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World sugar traders are reasonably concerned that weekend damage to Cuba's sugar crop will affect th

Bids by two U.S. companies to buy a controlling interest in Jamaica's power company have been reject

Tree Top Inc., a fruit processing cooperative based in Selah, Wash., posted record net proceeds of $

LEIF HOEGH RESULTSMIXED FOR QUARTERLONDON - LEIF HOEGH & CO., THE DIVERSIFIED NORWEGIAN SHIP

Whether it's Norfolk Southern Corp. or CSX Corp., tow-boat container operators serving smaller East

When it became apparent to both railroads and paper companies that dirty and broken boxcars were red

Norfolk Southern Corp. Wednesday reported record third-quarter earnings of $202.3 million, or $1.61

Among shippers there is little surprise, but lots of concern over the fight for Conrail.Some

From Washington, D.C., to Washington state, forest products companies and trade groups are looking t

Pressured by the ''green harassment'' of environmental groups at home, more U.S. forest products com

The main group of investors still protesting against the actions of Lloyd's of London has accused Ll

RAILNS ASKS STB TO ENFORCELEASE EXTENSION PACTWASHINGTON - Norfolk Southern Corp. as

Like dueling banjo players, Bill Clinton and Bob Dole are making competing campaign stops in Alabama

This village tucked into the soft hills of Maryland's Eastern Shore offers fractured moments.

Events in the shipping industry are developing so rapidly that a year's delay in enacting maritime r

One of the nation's biggest insurance companies said it will close its reinsurance operations, furth

It was only a matter of time before lawsuits hit the courthouse trying to assign blame for the explo

DESPITE REVENUE DROP,BNSF HAS GOOD QUARTERBurlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. reported improv

An article appearing on Page 1B of the Oct. 22 edition, headlined ''France taps CMA to buy CGM,'' sh

Industry's continued reliance on outsourcing could result in logistics managers joining jungle anima

The image most of us have of the global apparel and textile trade includes glitzy fashion shows, cel

The world's largest supplier of seafarers is alarmed that its lucrative business could be at risk be

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES(AMERICA) INC.James L. Boyer was named Mid-Atlantic district sales manage

PORT GROUP GETS AWARD7TH YEAR IN A ROWFREEPORT, Texas - For the seventh year in a row, the B

Recent U.S. gains in international competitiveness are threatened by some basic socioeconomic proble

After edging downward most of the summer, import prices rose 0.8 percent in September, largely becau

The risk of criminal charges against seafarers involved in an accident that causes pollution in U.S.

CSX Corp. Tuesday announced the agreement with four banks for $4.8 billion in financing for use in i

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 27, '95 - Oct. 22, '96 (a graph)* A

CABLE & WIRELESS PLANSTO MERGE PHONE BUSINESSLONDON - Cable & Wireless PLC plans to combine

Oct. 22, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 22, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

After days of marathon bargaining, the Canadian Auto Workers and General Motors reached a tentative

Oct. 22, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Last October, John Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO with a mandate to be more confrontat

''The result means that we have not regained the full confidence of the people.''

UK DENIES ARMS-FOR-OILDEAL WITH ARGENTINALONDON - The British government Monday firmly denie

Germany has been going to great lengths in the past week to deny reports that it will help build a p

The United States has proposed to permit more foreign companies to bid for lucrative federal contrac