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Two Scandinavian companies plan to hoist the U.S. flag on their ships this year. Norwegian S

Some of the Puget Sound region's most powerful corporations say they aren't going to sit back idly a

Quatronics B.V. of the Netherlands is marketing a system that controls temperature and humidity at v

The Jamaican government is campaigning to lure more U.S. textile and apparel shoppers to the Caribbe

Alcolac Inc. announced a price increase on several of its surfactant products effective April 1, 198

March 17, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

The Soviet Union's negotiations on a new U.S. grain pact will be aimed at gaining far more concessio

Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey called Wednesday for fines of $61.3 million against a Texas pipeli

The energy arm of Lucky Goldstar, one of South Korea's sprawling conglomerates, is going to explore

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decided Wednesday that 71 applications to construct new nat

Allowing private companies to go into the mail delivery business could improve service, but such a d

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

A group of subsidized U.S.-flag bulk carriers wants the Maritime Administration to allow it more la

For the week ended March 27 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Shipping companies and exporters are growing increasingly angry at a government decision to form a m

A new Swedish shipping company has been formed that will buy nine ships for more than $100 million.<

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

AVIATION Large jets account for most of the growth in trade surplus for the U.S. aerospace i

A GEM OF A MEETING is what the members of the Terminal Operator Port Authority Subcommittee, or Topa

Celex Corp. of Plymouth, Mich., a chemical packaging firm, has stopped using two toxic chemicals in

The U.S. Customs Service has decided to designate Port Manatee, Fla., as a separate port of entry.

Full explanations should accompany Maritime Administration waivers that permit the temporary operati

Maritime College, State University of New York, Fort Schuyler. Celebration of Sealift. March 19. Wal

Shortages of chemicals in the United States will increase as petrochemical intermediates production

The administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. has asked the Senate to restore the

Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed with the Saha Group of Thailand to set up a joint venture company

There was a roar as huge dinosaurs 150 million years old dropped to earth at Tokyo's Narita Interna

Corporate leaders are worrying less about the insurance needs of their directors and officers.

The country's major petroleum supplier has only four days worthof fuel left in inventory due to a st

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The Federal Trade Commission is using its mandate from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, all

March 16, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The proliferation of off-exchange futures instruments poses significant risks to the investing publi

Models swathed in creations by South Korean designer Shin Woo Lee floated down an elevated ramp.

Lawmakers Propose Sanctions Against HaitiMembers of Congress have proposed a series of trade

Traditional Exports Ham and other food products, machinery, electrical equipment, furniture,

An Interstate Commerce Commission plan to expand big city commercial zones is a clear attempt by the

USGS Inquiries Office Gets New QuartersThe U.S. Geological Survey's Public Inquiries Office

Domestic crude oil production dropped again last month, while increased imports continued to feed th

OPEC Average Price About $15 a BarrelVenezuelan Oil Minister Arturo Hernandez Grisanti said