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In its first major probe of alleged illegal rate-making activities under the 1984 Shipping Act, the

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Commodity shipping along parts of the Upper and Lower Mississippi and Illinois rivers and in the St.

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. has two months to solve the competitive problems that resulted in th

The Port of Houston Authority notified controversial non-union stevedore Hank Milam that his company

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Burlington Northern Inc. reported third quarter earnings decreased to $100.3 million, or $1.25 a sha

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Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh said that oil exports were still flowing through the war-ba

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The U.S. dollar moved slightly higher Thursday, guided by technical factors. Analysts said t

The 16,789-deadweight-ton Indian-flag motor vessel State of Gujarat, collided with the 2,948-dwt. Sp

Legislation authorizing a long list of channel dredging projects and new locks and dams along the in

Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige is hoping for a negotiated settlement of the U.S. lumber produce

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The New York/New Jersey Port Promotion Association. First annual National Port Week dinner dance. Oc

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With the help of an industry-funded early retirement plan, the French port of Le Havre is going to r

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Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone directed his cabinet minister on agriculture Thursday to ask the U.

Continental Names 2 Vice PresidentsContinental Airlines named Richard H. Shuyler vice presid

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The port of Portland says it will fight plans for a huge regional garbage dump in the Rivergate area

The long-postponed symbolic visit to a Chinese port by U.S. warships will go ahead next month, Defen

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A federal appeals court ordered a temporary halt to the Interior Department's plan to sell for $2.50

It was announced at a recent conference in London that Arco Technology Inc., a unit of Arco Chemical

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or