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While the volume of seaborne trade in the major dry bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and grai

Iran said it launched its first submarine Wednesday and would practice locking anti-ship missiles on

Shares of Xtra Corp.'s common stock jumped to a 52-week high Tuesday on what first appeared to be an

A re-enactment of the voyage that established the first European settlement in Australia has become

Navistar-UAW Talks Open in LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Officials of Navistar International C

Crane Strikes Bridge Over Mississippi RiverMETAIRIE, La. - A crane on a barge struck the Hue

Chemical Leaman Corp. plans to repurchase more than 40 percent of the company's outstanding stock as

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1003.0 (Aug. 5) Previous day - 993.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co. began negotiations Wednesday on contract language that un

The U.S. ambassador denied a Soviet report that the United States has military ambitions for the str

The port of Oakland will take the lead among California ports in raising its wharfage and storage fe

The French port of Cherbourg on the English Channel is counting on increasing cargo and passenger tr

Arthur Fournier says his Penobscot Bay Towing Co. merged with a competitor to survive in competition

A financial analyst forecasts general improvement in earnings, freight rates and vessel utilization

August 5, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A bipartisan appeal to the top level White House Economic Policy Council was made by senators seekin

Wyoming-California Pipeline Co., a subsidiary of the Coastal Corp., filed an application with the Fe

Major industrialized nations have normal levels of crude oil supplies and could handle a possible br

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a plan by Granite State Gas Transmission Inc. to c

Pump prices for all grades of gasoline edged up again in New York state last week, according to the

The federal government, in an effort to promote alternatives to regular gasoline, is expected to ord

Crude oil imports topped 6 million barrels a day last week for the first time since 1980, according

China Agrees to Buy Iranian Crude OilNICOSIA, Cyprus - China will buy 6.6 million barrels of

Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said he cautioned Canadian lawmakers about Canada's increasing exports of

Chicago-based Allied Products Corp. said it has purchased the name and certain other assets of Smith

Atlantic Richfield Co. says it will appeal the loss of a legal fight with a division of Coastal Corp

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

At least 25 companies in Europe and South America could be affected by the alleged default by the Sw

Payment caps on the amount of federal subsidies individual farmers can receive are generally ineffec

West Germany has overtaken the United States as the world's top exporting nation, and Japan is close

Britain's textile industry is bracing for a surge of imports from China and has already alerted the

Heinz Purchases 51 percent Of Thai Food CompanyH.J. Heinz Co. announced it has entered into

A decline in the number of Americans visiting the Netherlands and a slump in demand for building and

Labor unrest here has spread with thousands of workers joining new protests to seek improved working

Hanson Industries, the U.S. arm of Hanson Trust PLC, said it reached a definitive agreement to acqui

Faberge to Purchase Cosmetics SubsidiaryEli Lilly and Co. and Faberge Inc. announced Wednesd

High-technology companies are popping up by the score around the universities and research centers o

Public support in Canada for a proposed free trade deal with the United States is slipping while opp

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