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A Brazilian government survey urged a sharp cut in the duration of industrial incentive rates to lar

SSM Carbon, Long Beach, Calif., a division of SSM Coal Inc., had a busy week Sept. 21 when it shippe

TICKER TALK: Yellow Freight System Inc. now is being traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, b

The Indiana Railroad Co. has been operating for only eight months as a regional carrier and already

Niagara Frontier Loses Appeal of ICC RulingThe Interstate Commerce Commission denied Niagara

SAS Group Net Increased for 1986Journal of Commerce StaffNEW YORK SAS Group reporte

CP Rail will soon open its first intermodal rail terminal in the United States. The terminal

The European Community's competition laws are being broken by airlines that jointly fix handling cha

East-West trade is expected to grow by a modest 3 percent to 4 percent in the short-term, in line wi

The government approved major administrative reforms that would reportedly reduce its size and crea

Pilots for Flying Tiger Agree to 25 percent Pay CutThe 650 pilots of financially troubled Fl

Starting today new taxes affecting international air travelers go into effect, bringing the total am

INSURANCE CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia, Penn.) - Allan Z. Loren was named head of CIGNA Service

Steel imports declined in October to an estimated 18.9 percent of the domestic market, surpassing th

The Soviet Union is seeking to cement better economic ties with India through an offer of 1.5 billio

President Miguel de la Madrid begins a week-long visit to Japan today that officials hope will produ

Developing countries' earnings from exports of manufactured products will exceed earnings from fuels

America's trade troubles are far from over, even though the gap between imports and exports finally

The U.S. consumer is relatively content in spite of a sluggish economy, the University of Michigan s

The Philippine finance minister has asked the advisory committee of creditor banks to resume negotia

GENERAL NEWS The U.S. consumer is relatively content in spite of a sluggish economy, the Uni

Soviet shipping representatives in Rotterdam are confident a Dutch judge will block a government inv

Foreign companies in China can import materials and parts without having import licenses, beginning

Economic Indicators WASHINGTON - The government today is expected to release October figures

With the credit markets turning into December today, the question on the mind of most analysts appea

National Industrial Transportation League, 79th anniversary meeting. Nov. 19-21. Atlanta Marriott Ma

The Chicago Board of Trade's wheat options contract, which completed its first week of trading this

Seattle Mayor Charles Royer is calling for a $30 million bond issue to finance the remaking of the w

South Korean shipyards reported a sharp increase in orders during the third quarter of the year desp

The Panama Canal will partially reinstate its advance transit booking system Nov. 29 as the waterway

Representatives of seven South Pacific nations signed an environmental convention banning the dumpin

Tuesday's telex informing Europe Container Terminus that United States Lines is discontinuing all se

U.S. officials expect to learn soon whether China is interested in negotiating a new shipping agreem

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey. Maritime briefing luncheon. Dec. 2 at

The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange Ltd. announced that it is to cease trading its Tan

Sea Barge Group Opens Houston HeadquartersSea Barge Group Inc. has opened an office in Houst

John Tydings Nix, 72, a major figure in port development here, died Saturday in Portsmouth.

Richard E. Lyng , U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of the

A scroll of yellow legal pad pages bearing the signatures of 954 troubled taxpayers was a plea to po

Creditors, competitors, shippers and other industry officials are evaluating how the largest U.S.-fl