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For the week ended Sept. 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The United Shipowners of America proposed a revision in the way the Navy's Military Sealift Command

The new U.S. trade law is causing concern among importers, according to attorneys specializing in in

If animal scientists have their way, American consumers some day may be eating bacon that has its ro

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

Thu., Sept. 29,1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The National Organization for Women has filed a lawsuit to stop the Pennsylvania Insurance Departmen

A wave of billion-dollar buy-outs in the first half of the year swept corporate mergers to a record

TOP STORIES: The city of Corpus Christi relies on 'people power' to stimulate its economy, w

Koppers Co. concluded the sale of its coating division to a newly formed corporation, Kop-Coat Inc.,

The Port Authority of Thailand appears to be turning the screws on major shipping conferences over t

The National Coal Association said it has named Maxwell M. Rabb, U.S. ambassador to Italy, as the re

Sept. 29, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange *PrevClose High Low

Maritime industry leaders will gather at the Statue of Liberty's feet Oct. 5 to celebrate National P

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

Blue Shield of California says it has found a way to help single parents insure their children.<

U.S. government officials said the absence of a new long-term grain pact with the Soviet Union will

OUTPUT COULD RESTART AT NEW GUINEA MINESYDNEY, Australia - Production could restart at Papua

IOWA PROFESSOR TAPPED FOR COMMODITY POSTThe White House is completing its background check a

Mexican officials, taking the toll from this month's Hurricane Gilbert, have found the worst economi

Florida and Texas include nine of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas, but the only chan

Knight-Ridder Inc. said it expects its third quarter earnings to be flat to slightly below the same

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Union Camp Corp. said it would spend up to $700 million to expand its paper mill in Richland County

The roster of those who graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy during its 45 years of exist

EASTERN CONTINUES JAMAICAN RELIEF FLIGHTSMIAMI - Eastern Air Lines has flown a water treatme

The collapse of talks aimed at forging a new U.S.-flag shipping company, the Great Atlantic & Pacifi

The Coast Guard proposed suspending collection of the 3 cents-a-barrel fee levied on all oil taken f

The nation's capital is going to go a little crazy for a few days this week. The public stre

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON CUSTOMS PROPOSAL TO CHANGE CARGO RELEASE NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES. Customs sa

EC HITS FRENCH LIMITS ON NISSAN IMPORTSBRUSSELS, Belgium - French restrictions on imports of

AmVestors Financial Corp. is casting some mighty big shadows. In just five years, the insurer starte

CHINA MIGHT JOIN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONChina will consider joining the UNESCO international

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

No one can say Delta U.S.A. Corp. drags its heels. The Japanese auto seat company has ambiti

The message to customs brokers was simple and direct: Automate or perish. Customs Commission

The U.S. composites industry continues to show robust growth in 1988 after a record year in 1987, ac

A veto of legislation mandating sanctions against Iraq for its use of chemical weapons would kill th

AMERICAN ELECTRIC GETS DOE CLEAN COAL GRANTCOLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Energy aw

A top Transportation Department official Wednesday signaled the government's intention to toughen it