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

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China plans to establish a comprehensive transportation complex for container movement by 1990, cent

Sailors set off firecrackers and smiling passengers threw colorful streamers to shore as a luxury li

A terminal operator in New Jersey has agreed in principle to supply Port Everglades, Fla., with a co

TOP STORIES: U.S. port authorities are redefining their mission to emphasize land as well as

Operators of major U.S. airports must recognize that what was once a partnership with the airlines t

Benzene prices are rising fast, driven by a surge in styrene production and high demand for toluene

Lumber orders shot up while production increased slightly and shipments lagged in 12 Western states

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rested at 100.3 Friday, up slightly from 100.1 the pr

The current boom in exports should be further enhanced by the recently signed Omnibus Trade Bill and

With less than two months remaining before the new pork belly storage season begins for February del

James D. Worrall says his Rhode Island company's 30-year-old technology willput a Chinese fi

Don't expect the Tower of Babel to tumble, but computer scientists are breaking down language barrie

Using electronic data interchange is like taking cod liver oil. Most of the companies gettin

Arco Terminal Services Corp. said its recent purchase of Edgington Oil Co.'s transportation system

The Senate, in another delay, postponed until this week a final vote on a pending textile-footwear i

Sugar may be sweet, even romantic. But to U.S. soft-drink and snack makers in China it is something

Major U.S. firms are appealing to the Reagan administration to limit its trade reprisals against Bra

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission vote this week is likely to remove a major hurdle in the long quest

After a long period of discouraging imports of microcomputers in favor of domestic models, China may

Sept. 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Landing a passenger jet or cargo plane at Lindbergh Field here can be one of commercial aviation's

DOT MOVES FOR TIGERS IN DISPUTE WITH JAPANThe Department of Transportation on Friday ruled i

No matter what name it uses - grain alcohol, gasohol, ethanol - many U.S. motorists just do not want

TOP STORIES: Coal holds a hefty competitive edge over oil and natural gas, but its abundance

CHIROPRACTIC GROUP SIGNS NO-BOYCOTT PACTThe New York State Chiropractic Association has agre

Japan's Finance Ministry has decided to raise to 5.9 percent the share foreign securities companies

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The United States is urging Japan to streamline its antiquated distribution system, but most U.S. an

Indonesia - New Opportunities, New Incentives for Foreign Investors. Sept. 13: Ritz Carlton Hotel, 1

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A story that appeared in The Journal of Commerce of Sept. 9 on page 12B under the headline, 'Dumping

RECORD COAL VOLUME SHIPPED AT SANDUSKYCLEVELAND - BP Coal America Inc. and Norfolk Southern

CP Rail has announced the creation of a new division to give increased emphasis to the railway's ope

Airport Operators Council International, 41st annual conference, Sept. 11-16. Westin Hotel, Seattle.

Insurance agents have lost their bid to convince an appellate court that the Federal Reserve Board c

Gov. Thomas H. Kean has signed one auto insurance reform bill into law, while Assembly lawmakers hav

Thirteen tons of marijuana were discovered aboard a Honduran-registered freighter ship stopped in Br

Senior officials of the 18 member states of the European Community and the European Free Trade Assoc