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Himont Inc. announced a 4-cent-a-pound increase on its full line of high molecular-weight engineerin

Western Europe's consumption of synthetic rubber is creeping up and should continue to stretch out a

A number of major producers of polyethylene announced 4 cent a pound price hikes Friday and Monday,

Codenoll Technology Corp. announced that Hoechst Celanese Corp. and a majorfinancial institu

Environmental Diagnostics Inc. reported that the company has signed an exclusive distribution agreem

SFSP Completes Sale Of Timber CompanySanta Fe Southern Pacific Corp. said it closed the $460

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad changed its name this week in a back-to- basics move that officia

Rail freight carloadings for key commodities increased 7.2 percent in January over the same month of

Ivar Loevald, administrative director of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Ltd., denies that he is considering resign

The azure sky above this booming ocean city is pierced, seemingly in all directions, by the spiny fi

Today's financial markets are characterized by fluctuating interest rates, and ports can employ an i

Official Word Out: Philbin Is FMC ChiefIt's finally official: Edward J. Philbin is the new c

Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., introduced legislation setting up two funding mechanisms for p

Brazilian plans to drop expensive freight additionals charged for imports as part of a major tariff

Carolina Freight Opens Service Center in Vt.CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Carolina Freight Carriers Co

When Bloomington-Normal Seating Co. suggested that a hot line be installed at its plant and at the n

Automotive suppliers and motor carriers for the new Diamond-Star Motors Corp. assembly plant are get

1563.5 (Feb. 29, 1988) Previous day - 1562.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

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Walter Shea's telephone never stops ringing. Most of the calls flooding the Teamster vice pr

A visibly angry U.S. District Judge Kevin T. Duffy vowed to strip a tugboat union of all its cash an

A recent frantic search for a European chemical company's corporate profile ended with Graham & Tro

SEQUA CORP. (New York) The board of directors appointed new operating officers. The newly named corp

Waterman Steamship Corp. wants to offer direct service between U.S. North Atlantic ports and those i

Companies Agree To Study Waste SiteThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that a

Topgallant Group has dropped its antitrust suit against Sea-Land Corp., said Jack Abrams, the group'

Fred. Olsen & Co., one of Norway's largest shipping companies, is increasing its involvement in tank

Australian coal companies are optimistic that the downward trend in prices has bottomed. Bu

Port of Portland officials report that all points except labor issues have been settled in the nearl

ACT/PACE (New York) - Thomas Nettles was named cargo bookings and rate quotations supervisor. Previo

The Supreme Court will determine whether federal agencies may issue retroactive rules setting cost l

An updated version of the Maritime Administration's Vessel Inventory Report is available from its of

Sea-Land Service Inc. got a very good deal when it bought the 12 Econships formerly operated by Unit

They came from Manchester, Boston and New York, representing clients as diverse as small-time stockh

The latest turn of events in often-strained U.S.-Romania trade relations once again threatens to dis

The number of oil and gas rigs working in the United States posted a small increase of five this wee

Moody's Investors Service says it is continuing to review the credit ratings of Philadelphia Electri

Hearing Planned On Wildcat MiningBecause of a concern about the unauthorized coal extraction

A salvage crew raised a sunken oil barge Sunday from the murky depths of Guemes Channel, one month a

The Maritime Administration has accepted a purchase option from Shell International Inc. of London t