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

The lower Mississippi River - with its swift current, treacherous hairpin turns, thick fog and uncer

Traders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange say limits on daily price changes minimized damage from last Oct

European oil prices fell sharply at the end of trading last week, sliding below $17 a barrel in an a

The Insurance Society of Philadelphia will hold a conference on personal property risk management Ja

Single Cargo Spot Sales On the Rise in USSingle cargo spot market sales are approaching 40 p

The Consolidated Edison Co. improperly removed asbestos and failed to notify environmental inspector

Despite reduced earnings from most of their export commodities, Caribbean economies are expected to

Argentina's monthly inflation fell to 3.4 percent in December but the 12- month trend was double the

Environmental inspectors are missing more than half the serious violations at facilities handling an

A new biological method that can detect tiny amounts of the AIDS virus may be a powerful tool for te

The Swedish skipper of the storm-damaged, Maltese-registered freighter Belle and his crew of seven w

Transco Exploration Partners Ltd. said it discovered oil on the Stony Creek Prospect in Williams Cou

Job increases in services helped the U.S. civilian unemployment rate fall to a seasonally adjusted 5

Honda, one of Japan's leading car manufacturers, will ship U.S.-made autos to Japan through the port

From the end of World War II through the 1970s, total investment in U.S. port facilities amounted to

As The St. Paul Cos. Inc. moves closer in its bid to acquire a London-based insurance holding compan

Anti-Smoking Bill Becomes Law in NYCA sweeping anti-smoking initiative has become law in New

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

Sales of imported motor vehicles in Japan last year soared to nearly 100,000 units, 43 percent highe

Top Stories Industrial users of platinum and palladium are expected to step up demand for th

Takeshita Will Discuss Exchange Rates in USJapanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita may disc

Ship Agency Approves Sale of Drilling UnitThe Maritime Administration has approved an applic

Opposing interests, national and local, appear on a collision course as the debate continues over th

Jan. 8 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

Brazil's willingness to accept a near doubling of authorized Brazil-U.S. flights clears the way for

The frigid weather that has gripped the Northeast since the first of the year has led to only modest

Profits of Lloyd's of London, the world's major insurance market, have been independently forecast t

US Firms Still Plan Higher Capital OutlaysNEW YORK - Some 41 percent of U.S. firms expect to

West Germany expects an agreement on taking land out of agricultural production at the February summ

Producers of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons could make billion-dollar windfalls unless the fede

Sydney's reputation as a financial center of the Western Pacific will be enhanced in March, when Moo

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

State efforts to promote economic development eventually will be applied to the national economy, bu

AVIATION Growth of a western Canadian regional airline is being hampered by the sluggish pro

Nymex Cuts Margins On Propane ContractThe New York Mercantile Exchange lowered margins on ou

New York State will not be taking advantage of the Congressional bill passed in December allowing st

The state Department of Environmental Protection is inspecting major oil terminals in the state as a

A former state Insurance Department employee pleaded guilty to charges that he filed fictitious cons

Washington state expects exports to grow and overall trade to be reasonably healthy in 1988, state o