - National Starch & Chemical Corp.'s resin

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the first major reform of U.S. pesticide laws since 1972, sendin

The Central Electricity Generating Board, Britain's major coal user, has begun importing coal on a t

US NAVY INKS PACT WITH CALIF. UTILITYThe U.S. Navy signed an agreement with San Diego Gas &

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union has endorsed Michael Dukakis for president

LEADING INDICATORS ROSE 0.4 PERCENT IN AUGUSTThe government said that its chief forecasting

TOP STORIES: China's Guangdong province seeks to build up its economy by increasing its grow

An executive of a unit of Todd Shipyards Corp. said U.S. shipbuilders can be among the most competit

Joint Ventures in Comparative Perspective: The Soviet Union & China. Oct. 3. Harvard Faculty Club, 2

The value of Indonesian garment exports to the United States could double to US$1 billion if protect

China's automotive industry is currently making rapid progress, but may be hamstrung by a chronic sh

Greater air cargo capacity and increased cargo rate competition will resultfrom the new avia

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

HOLLYWOOD TEAMSTERS REJECT LATEST CONTRACTLOS ANGELES - Hollywood drivers, calling themselve

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