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Lumber production, orders and shipments increased in 12 Western states during the week of July 11, a

TWO DRUG COMPANIES POST INCREASES IN NETTwo major pharmaceutical producers, Pfizer Inc. and

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Yugoslav authorities are investigating the chance that toxic waste from the Netherlands was illegall

C-I-L HIKES PRICE OF SULFURIC ACIDSTAMFORD, Conn. - C-I-L Corp. of America will increase its

Hercules Inc. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. announced the formation of a joint venture that will manufac

Ginger prices are currently stable but may move down because of a ginger glut, one major New York tr

TOP STORIES: The drought of 1988 may deplete U.S. grain reserves, opening the door for future short

Fluor Daniel Inc., a unit of Fluor Corp. was awarded a contract by Kasei Virginia Corp., for a new p

The star- crossed Tarahan coal terminal, a US$57 million key to Indonesia's energy policy, is expect

July 22, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Dow Chemical Co. increased operating rates at the company's Freeport, Texas, magnesium production fa

Amoco India Petroleum Co., a subsidiary of Amoco Oil Corp., signed a contract on Friday allowing it

CYPRUS MINERALS GETS BAA-3 MOODY'S RATINGMoody's Investors Service said late last week that

1,700 JAPANESE PROTEST AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTAbout 1,700 people rallied Thursday near an unf

The first ship from China to take on cargo at a U.S. Great Lakes port is here to haul away an engine

New oil spill cleanup legislation introduced in the Senate includes a challenge to the House to give

The U.S. Maritime Administration's annual report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 1987, is availa

Ports in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area are moving into second gear on their pilot program to cr

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

Out where a sea-lift of barges normally appears this time of year, ice floesdrift undisturbe

Last week, the freight futures market provided evidence that traders are re- evaluating expectations

The International Longshoremen's Association feels it might be time to take on non-union employers i

State environmental officials are going to try to add stringent treatment standards to gasoline to c

As in much of the United States, a drought is paralyzing parts of China. But here, it may affect the

CMS ENERGY CORP. (Dearborn, Mich.) - Michael G. Morris was named executive vice president, natural g

Forecasts of 12 percent growth in Hong Kong's container throughput this year are already being prove

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The Norwegian owners of the Oriental Ruby used to schedule it for a refueling stop in Los Angeles-Lo

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CRUDE CARRIER CHARTERS PROFIT GOTAAS-LARSENHAMILTON, Bermuda - Chartering out its crude oil

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Amtrak plans to stop using Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan and consolidate all its operations at

THAT'S A LOADED QUESTION, was Stanley Crane's response to an analyst who asked if Conrail's low oper

Several more top Teamsters officials are expected to be replaced as new President William McCarthy r

The United States will apply trade reprisals against Brazil for its refusal to provide patent protec

GE CAPITAL UNIT BUYS 2 ABC WHEEL SHOPSGE Capital Railcar Wheel and Parts Services Co. has pu

Intermodal container movements at the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were being slo

AMERICAN PRESIDENT COS. (Oakland, Calif.) - Peter M. Ruotsi was named to the new position of vice pr